Re: First Mills Machine HELP
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 8:47 pm
Looking at the mechanism, it just needs a good clean and lube. For a novice probably a few hours work, I do them these days in about 40 mins.....
So many people use different things like tank degreasers through to specialist products. I just use cheap old white spirit, wire wool, lots of cheap workshop tissue and light oil for lubrication. I would remove the reel bundle for easy access to key parts like kicker and clock. The clock should removed and taken apart (very easy) and cleaned and lubed... Check if running smoothly and not too worn on spindles or cogs... clean the rest of what you can see, wipe down and rebuild. I would take the kicker off and clean/lube. Also slides, give a good clean and not lube......about it really.
I wonder if Firmans may have had something to do with this, as I think the reel strips look by them, unless the mech came from a Firmans machine...
So many people use different things like tank degreasers through to specialist products. I just use cheap old white spirit, wire wool, lots of cheap workshop tissue and light oil for lubrication. I would remove the reel bundle for easy access to key parts like kicker and clock. The clock should removed and taken apart (very easy) and cleaned and lubed... Check if running smoothly and not too worn on spindles or cogs... clean the rest of what you can see, wipe down and rebuild. I would take the kicker off and clean/lube. Also slides, give a good clean and not lube......about it really.
I wonder if Firmans may have had something to do with this, as I think the reel strips look by them, unless the mech came from a Firmans machine...