10-30-2012, 10:02 AM
(10-30-2012, 08:43 AM)stevec Wrote:(10-30-2012, 06:37 AM)TomG Wrote: I would not use a ball because that will probably put little dents in the gib where it bears and eventually the problem may return as those dents start overlapping.Dent yes but Dents? why would there be more than one dent? Doesn't the gib travel with the cross feed slide and the locking screw?
Tom
Good point Steve. If the lock moves with the gib it would always bear in the same spot, but I would still recommend a pin over a ball for more contact area on the gib. Maybe if I had a picture...
Tom
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