SidecarFlip
Well-Known Member
Why try to make a silk purse from sows ear?
Doge like 'em.
Doge like 'em.
Now, fix those gibs on that table!
Now, fix those gibs on that table!
fixing them gibs and how long that going to take, well they need to be fixed eventually, not my machine after all, I can only suggest fixing them...
It's an old machine and moving table just .0001 makes test indicator jump .0005 while its placed on gauge block, that's when no stress applied, imagine running dovetail cutter or slot cutter... When I was cutting my first dovetail on it, I felt like table was jumping .05 or more, but that was on crossfeed. So yes its an old machine and good tuneup would probably help a lot.
well, that thing doesn't have gibs, ball-screws that's all... But with new cutter all the problems what I had disappeared. Now I'm working on the tool-holder for that tool-post I made.
The oilier on that mill is missing, there are pipes leading to the place were oilier once was, I did asked about the oilier and was told its fine without one, but I didn't buy it... So its ball-screws haven't been oiled since last summer... About toolholder, I have some HSS tools I made, just simple ones like facing, turning, cut-off-parting and 60 degree threading so I was thinking to make holder to fit them first.