Recent content by krymis

i decided to go with the west system epoxy fill instead of the hydraulic cement option. It will just help brace the interior of the column so that there is less flex. look it up on cnczone or on cnccookbook. i think bob warfeild may have even posted it here.

well i got all the bracing and tramming tools set up on the colum... i also got a plate of glass to help tram the mill better. I also am using a starret indicator set to measure it better than the clamp style holder i was using.

i have all of the swarfrat videos and i got to tell you they were great helps. Lex is a good guy and very knowledgeable when it comes to the mini machines.

i have been talking to zee and would be willing to come down from williamsport area.

I don't mean to bring anything up but what happen to this guy as i see he ran a business centered around the x2. It sounds that he had a lot of good products and tips. Does anyone have any of the tips and videos saved from the website? by the way a thank you goes out to Jim for helping me out...

so after doing a little research i am redoing my x2. some of the mods are c-channel column bracing, hydraulic cement filling or epoxy filling the column, treadmill motor and controller upgrade, belt drive, spindle bearing replacement with SKF bearings. Once all that is done i am going to make...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UPRI68Xz0 last one of me trying to break the metal gears spindle bearings or something...and it lasted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQGZFOk0YnQ

some jigs an stuff for the cnc frame parts and to wrap it all up i use bobcadcam v21 and v23 and mach3 for my retrofits. On a side note if anybody likes cigars, motorcycles, pittsburgh steelers, and body modifications i am available to talk lol

thanks for the warm welcome gents. As for the making engines i may do it a little later. I have done a few x2 and c2 cnc conversions and never realized how much stuff i was missing when it came to tramming. I got a few toys i can show jd2 bender english wheel shrinker and planishing hammer 4x6...

hellow all. i do not make engines or anything but i joined to use and contribute to the machining and cnc information. I currently have an old model Industrial hobbies cnc mill (retrofit by arron the old owner), x2 cnc mill (hoss conversion done by me), and a 7x14 cnc lathe (stirling retrofit...