A Dull Beaver
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 17, 2019
I purchased a Cincinnati 2ML in February and have since started the long rebuild process. One thing I'm concerned about is how to verify that I am oiling the knee lifting screw properly. According to the only service manual I can find it requires the same oil that the knee internals do. I have no idea what lubricates it and if it is in fact being lubricated.
I am concerned about this because the knee is difficult to crank upward. It is not all that difficult to crank downward but gravity is helping the situation there. I'd like the knee screw to be greased because then I could apply a moly grease to it and thus help my situation. The model number for the machine is: 5J2UIV-6 R.
So far I have taken all the old paint off, cleaned as much as I could, rewired it for 240V and hooked it up to a VFD. The VFD really just supplies 60Hz three phase to both motors. If needed, I could always tweak it to adjust the speed of whatever gear I'm in.
If anyone could provide an estimate of when it was made I'd really appreciate it. It seems like a great machine. It really hasn't required much work to get in operation. Hope to post links to videos wherein I use it a bit.
I am concerned about this because the knee is difficult to crank upward. It is not all that difficult to crank downward but gravity is helping the situation there. I'd like the knee screw to be greased because then I could apply a moly grease to it and thus help my situation. The model number for the machine is: 5J2UIV-6 R.
So far I have taken all the old paint off, cleaned as much as I could, rewired it for 240V and hooked it up to a VFD. The VFD really just supplies 60Hz three phase to both motors. If needed, I could always tweak it to adjust the speed of whatever gear I'm in.
If anyone could provide an estimate of when it was made I'd really appreciate it. It seems like a great machine. It really hasn't required much work to get in operation. Hope to post links to videos wherein I use it a bit.