X1 Mill lifting mechanism

I have 2 X1 mills. I have not done any of the mods you ask about, but I did install a thrust bearing on the rise and fall screw. Still needs tedious multirotation, but essentially removes all effort in turning the wheel, so makes it fast and easy. Did the same to the x and y axes too, with similarly happy results. I can't remember exactly how I did it now, but if you're interested I will try dredging through what passes for my memory these days and give you a how-to.

Pete

I have fitted a gas strut. In MEW 150 David White describes how to do this. I also fitted a replacement bearing block and bearing to the Z axis from a design by Graham Meek. There are a couple of photos in one of my albums. These two mods have made a dramatic improvement to moving the head but I'd also be interested in motorising the Z axis.

Yes. I did the X and Y axis bearings to Graham Meek's design.

Pete

Rich (Firebird) posted about his Z axis feed  over on MEM forum

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Frances, I have sent you a PM.

Thor

Nice work by Rich.

He seems to get through a lot of overalls!

Frances, I have sent you a PM

The Myford powered lead screw is written up in ME, which may help anyone wanting to motorise the X1 z-axis.

Neil

P.S. the washing is a major feature of all his project s

Hi all has anyone carried out a similar mod on a Warco WM14 mill which has a very heavy mill head and difficult to access lead screw & hand wheel . No problems on downward direction but a pain in upwards direction as it has a 5 TPI lead screw. Enquires up until now have ruled out a single phase geared motor. I do not have electronic knowledge to take stepper or server motor route.

Thank you all B Reilly Glasgow

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ThoseOveralls remind me of certain scenes in "Breaking Bad"

Hmmm... seem to have got my 'quote' editing screwed up... but you get my drift.