Dumb question #2 Swing blade Vs Band mill

[sigidi]

On swing mill gearboxes - I had my first Lucas for 6 years and replaced a gearbox toward the end of this time, I found milling in winter right until dusk and then switching off apparently built up condensation in the gearbox over a few weeks solid of doin that, this ended up being turned to steam inside the box when being used and blew a bit of seal between drive pulleys and gearbox, slowly lost oil and ended up killing the box. So yeah in my case, more so operator issues than the gearbox havin a problem.

I figure with any machine, there has to be something which 'lets go' or the thing will blow up!!!

[Just Me]

Is this the type of gearbox they use?

https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?Item=1324

[ErikC]

 No. Peterson uses a box manufactured in Italy. May be Baldini?

[terrifictimbersllc]

My manual says Bondioli for the 2010 10" mill.

[ErikC]

 Thanks, that is what I was trying to think of. :

[Captain]

Bondioli and Pavesi

[Jeff]

I was standing there when they disallowed boards when they went in tight in the go-no-go gauge but then disallowed. That was just plain wrong. If they went it, they should have been a go. That is what a go-no go gauge does.  Gotta agree completely on that.

By the way, I may have some news in the next couple days on the next shoot-out.

[sigidi]

So Jeff, c'mon...where's the news? ;D :D

[DanG]

It's rat here.
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