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Posted by the wizard on August 12, 2008, 6:37 pm
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> I've just replaced the topslide feedscrew on my Colchester Bantam topslid=
e
> and took the opportunity to remove the rather pointless 'metric inch' dia=
l
> from the handle and replace it with a proper imperial one (the metric one
> reads up to 254 microns and I get lost after more than one turn). Under t=
he
> dial, on the periphery of the handle body, there are 3 radial holes each
> containing a spring and a 1/4" ball bearing which act on the inside of th=
e
> dial to provide friction; I've spent and hour and a half firing ball
> bearings all around my garage this evening and have come to the conclusio=
n
> that there's a knack to reassembling this thing and I don't have it.
> Amazingly, I did find all the balls despite some spectacular ricochets fr=
om
> the garage door and the lathe's chip pan. Evidently, the previous owner o=
f
> the donor topslide had the same problem as it had been assembled with 3
> springs but only 2 balls.
> Can anyone offer any tips as to how to reassemble this? Also, as I'm in n=
eed
> of one 1/4" ball bearing (possibly more after my next attempt), anyone kn=
ow
> of a source?
> Thanks,
> Martin
> --
> martin<dot here>whybrow<at here>ntlworld<dot here>com
Small balls can usually be found in your local push bike shop
T.W.
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