Hello, I posted a message a while back about the head on my Micromark mini mill moving when I tighten the gib lock. I lapped the gib and removed burrs from it...
I've decided to upgrade my HF mini mill with a belt drive. I'm down to the Harrison or the LMS kit. Anyone have any comments on which is the better design,...
Try JW Winco. They have some on their home page and also an extensive line of knobs and handles. http://www.jwwinco.com/ Kyle ... out www.woodcraft.com ... ...
Kyle, i remember your original post. I checked the head movement on my mill and there is zero movement even with the lock loosened. I think there's something...
Ken, I'll go back and set the gibs using your method and a block of wood to relieve the pressure from the torsion spring. The first time I observed the gib, it...
Hello, I can't comment on the Harrison unit as I am not familiar with it. However, I did install the Sterling Steel unit from LMS and I have been quite...
I bought and installed the LMS version soon after getting my HF 44991, and am very happy with it. With what I tinker with, I never have to shift the belt to...
If anyone is interested, I'm put my Mini Mill on EBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320259336740 I've upgraded to a Grizzly Square...
What model did you upgrade to? Do you have it yet? Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ...
... to ... the ... I havent used the LMS/Sterling kit, but I bought the Harrisson kit and have been happy with it. From what I've read both are good products,...
Being a newbie, I have always run my mill at top speed, Is this wrong? I mostly mill silver, brass, aluminum & plastic, with occasional forays into steel. This...
Hello, Yes you are lucky over there in the USA, Here in NZL no one stocks parts for mini mills or lathes, I have E-mailed 3 companies here that sell these...
Hello Tony, Running your mill at full speed with most of the materials you mention is not recommended. All materials differ and each will machine best at the...
I also have the Sterling belt drive on mine and it was probably the best upgrade for it. ... with ... have ... should ... I ... feel ... down ... is...
I am in the UK. You said the following in a previous post, can you provide their web address for me. The entire U.S. mini-lathe/mini-mill community will be...
David, The LMS catalogue can be found here:- _http://littlemachineshop.com/_ (http://littlemachineshop.com/) In the UK there are two engineering tool...
Hi Harry TVM for your kind reply, I thought I was writing to the group! Mind you I did send it from my mobile phone so it's not quite so easy to always notice...
Hello David, I'm a miller of the old school, very much hands on rather than CNC operated machines. I have an X2 Mill with a Stirling Steel belt drive...
I bought a LMS (Sterling Steel) kit for my X2 also but I have made a new base plate to allow the motor to be mounted off to the side of the head rather than...
Kyle, are you sure you're adjusting the four gib tensioning screws evenly and making sure they're secure by tightening their individual locking nuts? The way i...
Cliff, I've had my Grizzly G0519 Square Column Mill for a year. I use it a lot and really like it. I thought I might still use the Mini Mill a little but have...
I bought an LMS Mill Head for my own design mill (just starting the build) and modified a Steel kit to allow cutting 3.5" off the back of the spindle to reduce...
Dear all, I am unable to release the collet holder from my mini mill. I have whacked it, used WD40, it will not budge! I don't use the mill much so it has been...
... I'll *assume* you have an R8 spindle (what I have) and simply say get a big rubber mallet. Remove the plastic cover over the drawbolt on top of the...
Ken, I think a new gib will be next on my list. I am suspicious of the quality of the original and the location of the indentations for the screws. I do...
... Before you try a new gib just remove all the adjust screws and put a FINE taper on the ends, including the lock screw. By fine I mean something less than...
... Totally agree with the above except I would use a proper steel or copper haed hammer. If collet held with a bolt then unscrew a turn or so. If held with a...
Kyle, If you think on it, if the dovetail contact side of the gib is perfectly flat assuming there's no burrs or sharp edges on either the gib itself, the...
