borne2fly
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2008
- Location
- California
Just got a Bridgeport Shaper head because .... well ... I always wanted one and this one was a near giveaway in seemingly good shape. But I've noticed that the stroke adjustment isn't all that accurate. Dial in 4" and I get something less, around 3.75". Dial in 1/4" and I get around 1/8". I can rotate the stroke dial from min to max and back and it moves smoothly except a little sticky as it passes through 1". The stroke pinion shaft seems to have some slop in it ... I can almost rock it back & forth between two adjacent settings without the ram moving.
Is this normal or is something messed up in there?
Is this normal or is something messed up in there?