01-11-2015, 02:58 PM
(01-11-2015, 02:38 PM)Highpower Wrote:(01-11-2015, 01:41 PM)f350ca Wrote: You probably could cut the shaft but I'd hate not being able to put it back to stock if the mod didn't work out for some reason. Hey the mill could be a highly praised collectors item some day.
Ed, I agree with Greg on this point. After going through what I had to do to adapt the power feed to the knee on my mill, I would say you are going to want as much of the original lead screw as possible for support and alignment of your adapter. I had to sleeve my adapter to get a good snug fit on the lead screw because the over sized bore allowed to much wiggle between the shafts and bound up the bevel gears in the power feed terribly. Even though the adapter screwed on tightly to the lead screw it flexed under a load without the sleeve. With only a one inch attachment/support I fear you would suffer the same problem with the "joint" flexing. (JMHO) I don't remember the exact length of the sleeve I made, but I believe it was at least 4 inches long, and I'm glad I have every bit of it now.
Willie,
What's that thing sitting on the lathe ways in the second picture?
Ed