04-05-2013, 11:50 AM
(04-05-2013, 09:38 AM)Mayhem Wrote:(04-05-2013, 09:21 AM)Dave J Wrote: ...I slipped in a bearing while I was there like I did to the mill when I got it. It make locking an axis so much easier with a bearing between the bolt and the tapered slug in the lock hole...
Dave - can you elaborate on this please? Are you using a thrust bearing?
Darren,
I believe he means he put a ball bearing into the cross slide lock screw hole that presses against the gib to lock it in place. My mill came with a setup like that.
Ed