Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mill/Drill cnc question

Thanks, that is what I was hoping to hear:})

I wrecks havoc with my aux Z axis homing switch and I had hoped to get rid
of it.

At 07:11 PM 9/28/2004, you wrote:

>I took the spring off on my HF mill drill works fine without it
>www.lambertsrc.com<http://www.lambertsrc.com/>
>
>thanks Kenneth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A. G. Eckstein<mailto:a_eckstein@...>
> To:
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 3:56 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mill/Drill cnc question
>
>
> I have cnc'd my mill drill and that stupid spring on the Z axis keeps
> getting in the way of some of my fixturing.
>
> Has anybody ever just taken that stupid thing off?
>
> It is handy if you use the manual pull down handles, but I have removed
> them and ONLY have power feed via cnc. It would make more sense to have "a
> counter weight" on the quill itself to make sure the downstroke is always
> pushing instead of having the spring on the countershaft.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

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