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WRMorrison, I am hopeful that you don't have any problem at all when you have your machine up and running. I am very pleased with the lathe in every other way. I have sent all this information to...

I hope it works for you like it has for me.

nateman_doo, the rubber pads that came with my lathe from the factory did not work at all. The reason being was that the bolts that held the motor to the lathe passed through a hole in the rubber...

The key to this is that the bolts that attach the motor do not pass through the rubber. That is why rubber pads between the motor base and the motor mount did not work. The vibration was still being...

I don't have any before and after photos of the improved finish but I took a couple of the vibration isolation mounts. As I mentioned, there is still a slight amount of harmonic but it is greatly...

For those who have followed this thread, I made some progress today.The problem was a "harmonic" pattern on any turned surface. Changing feeds and speeds did not make any difference, the problem was...

My lathe came from the factory with rubber isolation pads between the motor and the mounting location. This was the first thing that the Grizzly Tech suggested. When this didn't work, he said the...

That looks familiar.

When I bought the machine, I purchased the cast pedestal stands. It is very securely mounted and leveled.

It seems like it may be more than just an isolated case. I have been corresponding with a Grizzly Tech who said that I should try using rubber pads between the drive motor and the lathe. When I...

I have a Grizzly G4003G gunsmith lathe which I bought in 2010. It had a lot of great features and tooling for the price. I like it in every way except I have had one problem from the start. It leaves...

Thanks. I have checked that site out before. Nothing lately.

Does anyone happen to have an idea what a 1/4 scale Case Traction engine would sell for? The engine will fire and is well built. It was built about 35 years ago from Tom Terning's castings.

Thanks for responding Mike.

I want to compliment you on a great job documenting your dis-assembly/re-assembly. It will be a great help. I am becoming more of the opinion that I will not have to...

Yes, I would have to go down stairs. I built a ramp on my stairs and using a come-along, was able to take a 1300 lb lathe down by myself. I made rollers to bolt to the base of the lathe and it was...

Jerry,

Did you have any tram problems after the move?

I forgot my first rule, search first, ask questions later. Thanks to all those who have replied so far. Please continue replying with your own experiences. I found the following link. Mike Henry...

I am considering buying the Tormach PCNC1100 and I want to put it in my basement. To do this I will need to removed the head and column. I have been talking to the tech at Tormach and he is not...

Thanks for the reply Ian. Greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the reply Steve. Just needed to hear from someone who has seen the other side of the site.

Regards, Kent

I was wondering if anyone here subscribes to Model Engine News at Ron's Model Engineering and Model IC Engines Index. Ron Chernich is the site owner. It seems to be an electronic magazine with...

Mike,

I checked the scales against a precision standard and they are dead on. I have been tweaking the calculated value and I keep getting closer. Had to stop for the evening. I do have some...

Mike,

Many thanks! It appears that I need to read the manuals more closely. Since I need to add an E-stop, I could have the E-stop bring the disable pins high thereby allowing the motors to...

Mike,

Thanks for the reply. I did not see this in the manual. I am considering wiring a disable button for each axis so that I can use an edgefinder with the handwheels to set the DRO at the edge...

Your comment on the anti-backlash nut is well taken. It seems to be a managable number and I will try the compensation. I prefer frugal:)

Thanks guys. I'm not surprised that the systems require some tweaking. I'm a little embarrassed that my math was off. I appreciate all the suggestions and comments. It gives me some things to try. I...

I am not currently using the disable pin on my Gecko 203v but I have a question concerning what happens when the disable pin is used.

I have discovered that the stepper motor is held as soon as my...

I am finishing a CNC conversion of a square column (Precision Matthews) mill. I am using 20mm (5mm pitch) Rex ballscrews and 600 oz/in Rex steppers from homeshopcnc. I built a 2:1 ratio (20 teeth on...

Russ, Ger21,

Good news! Motors are spinning! It was as Russ suggested. The parallel port was disabled in System Setup. It defaulted to 0x378 and when I entered a rapid move in both X and Y, both...

Russ,

Thanks. This is one more thing to try. I am a bit confused right now as I don't show an LPT port in Device Manager, just a Com1 and Com2.

I really appreciate all the tips as it will...