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Originally posted by jaydee116
Caps key stuck? Anyway will have one block done this weekend with instructions on how to do it. haqve all the parts and tools set. Just need the time.

Tore my mill apart tonight and looked it over. All is well. Got most of the slop out. One of the tightening screws was gone. Luckily I found it in the mess of old end mills in a box. Put the thing back together and it looks good. Still cannot figure out why the only attached the column with 2 inline machine bolts. IMO there should be either 4 or at least the 2 stagered. Putting them inline only creates a pivot point. Other than that it is good to go although I have nothing to really mill for now. Soon though, soon. I got some copper all ready to go, but I need to get this non milled block started and completed. Shouldn't take to long though.

Balinju: any ETA on when this might get milled? Will be interesting to see how it comes out.

Why dont you put some extra screws into the column for added strength.Ive heard that it is quite effective.

Didnt realize I had the caps lock on...my bad.

You adjust the gibs on the table and it still has slop in it??
Thats strrange.Maybe your dovetails are bent in the middle of the table or the ends....maybe even on the saddle......have you looked at them to see??
That would be the only reason I can think of that would cause the table to be snug at one point, and loose at another, and cause "slop" in travel.
I hear that they are nice little mills, but people always seem to complain about the flexability of the material(Alum) it was made of, and how it just not ridgid enough for their liking....they should have made it out of cast iron or something a tad bit stronger.

Well anyway jaydee and balinju: good luck and cant wait to hear the results