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Thread: RF-30 mill, tight X feed
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23rd November 2020, 07:20 PM #1Most Valued Member
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RF-30 mill, tight X feed
So I'm cleaning up an RF-30 that was out in the weather for a while. Mostly just surface rust:
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After cleanup, oiling, and adjusting the gib, the Y (cross?) feed feels good,
but the "longitudinal" feed is a bit tight towards the ends. Stripped it today:
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Very little wear on the gib: IMG_1048.jpg
and apart from hard compacted grease on the feed screw:9DFF132D-2578-41FC-A195-C7243CA9FB3A.jpg IMG_1047.jpg
there doesn't seem to be much wrong in there.
There was a little rust on one side of the dovetail (under the table/bed),
and some compacted grease and a shaving or two in the dovetail.
So, after scraping/assembly/grease+oiling, it feels OK, but the gib probably isn't as tight as 'twas before.
1) How tight are other people's gib or feed screws?
2) I notice this model has fairly small handles. (100mm diam.)
From memory, my Dad's old RF-30 had larger.
Anyone else's have larger handles?
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