Makes sense. But! I pulled the sweep in from the width of the table to about 4 inches total (the width of the column basically and same thing. I was in correct tram there too....
My theory here...
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Makes sense. But! I pulled the sweep in from the width of the table to about 4 inches total (the width of the column basically and same thing. I was in correct tram there too....
My theory here...
Hey All! I am finally to the tramming stage of this mini mill!
I basically took a Harbor Freight X2 Clone (model 44991) mini mill and fit it to the LMS solid kit.. The thing is awesome (See this...
These are the types of replies I was looking for! Now we are getting somewhere!
The only reason I am asking about those carbide end mills is that the tooling that comes with the Juggernaut jig...
Hey All,
Ok, a couple noobtacular questions that I absolutely cannot find the answer to anywhere... So I will ask you all. Here goes:
1.) The Dataflute End Mills... So like the ones here:...
Yeah, right after I posted this I thought, Hmm, I most likely will have to drill a 1/2" section of bar and then make a set screw on it by drilling and tapping the end...
Also, I may be able to...
So, sorry for this all, I tried to post the below in a new thread and was getting tons of errors... So I am posting this here:
Hey All,
So, I got to tramming my Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill...
Hey All,
So, I got to tramming my Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill table last night (spindle to X-axis basically) and I used these two items to do it:
The Dial Test Indicator I used:
The...
Hey All,
So, I got to tramming my Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill table last night (spindle to X-axis basically) and I used these two items to do it:
The Dial Test Indicator I used:
...
Hey All,
So, I got to tramming my Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill table last night (spindle to X-axis basically) and I used these two items to do it:
The Dial Test Indicator I used:
...
Hey All,
So, I got to tramming my Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill table last night (spindle to X-axis basically) and I used these two items to do it:
The Dial Test Indicator I used:
...
the_great_snag - yeah I have been reading in more than one spot about the column stiffening mods for the X2 as well. And more than one person has come out the other end not that pleased form what I...
the_great_snag,
you hit it right on the head here... When I say new to this stuff... I mean, I have about 2 months worth of internet reading on machining, about $1,500 into my mill and all the...
So, I am going to bring this old thread back to the forefront. I came across this thread last night and it directly related to what I am trying to do.
Long story short, I ordered a Harbor Freight...