Front side of the cross slide protected.. (1/8 neoprene..) https://photos.app.goo.gl/g8kzRGZWxxDzQRAA8
On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 12:31 PM gene heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > On Monday, 18 April 2022 10:34:45 EDT Sam Sokolik wrote: > > Yes - acme for z. (No key way). We need to make covers for x. > I just inlaid a strip of paneling in the carriage slot in front the tool > post base, ditto for the bottom below the screw. My drive is a new shaft > and bearing in the front where the crank was. The rear is still open. > And its open behind the tool post carrier when at center so I keep a rag > taped to the rear of the tool post base. I have a rear cover for it, but > have been too lazy to put it back on after finding the screw was long > enough to touch it and had to mill a thin spot to clear the end of the > screw. > > I had to get a 2NM motor for the front mount, the 3NM was too long to > clear the bed casting. Even a 2 is overkill for that teeny screw, I > think its an 8mm screw. Finding screws small enough for x drive on a > lathe is difficult, the nuts are too big the clear the bed. It was real > fun doing that on my 7x12, finally giving up and putting the motor on the > rear, where its too heavy lifting the front vway so I had to do the > kruger tapered gibs thing. That finally made a real lathe out of it. The > motors I took off the 6040 are quite a bit smaller, but still big enough > for the 7x12, so I may eventually put one of them on the back of the > 7x12. > > If I don't fall over first, I'm 87 now. The older I get, the better I > WAS. ;o) > > Take care and stay well Sam. > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
