The table is pretty much level we have checked it now many times with 2 different machine vices so really the column must be leaning back ever so slightly. The indicator is mounted in the spindle to...
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The table is pretty much level we have checked it now many times with 2 different machine vices so really the column must be leaning back ever so slightly. The indicator is mounted in the spindle to...
Figured I would revive this thread since it's a year later and I'm still stumped on a problem with my Chevalier 2040MV machine. The bed shows good across the X axis but when I check the Y axis it's...
No it's not that in fact the set screws were missing in both of my mill spindles. I ordered new ones ($20 each) and the damn things were much too small. Whatever taper alignment set screw goes into...
Hi Guys,
I have 2 older Chevalier VMC's both are 2040 size. The other day I checked my bed for flatness and ran across the whole front then the whole back of the machine. Results were all 4...
Hi Guys,
I have been looking for anyone with a similar issue to what I'm experiencing. When I load my R8 collets into my spindle on both of my Ex-Cell-O and XLO machines they stick out about 1/4...
Thank you Jim, I'm just trying to learn how this all works as I have had so many other things I was fixing, replacing and repairing on the Mill that I never gave my spindle motor any thought before...
OK Please don't shoot me but I'm new to this topic but I would also like to remove my large 3-phase 2HP motor on my Tree Journeyman 200R machine and replace it with another servo motor or something...
So in general it sounds like you never drill through your material. If you're making a widget you leave a few thousands of material at the bottom so you never even have to go through into a...
So I'm just starting to get into this myself and have been trying to decide how I want to make a fixture plate. My question is this. Let's say I make one with straight through holes as you say and...
I'm a fast learner and not afraid to get my hands dirty. I build all kinds of projects from the ground up and I've also restored 4 industrial machines. My latest projects involve years of work on my...
Well I'm definitely a giant in Home Built stuff :) I live in Hershey, PA and would enjoy hooking up with you if you're still looking to tinker. I do a LOT of different things and built quite a few...
Hello Everyone,
The time has come to consider how I want to add a proper Z axis to my machine. I have an old 1983 Tree 200R Milling Machine. I've worked very hard on and off over the past 7 years...
Well we worked for about 90 minutes heating and pounding to make the very deep well socket "tool" to remove my 1.5" nut from the top of my quill that held my top spindle bearing in place. Once that...
Sorry I missed the reply in my e-mail. Luckily I saw this reply tonight just while browsing. I'm working on trying to fix my bent spindle right now. With the help of a local friend who does a lot of...
I have those pics ...are you still online underthetire? I'd love to pick back up and start working on this. I got a divorce and it derailed me for a few years. Trying to get back to tinkering now.
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For a test I did a swap of my driver boards because I thought that I had a bad component on the X axis driver board. This test was an effort to see if that was true or not. The results were...
Hi Guys,
OK onto a new problem. I have been working with my CNC pieces and trying to get them up to snuff for a retrofit of EMC2. In testing the various components I constructed a little test kit...
I see what looks like a set screw up inside of my spindle nose. Is that how I remove my spindle nose from my mill? I'm worried something is bent on my nose and I'd like to remove it to at least rule...
My pics of the mill are at:
Tree Journeyman 200R Milling Machine Project Page 1
my e-mail is chris -=at=- oupower -=dot=- com
Thank you for the manual. It will help me is some other things I...
I second that... The maintenance / service manual would be a huge help to me as well.
I am going to try the quill trick for changing my little "utility" belt. It's in terrible shape on my 200R and so that's desperately needed in my case. But the larger issue for me is I need to remove...
OK after doing quite a bit of work on my mill this evening... I got the mist coolant system (FluidFlex) all cleaned out and working! YEAH!!
Anyway I measured the spindle again and figured out my...
ok I'll go remove the collet and take a pic up the spindle right now. I'll do several of the spindle in as well as extended for you. Hopefully it will show you what you're trying to see.
Can you please look at the pictures on my website (some are good shots of the head) and you can click the pictures to see them LARGER. I don't know what nut you'd be talking about but I sure would...
Guys does anyone have any experience with spindle wobble on a Tree Milling machine? I put a mic on my spindle checking inside and outside and the thing seems to have about a .008" wobble in it. The...
OK Well I'm going to disassemble my FluidFlex system today and try to clean everything out. Is there anything I need to be cautious of or aware of while doing this? Tricks for cleaning the filters...
I don't have white crap I just have lots of sticky gooey orange colored oil. Some has hardened into little chunks that keep flushing out while I try to rinse the unit over the past few days.
Right...
Hi Guys,
I'm going to post in this thread because it's very close to my issue. I have yet to disassemble everything as I had no instructions or manual to look at. I suspect my issue is not quite...
OK I have been doing a lot more reading and I love the EMC2 idea since I run about 7 different linux servers here at home and Open Source is my bread-n-butter :) PHP, MySQL, Linux...
OK so first...
Oh heck I'm stupid... I could put the Z axis right on the spindle and save a LOT of work instead of trying to put it on the knee. Yes I know it would only be 5 inches of travel possible, but that's...