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Sieg SX2p HT Review
sparky961:
I do love a good unboxing thread with lots of pictures. I'll raise a glass to your future creations.
steampunkpete:
Yup, this thread will be a great help when I get one of these later in the year after I've got the garage refitted with benches. :thumbup:
premodern:
Will,
I am a complete neophyte but am in the process of reading about the X2 mill so this series of posts is quite useful to me. But bear in mind my ignorance as I ask a question.
Before you shim the column, would it be worthwhile to first check the parallelism of the spindle to the z-axis dovetail column? Is it possible that the head needs some slight angular adjustment with respect to the dovetail on the column before moving to shimming the column?
Thanks,
Hans
RobWilson:
Hi Will :wave:
Canny write up :thumbup:, those seem to be a popular capable mill , what mods if any do you have planned ?
Rob
Will_D:
--- Quote from: premodern on February 09, 2015, 12:50:11 PM ---Before you shim the column, would it be worthwhile to first check the parallelism of the spindle to the z-axis dovetail column? Is it possible that the head needs some slight angular adjustment with respect to the dovetail on the column before moving to shimming the column?
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Hi Hans, Thanks for the reply. The reason I didn't check this is because (I think) there is nothing I can do about it.
The non-gibbed dovetail and the boreing of the spindle beaing housings dictate the 3d alignment of spindle axis to column axis.
If the was an error (which there might be) the only way to correct it is in the dovetails.
I don't think I can manage this!
Also on this mill the spindle doesn't move as it is part of the head and so the movement of the end of a drill say in x-y-z is purely dictated by the head moving on the column. On a knee/quill machine (like a Bridgport) then the tip of the drill will move in x-y-z depending on the quill alignment.
On a mini mill/drill with both a moving head and moving quill then its a combination of both!
PS: Any one more experienced in this area will to commeny on my analysis above>
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