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Are you talking about the motor tuning pages?

I finally got to make an actual cut with the machine since I did the calibration. I did a real safe circular interpolation and cut a 1.250" diameter...

Variance, meaning if I am CI'ing a 2.500 hole - much out of round could I expect to see?

I see what youre saying in regards to each movement being off by the backlash in 90* movements - but the...

I have an MD001 controlled by Mach3. I purchased the machine from another member, and didn't build it myself - but have changed a lot of stuff on it over the last year. I haven't been making...

I thought I'd give a quick update - I FINALLY got the Z axis fixed. I took it all apart and hauled it to a local grinding shop. They re-cut the dovetails, the ways and the base of the column. It was...

A while back I did some basic measurements - and the added height of the rails appeared to add some complication. The Z axis ballscrew mount would also need a spacer made. I actually had drawings...

It's been sitting apart for a while now, I just haven't had time to get back to it - but I do know exactly what's wrong with it. The Z dovetails have a huge amount of taper to them causing all kinds...

Thanks Rob!

I did some more testing, part of which was rerouting the cabling - power separated from encoders etc. No dice. I switched drives/motors where the Z used the X driver and X used the Z...

The machine has lots of promise, but severely lacks in accuracy because of horribly loose gibs that couldn't be adjusted far enough. It's taking a LOT of work to make it remotely close to accurate. A...

LOL, well.. we got that one.

Thanks Bill, it sure does have an automatic oiler on it - I think it cycles every 20min or so.

I have an RF45 that I bought from another member here and have a few problems. It's outfitted with 3 of the leadshine ES-DH1208 drives and the ES-MH23480 motors. Every since I got the machine home...

Cruiser speaks the truth for sure. I have been (still) fighting this for a while now. I still get Z stalls from time to time, but that's a different problem. When I lapped my dovetails/ways on Z - I...

Ok, it's been a slow go at this project. As seen above, I got the Z slide (head side) machined, and it turned out great. I lapped the way side of the Z slide on my surface plate using that no slip...

Thanks for the interest Sparky.

Tonight, we got a little bit done. Had a good friend take the Z saddle to his work and machine the head mounting surface true. I made a trip to Home Depot today...

Ok, I took Z all apart and found some interesting discoveries. One, I knew about - the column had a LOT of shims under the base. When I trammed the head a few days ago I found them and then...

I am sure you are right. Tonight, at the very least, I am going to take it apart and see what's what. The plan of attack will probably be to see if I can hand lap what I have good enough to make it's...

If I ended up doing the linear rails, I would have a 5/8" plate mounted to the front of the column that spans the surface of the original dovetail, that the rails attach to. Just the addition of the...

On that note, I did some measuring sunday evening, I may have mentioned it earlier in here but I can't remember... but... with the head at the top, in the tight area, there's no gap in the slide on...

I see what you're saying, but.... on the left side, there's an ATC which hogs up nearly the whole side. On the right side, there's the limit switch box, and the stop - which are both relatively...

Thank you very much, I may have to give this a shot - seems like a much more simple idea. I have the column face plate, the modified head slide and rails already drawn up and ready to go, but getting...

Interesting for sure. I am going to do some digging on this, as I don't want to deal with the dovetails after they wear a little bit. I found one that was done on an MD001 like this one, but the...

Thanks for the input Chris, I have entertained that as well. I was actually looking at the machine for fitment purposes, but it sure appears there's a small amount of real estate to fit a relatively...

Well, I have a couple options. One, what you mentioned, have the column skim cut in the ways and the bottom face trued up. It's hard to tell what the exact problem is - The column appears to have...

Hello zoners, I just recently bought a converted MD001 from another member on here, complete with ATC etc. I can't complain a whole lot, but the accuracy on this machine is terrible. Most of this...

I am having a similar problem with mine (MD001) that I bought from another member on here. The Z axis was so loose, could see a twist drill deflect the head a LOT when it touched. The gibs were max...

SBC Cycle, thanks - your solution worked. I can't believe I didn't think about that. In fact, it's possible that I did this before.. lol. IDK.

Thanks again, you rock!!

Thank you very much, that is likely it. The feature in question is for a 1/4NPT thread, and I think the "/" is in the name.

...wait, if the feature is named as "1/4 NPT" - that will cause it to...

Burrman, Yes, You got it right - very frustrated with their vulture-esque sales people. They were calling trying to 'upgrade' me after only a month or two, if that. They called MANY times, sometimes...

I am just about sick of this product. For the longest time, maybe a couple years, their sales people called over and over and over trying to sell me something when I didn't have a machine (and told...

Update, I went through my various features on this particular drawing, and only the very first feature allowed me to save it - it's only a 'center drill' operation.