540 Surface Grinder Manual
Mark, You have the supa dupa de-lux model. That knob denotes it has a power rise and fall to the head driven by a seperate motor on the feed shaft.
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When this is fitted the feed knob, the big wheel is in increments of 0.00005' Without this feature the feed is in 0.0001' increments. Now for this icing on the cake.
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That little lever on the side that sticks out just below the knob denotes that it has automatic down feed as well as power rise and fall. To operate you disengage the round knob on the feed wheel, engage the pawl on the ratchet lever which is above the feed knob and lift that side lever up. I have a book on the Diaform - John S. Nottingham, England This message has been edited by John Stevenson (edited ). 1A, No not in the short term but the machine will be wired as a whole so if the pumps is going the wrong way so is the spindle. Switch on to do a quick check and swap phases over if needed. 2A, Noise and leaving wear patterns on the work.
Early versons had bronze bushes, later versions had bearings and these can be expensive to repair if faulty. 3A, Seperator tank. Sometimes just a weir system to allow solids to fall to the bottom, some had a rotating magnetic roller and wiper blade. John S. Nottingham, England.
These precision hand powered versions from the 540 Series are designed for uncomplicated, economic grinding. For absolute stability, the base, column and associated units are manufactured in high grade cast iron. Low friction table traverse is assured by using precision needle rollers as the bearing medium, operating within vee and flat slideways.
Table movement is controlled, through the adjustable handwheel, by a toothed belt arrangement that gives the correct degree of 'feel', essential for effective manual grinding. On the cross traverse axis precise movement is made on automatically lubricated vee slideways, with a centrally positioned, fully enclosed leadscrew providing positive direct control. Designed to provide grinding cuts as small as 0.00005' (0.001mm) increment, the precision wheelhead moves vertically on the preloaded ball and roller bearings, that ensure sensitivity and stability. Added to these outstanding features, each version can accept a host of the very best in extra equipment, extending to the full the grinding versatility of the machine - and its operator.
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