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eskimo
29th August 2012, 05:37 PM
how does one get the existing tool post bolt out...i have tried but am unable to undo it....I am concerned to use more force than I already have...
is it lock tighted in?
lather
29th August 2012, 07:36 PM
lock up 2, M16 nuts (or others depending on the thread) on the bolt, then loosen the post bolt from the lower nut.
edit:
the original bolt took some force to remove.
pipeclay
29th August 2012, 09:03 PM
If thats the case ,and you intend to use a new stud,it might be quicker to just put a pair of stillsons on it.
if there had of been loctite which there isnt then a little heat would of been an advantage.
eskimo
30th August 2012, 09:47 AM
I have done that Lather.
I didnt think it would be as tight as it...so I am worried I might break something if I used more force....it definitely wouldnt be a LH thread would it?
And thats why I asked Pipeclay...if I needed heat to melt the loctite..(spelt it right this time)...but if it shouldnt be put in with Loctite, I dont need heat
.RC.
30th August 2012, 12:28 PM
I think my lathe had a nut underneath to undo first, then screw it out...
eskimo
30th August 2012, 12:33 PM
I didnt look underneath but from feeling it it felt as though it was just screwed in...no nut felt it just feels like a hole...
I wonder if a grub screw is screwed up from the bottom to lock it?...I'd better have a look
lather
30th August 2012, 02:10 PM
if it's the 960b model which the bolt screws directly into the top slide, it's a normal thread.
needed to tighten the 2 M16 nuts very tight using 2 12" shifters to stop the nuts turning when trying to loosen the bolt.
was surprised at how tight it was, using a hammer on the shifter should loosen it up.
eskimo
30th August 2012, 02:19 PM
thanks lather
i'll send you the bill if the top slide cracks???:D
I'll give it another try then...15' shifters this time and after I've eaten my weetbix
lather
30th August 2012, 02:41 PM
Check the bottom of the bolt before trying it, as they could have changed the design.
rfurzer
2nd September 2012, 11:39 PM
Mine wasnt super tight - I just used two nuts on the top and out she came. Def not LH thread!
eskimo
4th September 2012, 08:54 AM
it has thread all the way thru the top slide.
I might make some time latter this week and take the slide off before having another go. i dont want to break something
rfurzer
4th September 2012, 09:32 AM
You may recall a prev thread about this from 2010.
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/quick-change-toolpost-better-123112/index6.html
eskimo
4th September 2012, 09:48 AM
You may recall a prev thread about this from 2010.
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/quick-change-toolpost-better-123112/index6.html
thanks rfurzer...i had forgotten about that:doh: