Mike G

Nope, definitely include me in that group too! Today I went to look at the tooling and bought a vise, so I can check that one off my...

After adjusting the gibs, I adjusted the leadscrew backlash on the table and saddle. That was a total PAIN as the nuts are buried deep...

Nothing to show but I re-shimmed the saddle and table gibs based on the results from my first try. This time it took three different...

The mystery of the one knee line with no flow is solved. I put the meter in that line in backwards. There's a faint arrow stamped on...

It's doable, they make adjustable distribution blocks, no idea what they cost. Before I go down that road I will see if I can get the...

I got all the lube lines hooked up today and filled the pump with Vactra #2 way oil. The first couple pumps pushed a bunch of air out...

Next step was to start assembling the table on top of the saddle. There was the usual massaging of dial parts to fit well on the...

With the fitting thing "taken care of" (another spoiler) I started running all the lines to get things routed properly. Once the...

Thought I'd add this to give a better idea of the size of the sleeves.

Thanks RC4MAN. I picked up the shim stock, 4mm tubing and compression sleeves this morning. I tried the tube and compression sleeve in...

This morning, I put the saddle on the knee and bolted on the guide plates. After inserting the gibs, I found my next challenge. The...