BukitCase
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- Case 580B, Long 460, Allis-Chalmers 160
Ordered some 8" spools of L56 wire, had one on my MM211 - went to move it over to the 252 when I ran out of wire, but the pin on the mm252's hub is about 3/8" too long to let the 8" plastic spool rest against the inner flange of the hub - there's just enough slop in the wire spool's ID that the spool WOBBLES when rotating.
I've looked thru all the manuals, NO MENTION of a spacer that's needed between inner hub flange and spool - pics of OTHER brands plastic spools show TWO OPTIONS for pin holes, ONE of which would be the correct radius for the MM252.
I thought about drilling out the pin hole in the spool, but it looks like that would drill into the inner layers of wire.
Anyone familiar with this machine know of this, or have any work-arounds? The only thing I can think of (since I already have 3 more of these on the way, and MUCH prefer Lincoln's wire) is to make a SPACER that would hold the spool far enough away from the inner flange, but NOT so far that it doesn't mesh with the TIP of the hub so the tensioner works.
Appreciate any other ideas, but I'd rather NOT have to drill each spool of wire as I use it... Steve
I've looked thru all the manuals, NO MENTION of a spacer that's needed between inner hub flange and spool - pics of OTHER brands plastic spools show TWO OPTIONS for pin holes, ONE of which would be the correct radius for the MM252.
I thought about drilling out the pin hole in the spool, but it looks like that would drill into the inner layers of wire.
Anyone familiar with this machine know of this, or have any work-arounds? The only thing I can think of (since I already have 3 more of these on the way, and MUCH prefer Lincoln's wire) is to make a SPACER that would hold the spool far enough away from the inner flange, but NOT so far that it doesn't mesh with the TIP of the hub so the tensioner works.
Appreciate any other ideas, but I'd rather NOT have to drill each spool of wire as I use it... Steve