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| krymis:
I have my x2 all torn down and ready to do what is needed to make it a good operating machine. Where should i start with putting it back together? I have a craftsman roll around tool box from sears to mount it on. I welded allthread and long nuts to the 4 corners of the tool cart to level it anywhere in the shop. I have the base laid on the cart for mounting but wondered if a filling with epoxy and sand mix would help it? any help will be appreciated. |
| spuddevans:
Hi there Krymis, I have my own X2 broken down in pieces as well, and have just done the 1st stage of tramming. I made brief reference to it in my post about my CNC X2 conversion. I've just gone out and taken a few pics and will upload them and make up a post about what I did and then I'll re-post here with the link. Just give me a few mins to gather my scattered thoughts, Tim |
| spuddevans:
Just posted it Here Tim |
| krymis:
i am going to start tramming the head to the column tonight. I am planning to remove the controls and electronics box away from the mill. I will also be removing the motor and Z axis ballscrew and cnc mount. I will see how good i can get that before i move on to any other tramming. |
| krymis:
so i decided to take the tram a little further and add a treadmill motor and controller to the mill. I will also be using the hoss belt drive. I harvested the motor, choke, control board, circuit breaker, and POT from my wife's treadmill. The parts are common place if you type in the right stuff on steal-bay.. motor is a B4CPM-089T (2hp 130v 5950 17A) choke is a YBI-601-Q it uses a 10k POT and motor controller is a MC-60 all parts priced on steal-bay was under 100.00 i have videos of the motor testing and such from my cell phone. sorry for the crappy video. Also have a 1/2"x12" rod in the spindle and starting the tram process on the spindle. Once i get it in tram i am going to make a few brackets to help fine tram the x axis...y axis is just using some expensive shims aka tin foil. :lol: pic of the control layout |
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