helmbelly
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2013
- Location
- New Orleans
Running my small Rockwell 21-100 vertical mill today, got busy and boneheaded left the 12 inch box wrench on the drawbar when I started up. Nothing terrible really- no spin made a straining sound and I turned her right off. Was on lowest slowest pulley and I run the belt kinda loose- but now its got a pronounced new complaint from my abuse. She is rattling away, just enough to swear at me. She was so silent before my F up. I tightened the nut a bit more than usual and that helped. She cuts fine.
I suspect the wrench struck the motor housing which loosened it - the draw bar lost its center and bent it a hair.
I have to believe I'm not the first guy to achieve this feat of mill operating ;-)
Anyone with more experience than me confirm what I prob did? How the heck would I true up that bar?
Thanks
I suspect the wrench struck the motor housing which loosened it - the draw bar lost its center and bent it a hair.
I have to believe I'm not the first guy to achieve this feat of mill operating ;-)
Anyone with more experience than me confirm what I prob did? How the heck would I true up that bar?
Thanks