Hi, I'm a new teacher and inherited a grizzly/syil x3 conversion. Since I was trying to figure it out with no idea what I was doing, I managed to back the Y-axis screw out of it's nut and drop the bearings. Apparantly the former teacher had done the same to Z so I need two axes repaired. (Also note: the Y-axis seems to have been missing the stop-ring at the end of the screw. Haven't seen Z yet.)
Would you reccomend buying replacement screws from Syil (or someone else), shipping off the screws for repacking (know any reputable repair shops?), or trying to repack myself. In the last case, does anyone know what bearings I need to buy? Is the replacment from syil the only way I get the stop-ring (anyone know what you actually call that?) so I don't do this again.
Also, since I'll have it all apart, anything else I should consider? I'll install the limit switches but I think I read where the old syil optical limits lack accuracy. Buy their new ones? Another good alternative?
I'd appreciate any general or specific info you don't mind sharing.
thanks in advance,
jb