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The Y block is not a bearing assembly, it's a friction fit instead. So both front and back sides of the shaft block need to be lubed, as well as the shaft through the block as well.

As for the...

Your kidding right?

You do understand the stock motor control board only puts out 90v to hobble the motor so it will not blow plastic drive gears, and as soon as you belt drive the x2, your going...

Your fighting a loosen battle on the back lash. Yes, slit nut will get you down to around .003, but is not gong to last long since you will have re-tighten the slit nuts up way too often. Another...

Could you not just solve the problem by just increasing your tool table size to account for the run out?

With the piece of stock being turned in the chuck, at least the point of the stock piece you make will be true to the table at that point, no matter how off the chuck is in run-out or axis holding...

Car battery is 12.+ volts, but when the car is running, the charging system puts out around 14.+ volts to recharge the battery, so sounds like the light ring is resistor'd for 15 volts input.

R =...

Sounds like servo strain more than grinding,
Just how tight do you have the gibs on all the axis?
Also, what are us using for lube for the table axis as well?


Without laying a hand on the...

earthman, Since your chuck is being a PITA to remove,
do this,

Chuck up a piece of round stock with the bolts back in the chuck, set the compound rest to around 45*, then use the chuck to make a...

The LMS solid column kit solves the problem that same way as the back plate mods, being that it put 4 bolts on the column to base to hold it solid front and back, instead of just the two bolt at the...

Yes, that razor blade will work fine (or any other thin small piece of hardened metal). You put it between the two dead center points where the razor has metal, then spin the machine. If the two...

Lets back it way up to the factory machine and go from there,

In stock from, a X-2 is motor output hobbled so it will not blow the plastic gears (350 watts_. Even in this state, there is a lot of...

There was a Link????????
(just caught in when I took a second look).:idea:

Looks good, and so much in fact, thinking about trying reinvent the wheel on my X2. Since I can dial in pretty much...

B rad,
I was just a tad lost in your drawing since I didn't see any base bolt supporting bolting in it, but now understand how you have that covered in your design.

Cheers,

I can not open the link to tell, but your spindle should be something like a MT-2, and the tail stock something like a MT-3, Which the machine should have come with two dead ends for both.

So with...

To be truthful, the weak link in the X-2 is the column to base support.

To solve this, a backer plate that bolts the back of the column down to the back of the base plate is really all that is...

On the motor controller, to short bus it, just find a surplus controller that is rated at least 110V , with an output amperage of at least 4.5amp continuous output to run the motor full speed. The...

Out the gate, the .100 full dial rotation will take more than new dials!!!! The threads on the acme screws are .0625 per rotation.

Having said that, its one of the main reason that I spent the...

Pick a direction, either from the 110ac in, or from the 90V DC out with the volume pot wide open, and start tracing.

Could be a possibility of anything, even down to a blow pot.
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1/8" plate (what I had sitting around), with two bolts to the column base with spacers between the plate and base on the wide bottom section, then 6 bolts up the back of the plate to...

Pull the gears, and put them in a plastic bag. Someone down the line will be asking for them before they convert their machine over to belt drive. Leaving them in the machine just adds to noise if...

Got the Igaging scales installed, but nothing really to see unless I back step and start pulling the scale covers.

As for things to point out, I have a blind reversing switch for the motor on the...

OK, got a set of Igaging scales inbound,

Plan on using a power supply for the scales so I not reliying on the batteries, but the Question now just becomes how to bypass the auto display shut offs...

Should add that I tried just about everything on the machine's fan power supply to get more voltage out of it with the load. Pulled the led since it draws some power off the circuit, but still at...

Figured that I would do a follow up since I got the light ring a few days ago and finally installing it.

So quick wipe down with the alcohol pad included to get the bottom of the head clean,...

You don't need to swap the factory motor, it will put out plenty of power once you do the needed mods.

Out the gate, the motor has been power hobbled so it will not blow up the plastic gears. ...

1. make the thread on the lathe. Your machine will cut pitch down to .3.

2. Since the angle scale on your cross side is going to blow for want you want it to do (not accurate enough), forget...

Been on the road for the last few months, and just got back in town last night.

It's on my to do list, and will be ordering one some time this week.

Already checked out the race for the wiring,...

Ditto, there is DYI, then there is trying to reinvent the wheel.

Between a source for a 80mmrig light that I don't have to spend half a day trying to water tight since I use mist, and the fact...

When first working with the X2, the problem that I had was that when milling, the spring arm support that was to hold the head neutral, didn't hold the head, and it would walk down and crash a...

On the X2, after you back support the column to stiffen it up, your going to find that a Sine vise may be a better option (read leave the column supported and angle the work piece instead). On the...