whateg0
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2009
- Location
- Wichita, KS
My 10ee was missing the carriage stop, but I've seen pictures of it. I even saw one a few days ago, but didn't make note of any details at the time.
I would like to make one. I had thought from pictures I've seen that it was just a round rod with a notch machined in it every half inch. I expected the shape to be square on side nearest the TS end and angled on the side farthest from the TS end. I imagined that the notch was cut straight across the bar so its bottom would be flat. Pictures I have been able to find here and elsewhere online don't really show the shape of the notch well enough to know for sure.
When I looked through the hole, the pawl that is supposed to catch was barely visible, but it was not up where it would need to be to engage the rod. I read in another thread that it can get gummed up, so I pulled the assembly off and cleaned it up such that the arm now rotates freely. But, while in there, I noticed that the pawl is not straight across as I was expecting. It doesn't look worn, though, and I can't imagine a hardened part like that wearing. Is this what they all look like? How does that engage the notch in the rod?
Here's what mine looks like.
Dave
I would like to make one. I had thought from pictures I've seen that it was just a round rod with a notch machined in it every half inch. I expected the shape to be square on side nearest the TS end and angled on the side farthest from the TS end. I imagined that the notch was cut straight across the bar so its bottom would be flat. Pictures I have been able to find here and elsewhere online don't really show the shape of the notch well enough to know for sure.
When I looked through the hole, the pawl that is supposed to catch was barely visible, but it was not up where it would need to be to engage the rod. I read in another thread that it can get gummed up, so I pulled the assembly off and cleaned it up such that the arm now rotates freely. But, while in there, I noticed that the pawl is not straight across as I was expecting. It doesn't look worn, though, and I can't imagine a hardened part like that wearing. Is this what they all look like? How does that engage the notch in the rod?
Here's what mine looks like.
Dave