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  1. #1
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    My T-nuts are just slightly too big for my table. Do I mill table or T-nuts?

    My 3/8th clamping sets T-nuts I just got are just slightly too big for my 12mm slots for my X3 table. But the spindle of my head can reach all the slots of the table. Shall I put in an endmill and make the slots slightly wider? Or shall I put my T-nuts in a vice and mill them slightly narrower? Is the table heat treated and therefore would be hard to mill?

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    T Nuts, for sure!

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    not agood idea to mill the table or slots. 12 mm t-slots can be purchased cheaply on ebay. thats what I did although I had to drill and tap bolt holes.

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    Walden's has really nice pre threaded 12mm t nuts for less than $2.00 each.

    http://stores.homestead.com/WaldenSp...--6/Detail.bok
    Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

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    Little Machine Shop has the A2Z Tuff-Nuts

    http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...3107&category=
    Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

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    I agree with everyone else. Don't mess up your table, either modify your T-nuts or get some new ones.I suspect you'll want the 'Chinese Mini Mill' size: http://soigeneris.com/A2Z_Workholding.aspx . (I don't stock those but can get them for you, other folks sell them as well.)
    Jeff Birt

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    Why buy new nuts when you already have some, use the mill and cut them down.
    Make them the same size as the stock T-nuts that came with the mill.
    Hoss
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    Alright, thanks everyone! I'll mill the T-nuts.

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