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Have you given the screw a very good inspection for any damage in that area? It could be something like a bit of dirt in the ballnut, but I'd expect...

Thanks for your offer Lee. I think the fuse holder might be ok. It might be another issue and I'll start a new thread. Dave

Due to the cramped nature of my workshop, I decided to assemble the machine in situ. After manhandling the lighter VMC 190 out the door, I brought in...

Muzz, Sure can. Please send me your email address and I'll add you to Dropbox as the files are huge. Regards.

I used Rust-oleum hard hat top coat, it is fantastic paint. I was originally going to get the cabinet shot blasted and powered coated, but quotes...

Thanks Lee, I have had a bit of experience but never had to do so much to a machine. The last was a Boxford 240 CNC lathe but it was in pretty good...

That looks a great build, Did you spray the Cabinet with a HVLP gun or cans ?.Im just prepping a Lathe I brought a while ago and about to start...

Looking really good Mike, I'm going to take a punt and say you've done similar work before :thumsup:

Hi I have the same problem, have not used in years and are just getting back into it, now I'm retired any chance on getting a copy of the old...

Well, folks, It's there—just a few odds and sods left to sort: reassembly, wiring, setup, cobbling together a 4th axis, and the small matter of...

Lee, send us DM/Email if you want.

Just to give you a bit more info etc, the forum gets influxes of "bot traffic" we've also had some denial of service attacks previously that I...

Thanks guys, will be sending an update out soon via email, thanks for baring with me, they are the only pics I had on my phone I could use to test...

Yes, me too for the last 2-3 days(?). Seems intermittent. Working now - nobody move suddenly!!

Hey Lee I have been getting Database errors when opening the site just incase it is linked, I assumed it was due to an update. but you have bigger...

With the rogue ball screws sorted and the wonky tooling tamed, I turned my attention to the control panel. The old one was a sorry sight—rusty and...

OK will retry posting some of the images as they seem to not show in my previous post. Above cross section of the spindle showing the Nilos...

Yes you are correct about wear and oversized balls, I think the thing is with tiny ball screws the balls seem to wear first as I guess the load is...

I've done a couple of 16mm ballscrews. Once you've figured out the technique, it's not too bad. I used a very similar technique to what you...

Another...

Dave can you repost the pics nothing has come through on your post. If we can't work it out I may have some holders I can post to you...

Not had to do one of these but over the years I've rebuilt quite a few ball nuts for people on here, on some of the more expensive assemblies the...

New PCB boards to split the LCD display and the processor. Went smoothly apart from the bits that didn't.

Well, the spindle was a right faff, but the ball screws? No surprise there. These VMC 260s have a bit of a reputation for knackered ball screws....