Hey guys. I finally got my x3 setup and ready to go, but the z-axis is killing me. I have a fairly new one without the gas strut and the 2:1 gear ratio. I'm not sure what in heck Sieg was thinking when they changed it. A couple more inches of travel certainly isn't worth it, especially since you could just extend the quill if you had to.

It not just the fact that it's heavy, but moving the thing takes twice as many turns to get there. Maybe I have my gib a little too tight, but I still would like to make it easier. It's on a bench against a wall, so there's no way to do a counterbalance type thing.

If anyone has one lying around from a cnc conversion or some other project I would love to buy it off you. Or if anyone knows where I could order one... Grizzly probably carries it if no one has one they can part with.

Thanks for any help!