New Member and questions

[seamus]

Hi I thought I would introduce myself to the Forum,



I'm Seamus and have been looking for a table at a decent price for a few years and then two come along.

I have a couple of questions, one table has the original timer that appears to be working fine, is it worth cleaning in an ultrasonic bath to remove years of gunk or should I just oil it?

If so can anyone recommend a good oil.

Additionally, i believe both tables are Sams but is there any way to tell definitively.

And finally, I am based in West Wales does anyone know of any local leagues in this area ?

Thanks again for setting up the forum.

Shaun

[Chris_Sav]

Hi and welcome

Yes to ultrasonic cleaning of the ticker mechanism, then just a dab of light machine oil on the pivots, don't coat the thing or it will become a dust attractor covered in nice fine grinding paste.

Watch out for any of the wheels that move most that might need re-bushing, paricularly the big one that engages the rack. You can prolong that bush's life by rotating the bush as the wear is always on the pulled side.

Need pictures to identify the tables, not too big as attachments please. we are tight on storage space.

No leagues that we know of in Wales, take a look at the forum map for tables and pleased to hear updates.

[seamus]

Thanks Sav
I'll take a look at the movement to see if there is much wear in it. I've been staring at it pondering how it all works. By pivots do you mean the shafts, or do you need top oil the teeth on the cogs.

I will take a few pictures of the table over the weekend, is there anything in particular you need to see ? They both have the Sams square style legs but neither have the rounded screw in feet at the bottom.

The old boy I got one of the tables from is convinced that he has the timer mechanism in his shed somewhere but if he doesn't is there any easy source of timers or blanking plates.

Thanks again for your help

Shaun