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has anyone managed to get all the electronics ( power supply, stepper/servo drivers, spindle control, breakout boards etc ) into a single box mounted directly on the rear of a X2 size machine? I am...

well... since i could not find anyone to fix my mill base, I purchased a replacement one from little machine shop.com and it works much better. Thanks

if someone wants to mill the dovetails im fine with that. no grinding neccessary.

thanks for the reply
Im in detroit
I would love to have it scraped, But i know i cant afford it
heres exactly what i want done

1. bolt base upside down, grind flat bottom
2. flip base ,...

nobody??????????

anyone?

I send you my X2 minimill base and saddle, You regrind the x and y dovetails.
Need price. Would like new y axis gib strip made out of brass. How much?

Sorry guys. Didn't make it to the machine shop. Things at work kinda slowed down. I will get to it
But I do have something else on my kitchen table now. Seriously, kitchen table

Aluminum cylinder...

actually i need to call 1-800-{gambler/beer/plasma tv/electronics/computers/tools/wife/dog/stsudent loans/ham radio/mortgage/gas tank/f150}


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i got drunk and dropped 400 at the stupid casino. think i would know better since i work at one. . . 400 bucks could of gone towards a lathe or a bandsaw, etc.
i am so mad at myself! i prob coulda...

im going to a place called expert machine repair at 10:30am. they seem to know their **** by looking at their website. im going to get a quote. hopefully it wont be too much.

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ok thanks. can you believe my wife lefts me do this crap on the kitchen table, and helps film it! shes really great!

anyway im gonna try 1 more time with the sanding method, then if im still not...

heres the video showing the saddle and base

YouTube - hf minim mill x2 lapped way problems. . .

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humm oki posted a couple you tube videos. obe about the lapping and one qbout the dro scale mounting. however the first video didnt go through, so heres the second one if anyone wants to see.
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Wow! This sounds good. im going to try it, tomorrow. need to drink beer today.

what grit paper did you use? im guessibg 220? did you do it dry? or wet sand? I would think sand paper is to fragile...

i blob on some compound on the dovetails. tighten the set scerws so its tight but not to tight so i cant move it. then push it back amd forth. retighten the screws if it get loose and add more...

did you eventually fix the uneven tigtness just by lapping? what grit?

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ok guys i started lapping my y axis ways at 6am. its now 3pm. my arms are about to fall off. i cleaned it up, lubed it, and its still giving me trouble.

tighten gibs on the top or bottom, saddle...

i need to make some bronze bushings 8mm od 4mm id . any one know where i can get some bronze rod 8mm dia?

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yes that is insane. i thought my 1 rack was crazy. his electric bill must be 1000 dollars a month.





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off topic question ok i am curious
what kinda IEC connector power strip is on your bench? and whats with 4x air filters in series?

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i know it dont help but this is what i read on the shumateck website. sounds like there is no fix?

The DRO-350 is an old design that uses obsolete parts. The DRO-350 has a number of problems...

it my days fixing various machines this either means the driver is weak or the stepper is bad. usually was the driver

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even strip along the gib. just used it a few times. basically new. using mobile one oil. i believe the problem has to do with the shape of the holes drilled for the set screws and the shape of the...

a quick update.
my bench has been built and the mill assembled. i am in the process of tramming the spindle zy and zx and the x and y axis, but first i did do some goofing around cutting some metal...

have you figured out the lapping procedure

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A quick bump..
Anyone out there with access to a bridgeport that would be able to recut my y-dovetails??? Detroit area?
Have cash

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Thats the thing, I dont have a bridgeport... wonder if theres anyone online that I could send my base and saddle to and have the redone?

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Hey folks, I would like to have the dovetails redone on my x2, since I dont have another mill I will have to have someone do it. Ideas on how much? Im think 100 - 200 bucks? I assume they will just...

Awesome!

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