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== Status ==
== Status ==
[[File:Warning_sign_SLN.jpg|thumb|right|Warning]]
[[File:Warning_sign_SLN.jpg|thumb|right|Warning]]
It is reported to be running well after repairs.
May 2012
Report on the mailing list of a whirring / wobbling sound.
Needs checking. It's possible some of the gear teeth have been ripped off again.
Does it make the noise on both the high and low gear settings?
If the business end is rotated by hand does it turn smoothly or sometimes slip?
 
May 2011
Some of internal gearwheel teeth had been ripped off.
Some of internal gearwheel teeth had been ripped off.
It is likely that someone changed speed setting with the motor running, there will have been a loud grinding noise.
It is likely that someone changed speed setting with the motor running, there will have been a loud grinding noise.


Some cogs were purchased at moderate expense, [http://ansteckend.org.uk/ajp/vertical_mill_gears.JPG picture]. Nigel has spent hours disassembling, hammering and reassembling the mill.
Some cogs were purchased at moderate expense, [http://ansteckend.org.uk/ajp/vertical_mill_gears.JPG picture]. Nigel has spent hours disassembling, hammering and reassembling the mill.
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