Thread: Al960 qctp

how does one get the existing tool post bolt out...i have tried but am unable to undo it....I am concerned to use more force than I already have...

is it lock tighted in?

lock up 2, M16 nuts (or others depending on the thread) on the bolt, then loosen the post bolt from the lower nut.
edit:
the original bolt took some force to remove.

If thats the case ,and you intend to use a new stud,it might be quicker to just put a pair of stillsons on it.
if there had of been loctite which there isnt then a little heat would of been an advantage.

I have done that Lather.

I didnt think it would be as tight as it...so I am worried I might break something if I used more force....it definitely wouldnt be a LH thread would it?

And thats why I asked Pipeclay...if I needed heat to melt the loctite..(spelt it right this time)...but if it shouldnt be put in with Loctite, I dont need heat

I think my lathe had a nut underneath to undo first, then screw it out...

I didnt look underneath but from feeling it it felt as though it was just screwed in...no nut felt it just feels like a hole...

I wonder if a grub screw is screwed up from the bottom to lock it?...I'd better have a look

if it's the 960b model which the bolt screws directly into the top slide, it's a normal thread.
needed to tighten the 2 M16 nuts very tight using 2 12" shifters to stop the nuts turning when trying to loosen the bolt.
was surprised at how tight it was, using a hammer on the shifter should loosen it up.

thanks lather


i'll send you the bill if the top slide cracks???

I'll give it another try then...15' shifters this time and after I've eaten my weetbix

Check the bottom of the bolt before trying it, as they could have changed the design.

Mine wasnt super tight - I just used two nuts on the top and out she came. Def not LH thread!

it has thread all the way thru the top slide.

I might make some time latter this week and take the slide off before having another go. i dont want to break something

You may recall a prev thread about this from 2010.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/qu...12/index6.html

Originally Posted by rfurzer

You may recall a prev thread about this from 2010.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/qu...12/index6.html

thanks rfurzer...i had forgotten about that