Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly

[Mayhem]

Thanks Greg,

From what I understand and what I can tell, most of the mill matches the drawings that I have, with a few noticeable exceptions. The main issues appear to be holes that have been drilled with minimal accuracy. I sometimes wonder if Manual worked for Kondia before heading the Torquay and entering the services of Basil Fawlty... As such, several parts have been shipped new from Kondia incomplete.

I'm unsure of how many were finished like this, or even how many were built in one production run. I certainly know that some of the parts were revised after my mill was built, as evidenced by the drawing for the feed trip bracket.

Thanks Ken,

You are certainly correct regarding the price. Even with the parts that I had to buy from Kondia (approx US $1K) and other materials I have had to buy, this mill will finish up costing the same, if not less than the cheapest second hand mill I have seen advertised in several years. The other advantage is that I can invest money into it when I can afford to, rather than dropping 4K and then figuring out how to move it and then find out what its issues really are... I had considered ball screwsbut of the companies in the US I contacted for a price, none bothered to answer my emails.

Your help and advise, and that of others here, has been invaluable in solving problems, and actually getting parts made or fixed.