Thread: My Invicta 4M arrived

Stuart,
Yes mine are the education department of Victoria 3 set but I am missing the 2nd one, If you see one around give me a yell as I would like to have it as well.
With the galling just make sure nothing is raised and if it is file it or stone it down level, It will help hold oil in the future.
RC
Thanks for the link to the manual. Elliot make more sense with their numbers over Alba with their 4S-6S etc.

Dave

Pictures. The first should be of my 3 piece selfact arm.
Followed by the "crack" as I first saw it, then one of it cleaned up. If its a crack its sure a straight one
I have the ram off which was a pain without stroke adjustment. Going to have to try stillsons next

Stuart

That replacement arm has been done well. Someone took a lot of time making those ends nice and round with the off set.
The top definitely looks like a crack but the side I am not so sure about as it's dead strait.
If you use the stillsons you can clean the marks off latter in the lathe, I have done that on a few things myself. Sometimes you got to do what you got to do.lol

Dave

I cant say enough good things about Stillsons, they get you out of trouble all the time.

Dave I'll keep and eye out, you never know your luck. It now comes as one volume for about $80 from RMIT.
Having had a good look that the pictures I'm happy its just a knurled nut(I thought it may have extended into a counter bore) I'm try some more heat, I guess it depends whats jammed as to weather heat will make things better or worse.
I'm think about making a pin spanner and drill a couple of holes in the face of the nut, but thats less "fixable" then the knurling.
Stuart

Hi brendan My shapers "knee"(is it a knee on a shaper?) has a jack screw just like your mill. Might have to have a look inside
Stuart

I had another look at mine and the shaft to adjust the stroke goes inside the the main table feed gear shaft and turns with it when it's running.
Have a look on the other side to see if the bevel gears are not binding on something or some other problem in their.

Dave

I just read that manual that RC posted and you do have to loosen the knurled nut before adjusting it. Must be something they changed between mine and the Elliot.

Dave

I have to loosen the knurled nut.... I had to get the stillsons onto mine the first time as well...

The knurled round nut is just a lock nut..

I just had a look at mine and remembered to unlock that knurled locking ring, if it is stuck tight you put the spanner on the square stroke adjuster and hit down (clockwise direction), that will then unlock the knurled lock ring...

Well that sounds like a plan.

I'm taking the knee off at the minute. Any ideas how the crossfeed nut is held to the cross slide body?

Off to get my hammer, will report back soon.

Stuart

A big thumbs up for RC. I have stroke adjustment. Two firm hits with my little copper hammer and its undone I'm a happy boy
Thanks RC
Stuart

can't remember, but that cross feed nut is aligned with grub screws i think..

Also I think it was a bastard to get off.... It has been awhile though...

Good to hear you got it loose. Forums are great for finding out the tricks of the trade like RC's info.
You are lucky in that your taking it apart at home. I had to take mine fully apart on pickup for the guys back hoe to lift it.
At least it saved taking it apart at home to clean it, I will have to do it all over again when I fully clean it up and paint it.

Dave