As per my previous post, I've just rebuilt my Bantam's topslide and I'm not
100% certain about adjusting the gib. The Bantam's topslide has an angled gib which forms one of the dovetail sides rather than a separate gib strip; the gib is attached to the underside of the topslide body by 4 no.10 capscrews and has 4 grubscrews in the topslide body acting against the gib for adjustment. It seems to me that if I tighten the 4 capscrews, the adjusters won't work but I'm worried about leaving these screws loose as there are no spring washers to prevent the screws loosening further. Can anyone tell me the correct procedure for adjusting these (it's not in the manual, or at least not on the pages I have)? Thanks, Martin- posted
15 years ago