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Prefer to use ‘HYLOTYTE RED’ - formerly Hermetite Red (semi hardening) for most gaskets or low pressure threaded connections - same requirement to evaporate Solvent & clean surfaces as Blue Hylomar though.

Loctite 542 is reserved for hydraulic or high pressure applications.

Hello Allan,

In the same position myself with a VMF, bought some equipment from a guy in Loughborough a year or so back who had a pristine VMF with a Manual as well, hoped to get a copy but it never materialised unfortunately.

Think this question has been asked before here with no result, you my have to make do with a ‘Grizzly’ G0695 Manual which is quite similar but doesn’t have the same Table Power Feed arrangement.

Regards.

Making some progress with the Die Filer Castings (to catch up with Colin!) at last, next up is the manufacture of the

Post & smaller components.

Delayed due to near completion of a G.H. Thomas Pillar Drill.

Regards,

Kevin H.

Looks good Colin, seems you are well ahead of me!

Regarding the 7/8” / 1.1/4” Post, is this one piece machined? butted in the Post Boss? or is the 7/8” sleeved to 1.1/4” for the mounting projection?

Regards,

Kevin H.

Superb looking Castings Colin - look forward to receiving my pair.

KevinH.

Finally got to look up inside the Base Casting with my spy camera, yes you are right Lathejack there are 9 Screw Heads visible fixing the Base to the Column, there is as you suggest Filler disguseing the joint, should have twigged about the machined Vertical Slideway being so close to the top of the Base!

Please see pics below showing Column to Base area (Swarf Tray removed for clarity), as you can see there is no bolted joint, it all being one casting, beware if moving that it is quite top heavy & has a smallish footprint, would strap Base to the Pallet just to be safe if transporting in this way.

As a VMF owner I can confirm the Base & Column are a one piece casting, to reduce weight the Motor / Quill Head could be removed first but is quite heavy 50-60 kg? The Ram could then be slid out. Sure the X-Y Table could be removed if desperate requiring a fair bit of dismantling but don’t underestimate the amount of wiring to disconnect first though, would recommend transport on a Pallet as a unit if at all possible.

Could be a good purchase if in good condition & if not abused, they are a great versatile mini Bridgeport machine ideal for the smaller workshop, a Raising Block would be worthwhile modification to increase capacity depending on requirements, also as clogs has mentioned a Quill Lock is desirable & I am currently looking at options but seems feasible if you have a second machine to modify the Motor / Belt casting with a Locking Peg arrangement into the Belt Pulley.

These used to be known as ‘Wedgelock’, now mostly replaced by ‘Loctite’ type threadlockers due to cost of manufacture, still useful for adjustment screws that need some resistance to vibration.

Also used to be a nylon inserted strip type call ‘Longlock’ these were more expensive still but held well over a longer thread length.

Maybe ‘Chemically secured’ would cover all options?

The item on the right looks like a broken Tap Remover, probably a three flute.

Hello all,

From my experience of rebuilding industrial machine gearboxes & drives, preloading of bearings was only undertaken when precise running tolerances were required with zero runout this at a cost of increased friction, heat, wear & a shorter overall life, typically these bearing were set-up with between .0005" - .001" axial freedom ('dry' with bearings centred) once lubrcation was introduced either grease or oil then the resultant oil film reduced the free play to roughly zero, if I remember correctly older type car wheel bearings were tightened until the bearings started binding then the nut was backed- off one split pin slot.

Just my contribution to the debate.