Well I didnt realise I had so many balls, I lost some more today
The last day I had to remove the wipers from the trucks so I could slide the column back as they were bent and wouldnt fit over the rails profile. Well I hadnt straightened them up as I thought I would just wait until it was inside and I could get the cover off of it and get free space yo work. Bad move, seems the screws that hold the wipers on also hold the plastic ends of the trucks on. I had pushed the column back and the front popped off one and all the balls came out. Good thing is I now know how they are loaded and I think I should manage to reload without having to remove anything, fingers crossed
Yes got the BP sold to a guy from the Borders, still not got the lathe sold yet. I did have a guy that wanted to buy it but he told me about his plans to use a VFD and I said it wouldnt work unless he bypassed the 2 speed controls etc. He checked up and found it was right enough and as a rotary phase converter was too expensive he decided not to buy it. Could have kept my mouth shut but didnt like the idea of knowing he would blow up a £450 VFD and I ihadnt warned him
Hood