Adding power to the z-axis

[dallen]

(10-07-2012, 09:26 AM)Wawoodman Wrote: Also, I'm curious about the gas lift. I can see that it makes going up easier, but doesn't it make going down, harder?

I put gas springs on my ZX45 same as a RF, and no it doesn't make it harder going down. the springs act like a counter weight just without all the other stuff like a weight and cables. The one problem I have is with the position that I mounted the springs at cause them to actually bind up I think ( may just be my column needing some TLC) I know that they loose lift at the top cause of the angle that they are at.

But in the middle of the travel range they work great and with the hand crank I could raise the head by using the crank and only two fingers to turn it.

need to find the pictures and post them here or go download them from the old mill site.