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Thanks very much for sharing your circle routine. The graphics are great and the program works great. I wish I could do so well.
For those who are running Mach3 with the Syil X3 configuration setup,...

Sorry, I forgot to post one of the drawings and to post the number of the replacement bearings on the pulley shaft. They are #16007 2RS.
Sorry about the mixup.

OM

Since my machine was new, it has never sounded really smooth. I have cleaned, repacked and re-adjusted the bearings several times. I finally decided to make a concentrated effort to make it run...

I believe that you will find that they come with a retainer inside the nut that keeps the balls in place. It will slip out as the screw is threaded into the nut.

I had the same thing happen to me...

Here are a couple of ideas that I have been thinking about for a while and finally got around to doing. First, the light on my mill was never in the right place. I have seen some pictures on here of...

Only one end of the ball nut is fastened to the frame. The other end is only held in place by two locking tabs and the ball screw. The floating nut is rotated toward the other nut and locked by the...

78 years old. Retired 13 years and enjoying every bit of it.

OM

caleb105,
There are many types of ball nuts and I'm sure some are much better than others. I have a Syil SX3 machine which I have had disassembled several times so I know what kind of ball nuts it...

Gunlaoctors,
I read your post about using your small mill for engraving on gun parts, gun barrels. I have done some of that with my SX3 mill. I was put off by the cost of the manufactured spring...

My thoughts on drafting,
I learned my drafting in the mid 40's so everything was done on a board and T-Square. I believe that time was well spent and have never regreted having that foundation to...

Toolmetal,
I would suggest using a small horizontal/vertical band saw for what you want to cut. No kick-back or lost fingers. Take a look at use-enco.com. They have a 5" x 6" saw, Mod. 505-6840,...

Claude,

It is probably in the settings for your display. If you are using Windows, go to Control Panel, Display, Settings and try changing the setup ie. 1024 x 768 or some other until the circles...

Hi,
Sorry about that. I never even gave it a thought about the initials. Just trying to save some keystrokes. After this I will be more carefull.

OM

Hi SOL,
Glad to have a new person aboard. You will find this forum very helpfull if you have any problems. Also a lot of interesting people on here with many different interests.
OM

The ball nut that you have pictured is actually two nuts in oposition to each other. They are screwed towards each other on the screw and are spaced apart by a two piece spacer. These spacers are...

I had the same problems with my machine. The folks who assembled these machines thought the pins were nails and tried to drive them all the way in. This makes them nearly impossible to seperate....

I have been running my SX3 for about a year with the high speed belt and pulley change without any problems. I haven't checked the two belts to see if they are the same format. I don't have any way...

Just a comment on a CAD program. I have tried progeCAD Smart and recently purchased progeCAD 2008 PRO. The progeCAD Smart is free and has the advantage of being to read and write .dwg files plus...

Wilco1,

I can't help you with the lathe as I only have the SX3 mill. Just wanted to compliment you on your beautiful machine work.

Hang in there, you will get it working and then we can see...

Corel Paint Shop Pro XI will import DXF files and then can scale them to any size you wish. Once the files are imported, then go to "Page Setup" and place as many on one sheet of paper as you wish.
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This may have been answered already but here is my info. I have a Teco-Westinghouse VFD that is a three horse but in my book they recommend a 40 ohm, 390 W resistor for their 5 hp. drive.
You can...

Thackman,

See my posting listed below in "Similar Threads".

OM

Hi,

I'm sorry that I didn't take some pictures of the horizontal shaft and other parts. I can tell you how the reversing button connects with the wire. There is a brass hub that is insulated from...

This old dog doesn't even have a name on it that I can find. I am curious if anyone can name the manufacturer.
Thanks,

OM

Some of you may be interested in the problem and the fix for the strange noise that my mill has had from new. It wasn't a big noise but when the speed was cranked up it always sounded like there was...

Hi,

I have one of the first SX3 machines and haven't had any problem with lack of power on any of the axis's. I can tell you from experience that the X axis will snap off a 3/16" end mill without...

Pidab,

The nut has what ammounts to two sets of ball races in one nut. There are groves on each end that have no balls in them. The two outer plastic plugs limit how far the balls can migrate...

phidab,

I will try to explain how I did it. You have the first step already mastered. Grease the inside of the ball nut and replace the balls in the correct groves. It will be necessary to make a...

Greolt,

I like your idea for a solid Y travel stop. I was thinking about it today and with your stop, the only thing that is required to gain .400 travel is to saw off the turned down end of the...

Bullseye,

Unfortunately, I have the whole thing back together. I have taken a picture of the bar and bearing. The bearing was fastened to the base of the machine with 1/4-20 x 2 Allen Hd. cap...