Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Boss 5, Run Quill too High ... Now it is stuck????

Thanks much to those who replied, so quickly.
I will check into correcting this today.

Pete W.

Peter Reilley wrote:

>
> I put a description of the disassembly of a Boss head with lots of
> pictures
> on the net. It can be found here. It will show you what you are dealing
> with.
>
> <http://www.fignoggl e.com/machines/ bridgeport/ bridgeport-
> boss-teardown. htm
> <http://www.fignoggle.com/machines/bridgeport/bridgeport-boss-teardown.htm>>
>
> Pete.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Polaraligned" <polaraligned@ optonline. net
> <mailto:polaraligned%40optonline.net>>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_ DRO@yahoogroups. com
> <mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:41 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_ DRO] Re: Boss 5, Run Quill too High ... Now it is
> stuck????
>
> This has happened to me several times. Seems they really like
> to jamb up at the top end of travel.
> What I did was to take a large flat blade screwdriver and gently
> tap the ballscrew pulley to loosen it. You need to reach in
> to the housing to get the pulley.
> I am pretty sure that you want to turn it clockwise looking at
> the pulley from underneath the quill.
>
> Scott
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_ DRO@yahoogroups. com
> <mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>, Luke1027 <luke1027@.. .>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a Boss5 and I took the Quill to high and now I cannot
> > move it back down. How do I get this quill back down and
> > working correctly once again?
> >
> > Thanks for any help here,
> >
> > Pete W.
> >
>