Hi all,
I am having trouble removing the X-axis power feed from my Cincinnati Toolmaster 1D. I need to remove some of the bigger chunks (head, ram/turret, table and saddle) before moving the column/knee into the shop behind the house, also allowing cleanup of ways, etc. Following the manual, I have removed the left handwheel, key, and snap ring, top cover plate, and the four cap screws. I think I have scribed along the thick paint covered seams where it should come apart from the apron. But it won't. I did a little tap tap tapping with a rubber mallet on the gearbox housing but just no movement at all. Is there a trick? How hard can I 'bump' on that cast iron? Would a heat gun help? (I'm pretty sure I read something about a nylon spacer or something on the feed control shaft. The last thing I want to be is the one that damages this 60 year old machine that made it this far in pretty fair shape.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
R. G. Sheehan
Also, just curious, why is -every part on every diagram- in the manual suffixed with a 'B'? If they are all B, why not just leave them out and put a note at the front of the manual 'All parts are suffix B' ?
I am having trouble removing the X-axis power feed from my Cincinnati Toolmaster 1D. I need to remove some of the bigger chunks (head, ram/turret, table and saddle) before moving the column/knee into the shop behind the house, also allowing cleanup of ways, etc. Following the manual, I have removed the left handwheel, key, and snap ring, top cover plate, and the four cap screws. I think I have scribed along the thick paint covered seams where it should come apart from the apron. But it won't. I did a little tap tap tapping with a rubber mallet on the gearbox housing but just no movement at all. Is there a trick? How hard can I 'bump' on that cast iron? Would a heat gun help? (I'm pretty sure I read something about a nylon spacer or something on the feed control shaft. The last thing I want to be is the one that damages this 60 year old machine that made it this far in pretty fair shape.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
R. G. Sheehan
Also, just curious, why is -every part on every diagram- in the manual suffixed with a 'B'? If they are all B, why not just leave them out and put a note at the front of the manual 'All parts are suffix B' ?