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Thread: Fexac UG Vertical Head Help
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11th May 2021, 01:20 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Fexac UG Vertical Head Help
Does anybody have any experience with a Fexac UG mill? As part of my weld table build (thread coming soon) I need to mill some 16mm 1000x300mm plate flat and want to use my 120mmish milling head. I noticed that the vertical head is only held in by 2 bolts as the other 2 have shaped at some time. Rather than use the machine with 2 bolts only i was going to try to get the broken 2 out.
Taking the vertical head off seems to be extremely hard! I took the 2 remaining bolts out that hold it to the column then loosened 2 large bolts on the rhs of the machine that i think loosen the gib for the overhead support. . Took some prying to start separating. But now I have it this far and it doesn't want to move.
The vertical head is also attached the the overhead support. Unlike a Bridgeport there is no mechanical method the move the overhead support rearwards.
Does the VH pull off the front and hang by the weak looking hanging arm or do i need to also slide the OHS to the rear (in which case I'm stuffed as the whole mill will need to be moved forward away from the wall!)?
Not used this machine in anger yet so still crawling. Don't want a second knackered mill in the shed.
Also, how do I lock the VH spindle in order to loosen the draw bar?
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