ShawnMrFixit Lee We'll keep the updates coming Shawn. Thanks.

Ian Little You got that right Ian. We've done many jobs at work that only needed soft parts replaced, and the time and effort to replace them is immense, plus the downtime for the customer.

Bill De La Vega I like the silver brazing, and wish I could do more of it, just not much of it in my shop anymore. When done right it provides a strong and leak proof joint.

Jim Liechty I know many of the guys have enjoyed following along and learning how this system works, so that's why I explained some of as I went along. Thanks Jim.

Count me in on that group, Adam. Good stuff...

chemech We have a few of those benders and they work nice. I don't know the brand but there is a "W" with an arrow through it, the only marking on the tool.

Abom79 Weatherhead. I have a smaller version of that bender for brake line tubing.

Dave Graham I was quite pleased at how well that line turned out in the end. Thanks Dave.

Chuck Tipton Thanks Chuck. Maybe next year!

ILGopher I have been working on it, but Gill has been living it up Las Vegas! LOL

Old School Cop Shop I mentioned on video that I bead blasted the tube and fitting after I brazed it, then washed it out with cleaner, and blow dried it. We're good to go there.

***** actually i agree with you in part, i think the strainer he has is the wrong one, it will all too easily allow it to pull in air and it lifts the pipe up too much from the bottom, there isnt very much oil above it, although i think he needs some kind of strainer still

bcbloc02 Are there more o rings in there ?

JRD77VET I always light it that way Jeff.

Dan Whiteford I have nothing to show the exact placement for the filter, or if K&T even put on on the machine. Many systems dont use one at all, just a line in the oil. I sure hope it works out fine.

Abom79 I have repaired 2 K&T S12 that had similar problems with the feed and rapid traverse. Both of them had inlet screens like yours. One had a cracked inverted flare on the top of the inlet tube so I cut off 1/2 inch and reflared the tube. I did that through the access on the side, not easy. The other mill had a previous owner who thought all oils are the same so as the ways used up the oil he topped it up with used motor oil. Eventually it quit working so he sold it. I had to do a complete teardown (table, saddle, knee and power unit) to remove all the sludge. You can live with some internal leakage but if you were to test that flex line that was on the inlet you will find it was sucking air or collapsing, being intermittent and gradually getting worse. I love those machines. Probably the best mills ever made in that size range. I believe you're on the right track and will have a good running mill shortly so I expect to see lots of chips soon.

Moholo 88 interesting. Good to hear from someone who's been into these machines before. When you fixed ths feed problems was the inlet tube the only problem you found?

Abom79 The one with the cracked tube when I opened the side cover the screen was laying on the bottom and would move when I touched it. I thought it was just loose until I took the fitting apart and saw the crack. Fixed that, did a lot of cleaning and refit the gibs. I used that mill for several years with no other troubles. The other mill got all new O-rings and seals because of the wear from the bad oil. It worked good but had a lot of wear on the ways so it eventually went to a machine rebuilder. I saw it later and it was like a new machine (and priced accordingly). An absolute joy to run. They didn't even open the knee. Testament to superior design. By the way, you need to take some square tubing and shafting and build a parking crane for the vertical head to keep it off the floor. They were an accessory that should have come with the head but were optional. About the third time I had to clean the chips and munge off AND use the hoist to pick it up I built one for each mill. There is a hole in the top of the machine just for that. It will save your time and back.

tim berk I wasn't convinced it was bad so I installed it to use as is. We will find out later if I was right or wrong.

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Roy Amberg I've always been a little confused about positioning the pipe or the die, I'll look into your advice and practice a little... ;-)

Yes raw experience. I don't follow the instructions they give with the benders I'm in a hurry when I'm using them as the equipment is down and time is valuable . now it's a habit . I could draw my instructions a a paper and email is you'd like

That be great...!!! Just go to my channel, on the "About " section there my mailing address, thanks... ;-) (If you have any problem just get here again)

Can't find that email address

Roy Amberg Try this it should work wledpierre@gmail.com I'll check why it doesn't work... ;-)

Mr05sti This silver brazing is going nowhere.... !!!! Even with vibrations... ;-)

true but even with vibrations it can still break...

Mr05sti Probably not on or in the weld... :)

Marcel Timmers I rewrapped the wires.

Abom79 Just at the moment I'm looking again, you putting the filter on. Thanks for the update it'll make me sleep a lot better.