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    Merry Christmas to all!

    From Italy, best wishes to you all.
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    Reducing Mini-Mill Column Flex (and Column Y-Axis Alignment)

    Of course, my plate assembly was incomplete. But I did want to check it as soon as possible. But I don't think that the absence of the two central bolts would change the results I got. I'll try to use a spring scale and I want to try different arrangements (the pics and links on the Hoss site...
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    Reducing Mini-Mill Column Flex (and Column Y-Axis Alignment)

    this is the link to the document of John Pitkin (Column Flexing in the Minimill - revision 1.pdf): (maybe you need to be registered to the group)...
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    Reducing Mini-Mill Column Flex (and Column Y-Axis Alignment)

    Of course, I would like to compare my results with observations from other guys owning that kind of mill. Maybe 2 thou is just great, so I can be happy :-) Yes, the DI returns to 0. About the flex in the column: I read the document from John Pitkin (Column Flexing in the Minimill - revision...
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    Reducing Mini-Mill Column Flex (and Column Y-Axis Alignment)

    Well, I am new owner of a Sieg X2. I found this wonderful thread (thank you rudydubya) and the other one about spindle column alignment and I want to implement the rudydubya's ideas. I want to show you the results of my implementation. Sorry for the quality of pics (and the resizing didn't...
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    new member

    No sir, my name is Emanuele. If I am not wrong, the brand is mEtabo, not mAtabo. I use matabo just because it is not already used as a nickname (matabo has no particular mean).
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    new member

    LOL Firearms laws are crazy, like everywhere in the world. Seriously, never forget that our heritage is very different from yours. In Europe, owning firearms is generally forbidden. But the law can be sometime "relaxed" and the government allows you to own/carry firearms for sporting or...
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    new member

    Hello gentlemen, a few words to introduce myself. I am an italian guy, who likes firearms and metalworking (and something else too...but it is not so interesting). I met this forum after buying a Sieg x2. I found a few wonderful threads about modifications for that mill. Soon I will post...
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