On 3 May 2014 04:37, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > Because the carriage isn't front weighted enough (the x motor is on the > rear), it does tend to turn about a thou as it rises off the v-way to bring > the front gib in solid restraining contact, and that is best handled with a > back out move before the retrace move. Adjusting those gibs is a genuine > chore as the only way to access the adjustments is to drop the apron > coupling and run the apron and nut out of the way.
Here is a set of pictures of how I made some tapered gibs for my 9x (which is a stretched 7x) https://picasaweb.google.com/108164504656404380542/Gibbs -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
