On the question if one should use thread-lock or anti-seize on the set screws, I am still not sure. Do you find that you have to re-adjust the blades now and then on a machine of this type? The construction appears sturdy, so when it is set it looks like it should stay so, but reality is often surprising.? ? ?
As the blade heights were off up to 0.2 m.m. to one another I don't think there was another reasonable choice than re-adjusting the set screws. The set screws had had some strong thread lock on them, deeming from how tight they sat and residuals on the threads. I had to use heat to get them loose. Then, I saw that most inside threads were jammed above the top of the set screws heads. All set screws had to be loosened by screwing them inwards. Did they jam the threads at Felder, so nobody would tamper with the set screws? Beacuse I find it hard to believe that most threads were damaged this badly by accident. Fortunately it was possible to restore them with a tap and die.??
If we have to redo this process every now and then, thread-lock and oxide building up makes adjustments quiet a pain.?
