Re: Mill/Drills

In a message dated 01/18/2000 7:27:56 AM Hawaiian Standard Time,
thomas.b.smith1@... writes:

<< (not being able to maintain alignment while
raising and lowering the head on my Asian mill/drill) so much so, that one
of my next projects may be to add an external guide that prevents the head
from rotating. It would have to be very stout and yet easily disconnected
when you want to rotate the head. Has anyone tried this?

Cheers,
Tom >>
Tom,
The EMCO MAIER FB-2 has a long key installed in a long keyway cut into the
round column. They have a small gib installed in the head assembly that is
adjusted snug against the key. This is fairly good in keeping alignment but
causes a lot of drag for my CNC conversion. I hate the round column design so
much that even though I have good alignment, I bought a RF-45 anyway.

Peter
THRD, Inc