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Ran some parts last night. So far so good! Did not see any obvious issues with the Z! (though these were not precision parts)

I'm not sure if it's in my head or not, but the spindle motor sounds a...

I've got the machine partially reassembled now and I think I've got it right now. I still need to tighten everything down and run a few parts to be sure.

So many times I've been searching a forum...

If you are able to take a look at the manual for me, I'd appreciate it. Work on the machine is going slow because I don't actually have much time to work on it. Right now I am trying to figure out...

Thank you, I'd appreciate that.

Yes it was a bit of a pain to get the spindle motor assembly off. It required securing webbing to the rafters (in a big triangle as the spot just above the machine...

Okay. With a herculean effort, and a few new tools, I was able to lift the spindle assembly off the top, remove the split taper hub, and pulley. I kept disassembling and found I was able to remove...

Well you are officially my hero (sorry Dad!) thank you very much for doing this for me!

Including the instructions was especially helpful. For example, I didn't know the front panel was anything...

Mike! That's awesome, thank you! If it's not a lot of trouble, scanned images would be great, but it's cool either way. I really appreciate it!

I think I can see in there a double bearing...

Hi John, thanks for the tip. I just checked and ball nut is attached to the quill with two bolts that appear to be solidly attached. There doesn't seem to be any play between the ball nut and the...

If pictures or video of the problem would be helpful, please let me know and I will provide it.

Hi everyone,

I've got a Journeyman 310 that I am working on. Everything seems to be okay except for some terrible backlash on the Z (vertical) Axis. Terrible like 1/4". There is a side panel that...