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Xldevil:

--- Quote from: cjoscelyn on January 01, 2010, 04:54:10 PM ---If you go to www.charliejoscelyn.com, 6X26, you can follow a photo trail of the mods I have completed. I have not added the write-ups yet, but I'm sure the pictures will tell the story.

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ASFAICS you cut away half the material of the Y-axesīs front bearing block.Is that what you did?
Is it too demanding to ask for some words of explanation ?:)
Ralph

Powder Keg:
He increased the Y movement by that much. The nut hits the casting and restricts the movement. I'm planing on doing the same to my mill as soon as I get a chance. Also I'll be cutting away the bearing blocks on the X travel screw. That will increase the X movement by about 2" or so.

Xldevil:

--- Quote from: Powder Keg on January 09, 2010, 12:28:25 PM ---He increased the Y movement by that much. The nut hits the casting and restricts the movement. I'm planing on doing the same to my mill as soon as I get a chance. Also I'll be cutting away the bearing blocks on the X travel screw. That will increase the X movement by about 2" or so.

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Thank you.
That makes it clearer.
Unfortunately,if I would extend the travel of the axes ,I would have to buy new glass scales for my DRO also.
They are pretty new and have been not really cheap.
To be positiv,for my needs the movements are not cornucopian,but adequate.
Yesterday my riser block arrieved.It is turned to size and hollow bored,the 3 cut outs and the 6 holes for the bolts are milled already.
This has been done by a member of the steam engine community I belong to.He did the blank at his work.
Although I never met this guy in person,he gave me the blank and his work for free.Thank You,Eddy!
The center height of my Myford wasnīt big enough to turn that blank down to size.
It was weighing 30 Kg,the OD was 180mm.
Now itīs down to 15 Kg and 150mm OD.
As soon as it will get warmer,I īll make the bolts and the last fine cuts to the blank.
Yesterday the temperatur in my shop was 2°C.No fun to do metal work in such a surrounding.
Ralph
P.S. With the exception that my riser block has cut outs that I can use 6 short bolts instead of 3 long studs,the picture shows,how it will look,hopefully.

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