Brian,
You encountered exactly what happens when the basic plan is not followed closely! It will be hard to say exactly what is causing the binding without actually seeing your machine in person. My suggestion would be to slowly move the ram until it gets into the bind and use a bright light to visulize the problem, hopefully it will show itself quickly and you can make the modifications!
Good luck and it is worth making new parts as needed if that is what it takes!
Cheers Wonk
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "confed2001" <confed2001@...> wrote:
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> I have the Shaper & Counter Shaft mounted to a bench. I am just about ready to plan the work table, but when I set the Ram for its longest stroke I get about a 3/4 turn and it jams just as soon as it hits the forward stroke. The jam is not cause by the slide block in the Yoke, because when I take the ram/clamp off it moves just fine. I am thinking that it is jamming somewhere between the Ram Clamp & the Yoke. The plans call for the 2 Links that join the Yoke to the Ram Clamp (pg. 65) to be 2-1/8" long. I made mine 2-1/4" long (did not realize I did this until I took it apart). So are these links to long, or should I make them a little longer? I have rounded the ends of both the Yoke & Ram Clamp as much as I dare thinking that they may be hitting, but that did not help. So any ideas PLEASE!!!!
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> Brian
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