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Gallery, Projects and General => Project Logs => Topic started by: websterz on June 04, 2009, 04:15:00 PM
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...you wonder how you lived without for so long.
(http://myweb.cableone.net/websterz/images/shop/finefeed3.jpg)
A couple scraps of brass and an hour of playtime. :dremel:
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Nice job, does the handle still allow you to turn it nice and slow in terms of a "fine feed"?
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That was exactly why I did it. Now I have the leverage to turn a nice, slow and steady arc with the handle, rather than only getting 180* at a turn before repositioning my hand. I bored out a piece of nylon last night and the handle mod "worked a treat" as you fellas say. :lol:
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Yep!
Seemed like a good idea at the time....... ::)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/Dayjo/p6050003.jpg)
It might look like a cnc pulse generator handle, but it sure don`t turn like one!
Further, extension handle modding, to come..... :thumbup:
David D
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I finally got there Todd! ::)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/Dayjo/p8300001.jpg)
Certainly makes the Z axis more manageable...... Similar to the other handwheels.
Won`t need to keep on engaging/ disengaging the drive dogs, now..... :clap:
Thanks for the tip! :thumbup:
David D
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i've made one too :thumbup:
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/jimmyocharlie/DSC00012.jpg)
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I finally got there Todd! ::)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/Dayjo/p8300001.jpg)
Certainly makes the Z axis more manageable...... Similar to the other handwheels.
Won`t need to keep on engaging/ disengaging the drive dogs, now..... :clap:
Thanks for the tip! :thumbup:
David D
And a fine job it is. :thumbup: If you are feeling particularly energetic I suggest pulling the linkage cover off from behind the fine feed knob and having a look at the shaft. I don't know why they felt the need to use a u-joint there. I replaced mine with a solid shaft and it eliminated 90% of my fine feed backlash.
I will have pics of my newest mill mods later on today. I can't let you guys stay caught up with me for long! hehehe This one was more than a 5 Minute Fix. Actually it's two mods in one. :proj:
Todd a.k.a. webs
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i've made one too :thumbup:
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/jimmyocharlie/DSC00012.jpg)
No fair...your mill is bigger than mine! :wack: :lol:
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And a fine job it is. :thumbup: If you are feeling particularly energetic I suggest pulling the linkage cover off from behind the fine feed knob and having a look at the shaft. I don't know why they felt the need to use a u-joint there. I replaced mine with a solid shaft and it eliminated 90% of my fine feed backlash.
Thanks for that Todd!
I have just been fine tuning the shaft/ front bearing alignment.
The bearing block is vertical, with the shaft heading slightly downhill to it`s wormwheel end. I elongated the hole slightly.
The u-j is firm, backlash free......
Drilled a couple of proving holes ........ Much improved! :thumbup:
David D