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Not much today just a 24volt power supply. Built from 2 surplus atx power supplies.
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I figured I would start a thread on this seperate from my other build thread.

I bought a very cheap x1 cnc basket case. Looked like this.
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The guy I got it from was going to use a...

Its really lite:):eek:. Yeah no more drill press quill function. The quill sleeve had the middle 1/3 or so cut out. He got about as far as you see in the 4th picture. The mill is cnc'ed but was never...

Well I have decided to build a mill you must have a mill. So I bought a project. A little sieg x1. Guy I got it from was trying to retrofit a sherline spindle into it and also eliminate drill press...

Zip How slow can that old drill run?

There fixed it. Squared up that tail stock. Cutting square now. Lost 3/4" but won't lose any travel on the z axis. So all good.

Yes epoxied on. Well I'm glad I got the knurling tool. Took just a little bit to much off. Seem to have a bit of a taper too. Need to check that tail stock.
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The super high tech brass shim alignment jig. :) :eek:
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HeHeHe picked up to mill and sold it before I got it to the van. and made 50.00 on it to boot.

The saddle faces are definately flat and true. Spent hours on them with a files and dremel. Does have a couple oops on a couple surfaces though slipped with the angle grinder. In other news I will be...

Ok softer sacrificial wear makes sense. Sounds like the brass is the way to proceed. Tried to get a small some turcite but is only sold in larger quantities. At this point I doubt this mill will be...

Ok I'll just ask. If you keep it oiled why is steel on steel surfaces so bad?

The column way is very flat cold rolled measured at 0.0002 out across its 15 inches on a surface plate. The steel guy let me pick my piece. The way is bolted to 2) 1/2 x 1 hot rolled. It was set ...

Handy would you use the brass shim stock on all surfaces front side and back?

Got more done on the mill. Drilled and tapped holes for the column and table. Bolted and aligned the column then filled with epoxy/aluminum oxide slurry for a "replicated joint". Filled column and...

Zip what do you think works better. The diy delrin tap or the "Evanut"? Can we get a side view of the delrin nut and a bit more detail on your construction. Thank you

Saddle is mostly completed. Still need to pickup keystock and shim material. Will probably use aluminum can for shim stock. As far the saddle being all steel. Will just have to see how the mill...

To square the column to the base am going to go with epoxy replicated joint. Very similar to what Zach did on his...

Got more work done on the mill. Not much hybrid about it any more. Was going to have an aluminum saddle no more. All welded steel. More filing and lapping needed on the saddle,but need to get more...

Got the column welded out today. Getting better With 6011. Braced 4 inch column. After lapping and drilling and tapping will be partially filled with concrete. Will have a smaller pipe inside column.

Have a 1.5 hp treadmill motor and control for it for power. Changed my mind about the column. Going 4" square column with 3/8 thick box ways. Picked a 4" square tube at metal supply. They have a good...

I swapped one of my band saws for a hf mini lathe has broken gears. I think I can use the spindle on it and use the bed for part of the column. Remount the head to the lathe saddle with a spacer....

Zip have you considered using an x2 column mounted upside down. You would need the spindle housing mount ,fine and course feed, rack and pinion,etc. You might be able to mount the course feed on the...

]Well after reading a lot started my small mill project.
Started off with 2" square tube and 1/4 on top for bolt down points. Had out the little welder was not doing the job. So got out the bigger...

I have the same table a Shars one got from craigslist. I'm getting parts together to basically copy that your mill. Still tossing around the idea of trying to make my own spindle. Have read many...

So I bought one of those little HF wood lathes from craigslist NIB.
I was reading the Gingery mill book and had an idea.
So the little lathe will provide a bed,spindle, motor and control. Add the...