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To be honest I don't remember. I did this almost 2 years ago. I'm thinking maybe a couple hours. I cut slots along the axis, then just ran the cutoff wheel back and forth. It's not as bad as it...

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It was almost done at this point. I still have the Dremel, so it did survive.


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I didn't do the y axis extension, but I did pocket out the saddle for the double nut balls screws using a dremel and a couple cutoff wheels. Yeah, it takes a while, but it works and it's fairly...

I got a few 12 x 24 1/4" sheets for about $4 each from 8020Inc on clearance. Sometimes they have good deals.

It's amazing what one can do with a dremel and cutoff wheels. I had to use them to cut the saddle out for the double nut screws. Beats a hammer and chisel.

There's no point in getting the single nuts at this point. The best part is I used the plans I got from you a year ago and I only needed to adjust the length of the stepper standoffs. They slid...

That's about what I was seeing too. Now that I have several hours on it I'll have to see what it is. The last thing I did was carve out a small 2" mold out of wax using a .002" bit and was not able...

I use the MX3660 and use 1/8 micro step.

My dial indicator is also graduated to .0005. I chucked it into an ER20 TTS. Being a dial indicator I more or less judged the number based on the position of the dial between the graduations as it...

I have the double nut ball screws in and did some quick backlash tests. I have .0004 on X and .0008 on Y and Z. I didn't tighten the bearing nuts too nightly, so I think I can get it down even...

UPS delivered mine yesterday. I just finished the mill and will be adding this to the upgrade list, starting with the manual draw bar first.





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It's worth a try for $40. Just need to finish the cnc conversion.

More like insanity. It's all I had available. I went through 2 wheels, plus a mostly worn one I used to make a hash pattern that I removed with the larger wheels.


I spoke a bit soon on the...

So far the only difference I can see is the grinding of the saddle. It doesn't look too bad considering it was done with a dremel and a cutoff wheel.


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The Y axis went in without any...

I never ordered from him in the before and I got the "Best Special" price. I was half expecting the regular nuts for the price.

Pulling the nuts off the Y to get it in the base should be...

I just got mine from Chai yesterday. They are very smooth. I was ready to start my conversion when I saw the video and decided to get the double nuts instead. Couldn't resist. I'm hoping to get...

I'll second the plans from Hoss. I'm just now starting the process on the mill I bought last year. The plans have been extremely helpful. The cost is such a small percentage of the cost to convert...