lazylathe
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Hi all,
I have been eagerly wanting to do the mods to my X2 before using it.
So i bought a plate of 1/2 inch 1018 steel and have the 1 inch hole drilled finally!
When i removed the belleville washer and put the plate in place i noticed i had an issue...
On my mill the column is set into the mills base by about 5 to 8 mm.
This means that the plate does not sit flush against the column.
I was wondering if i could ream out the three holes a bit that house the column spindle in order to move it back a bit?
The only other option would be to shim it with another thinner plate of metal.
Anyone else had this problem??
I would take a pic but the mill is n bits at the moment!
Andrew
I have been eagerly wanting to do the mods to my X2 before using it.
So i bought a plate of 1/2 inch 1018 steel and have the 1 inch hole drilled finally!
When i removed the belleville washer and put the plate in place i noticed i had an issue...
On my mill the column is set into the mills base by about 5 to 8 mm.
This means that the plate does not sit flush against the column.
I was wondering if i could ream out the three holes a bit that house the column spindle in order to move it back a bit?
The only other option would be to shim it with another thinner plate of metal.
Anyone else had this problem??
I would take a pic but the mill is n bits at the moment!
Andrew