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I have been working on a LMS X2 Mini Mill X and Y axis. I will try to share my experience so far. I installed ball screws, Roton .625, and I wanted to increase the X and Y travel.

Here is the Y...

I have had good luck with "Timesaving Lapping and Polishing Powders" McMaster-Carr They aren't supposed to "Charge" the metal you're lapping. Tex

Hey Hoss, Please put my name on the list too. Tex

Hey Tiago, The Little Machine Shop has a longer replacement table for the X-3 mill that might be good if you're going to rework it anyway. The price is much better and it's in North America. Good...

Hello - I got the larger table from LMS for the X2 and I'm trying to get 14 inches of travel out of it. I'm working on it now and if it turns OK, I'll post the results. Tex

Hello, All the columns on these mills are "hollow" or cored, at least the ones I seen. The new solid column (there seems to be a weird ebay link here that I had had not intended?) I got from LMS had...

Hello Troy, I'm not sure what your asking. A friend did ask me if the larger table would fit his older X2 Mini Mill. I found the size of the Y Axis slides are the same and the new larger saddle...

I ordered the solid column, base, saddle, and long table from LMS. I have 2 basket case HF X2 mill that were bought about 11 years ago. I completed 3, X3 cnc retrofits for friends and I disliked the...

Thanks Hoss,
I appreciate the kind words.

I finished up the little collet wench today.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii1/Tex-VA/21-1.jpg

I wanted to pin it so it...

Almost done. I made a handle for the wrench out of 1 inch "Acetal". I was going to harden the part made of drill rod but I don't think it will be necessary. I guess I find out later. I think I'll...

I ran into problems here. The 1/8" 2 flute HSS end mill was having problems cutting the Drill rod. I was making a lot of racket leaving a bad finish so I decided to change to another end mill. I...

Here's a drawing of what I wanted to make:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii1/Tex-VA/M-2ColletWrench.jpg

I made the blank out of A-1 Drill Rod on my manual lathe:
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I want to post how I installed ball screws in the X-1 micro mill but I'm not quite ready so I've got something here that I hope will be of interest. Also, I'm having a lot of problems posting...

Hey Mark,
Good you started this thread. I have installed ball screws in two X1 mills. It was a very close thing on the X Axis. There is really not enough room for the nut. I have been working...

Today I ordered a ball screw and nut from Roton to see what they look like. 3/8 X .125 Right Hand Recirculating Lead Screws & Nuts for Power Transmission - Roton Products, Inc. - I post something...

Hey Memran, I just put ball screws in an X-1 mill with long X and Y and am installing them in a second one right now. I plan to start a thread to show how I did it later if it work well. I'll let you...

The YouTube link worked for me. May be you could try it in a different browser? Tex

I've watched all most them all. I've been inspired and have learned a lot from you. I'd like to buy you a beer or what ever you drink. Thank you very much. Tex in VA :cheers:

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Hi, I also got one of the "last" five long tables for the X-3 from LMS. I'm not going be able to do anything for a few weeks but when I do, I'll post my progress. I haven't CNC'd my mill yet and I...

Hi Jason, Keep in mind clean up. Chips and oil would be tough to get off of most damping material on the inside. I thought of putting a "moving type, quilted blanket" on the outside? The mill has all...

Hey Fastest1, I agree with you about coolant and fiber board. I also think it wouldn't hold up well. As for the little X-1 mill, I cut dry and other than chips, there's just what ever oil dripped off...

Hey Vogavt, The Rotary Table and Tailstock are from The LIttle Machine Shop and I was told they were made by Sieg. They both came with aligning pins or in this case squares but they were made for the...

Here's my temp set up.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii1/Tex-VA/X-1a.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii1/Tex-VA/X-1b.jpg

I used to just have it in a cardboard box, I can't seem...

Here's what I did. I turned a plug, 60 degree center drilled in the face to fit the table. The tailstock should have a 60 degree point.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii1/Tex-VA/RT-1.jpg
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Hey Mike, That's a good looking belt conversion you'd made. Well done. Tex

Hey Dave, - Private message sent. Tex

Hello, I was just wondered if it would run on this motherboard and if anyone has tried it? I am thinking of ordering one. The problem has something to do with the video having it's own memory or...

Hello, This has probably come up before, but does Mach run on the above motherboard? We've had problems with Mach on some computers with on board video chips and had to disable the video in the...

Hey Taylor, From what I've heard, Myford -7s are very popular and sell for quite a bit. It would probably be a good idea to do some research on it value before making any plans. You might be able to...