I have owned an Emco FB2 vertical mill for quite a number of years. One of my initial worries was the potential wear on the vertical leadscrew with the continued raising and lowering of the head.
I take some of the strain off this leadscrew by helping to raise the head with my left hand under the head, while winding the leadscrew with my right hand.
Some may say that this is unnecessary as gravity will prevent backlash in the vertical head, but it is something that I have become accustomed to doing and it just comes automatically now.
Dave
The Emerald Isle
I take some of the strain off this leadscrew by helping to raise the head with my left hand under the head, while winding the leadscrew with my right hand.
Some may say that this is unnecessary as gravity will prevent backlash in the vertical head, but it is something that I have become accustomed to doing and it just comes automatically now.
Dave
The Emerald Isle