Lots of work to do

First things first.  When I purchased the Morgan Press, it was covered in a bunch of sticky grime-- probably from all of the oil added to the compressed air?  Anyway, without a compressor to run the beast, nor any molds to make a part, cleaning, preventative maintenance, and general learning are the way to go.

It's missing the plexiglass that protects the operator from splattering plastic, and at this point I have no idea if it will even work, but I can't wait to dive in.

The Morgan has two heaters, one for the barrel, and one for the nozzle.  You can see the two Watlow 808 PID controllers mounted on the left side of the machine.  They seemed real jumpy and difficult to keep dialed-in.  Just slightly touching the adjustment knob could throw the set point off by up to 20 degrees.  Not good.

Oh, and for anyone trying to transport one of these-- if you can do it upright, that's probably best.  I threw it in the back of my SUV on its side and caused some damage.  The first thing that was messed up was the Ram Power Return knob on right side of the base.  That got bent when loading it into the car.  And the weight of the machine basically sat on that knob for several hundred miles down the highway.  Not good, but it did bend back okay.  The other problem was the orange metal gate over the Material Loading Chute.  That got bent as well.  It wasn't hard to bend back, but I didn't realize at the time how important it was to get that bent back so everything is really snug.  The gate is responsible for engaging the Ram Actuator Interlock Valve.  If the gate is bent out of shape, it won't engage the interlock, and you won't be able to actuate the ram to inject plastic.

If I were to move it again, I'd take off the Material Loading Chute gate (only about 5 screws to take off the upper shroud, and then a plate above the gate that hols it in place).  I'd also unscrew the Ram Power Return knob, and take care to not bend the shaft on that valve.