Re: KMB1 Conversion
The knee is awfully heavy, and its just gravity held against the nut. Its not a bad idea, but probably not for this machine. I had thought about motorizing it just for easier manual movement at some point. Getting in there to check what kind of screw it has, and maybe upgrading it is a bit more than I can handle. I think I would need to pull it apart, and I just don't have the lifting equipment for that.
Yeah, I liked the companion spindle too. I even bragged about it saying I thought it look professional. That little 0.8Kw spindle is going back on my little mill, and I am building the new Z using a 2.2Kw spindle. I am not going to fix the stock Z. I am going to eliminate it and build my own Z.
Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com