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Hi guys just had my gearbox go my mill got no hi / low was working then made some
funny sounds then it stoped thought it would be the nylon gear on top but no thats in mint condition lol
going to strip it down tomorrow to see whats going on it a Xj9512 mill china thing i think lol
basicley a variants of the X2
looking for a belt drive convertion at a cheep cheep price broke lol
would make it my self but dont have a lathe to make pulleys
Found RGDTools cheap for pullys....
http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/P...g_Section.html
George,
The pulleys have to be specific sizes and bores to fit the machine, stock pulleys won't fit and the guy doesn't have a lathe............................................. .......
There are different bore sizes on almost all the pullys in RGD site ie same size pully but with different bores.
Oh wow,just had a look at that X2mill parts list and they're using the same head stock as used on the C2and C3 MiniLathe. lol
Yup same lathe you have.
Right he needs two 2 step pulleys one bored 9mm and one bored 1.180" and keywayed, remember, no lathe............
Don't one of the pullys fit on the spindle?
Spindle size here......
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...7SpindleR8.pdf
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...Spindle3MT.pdf
Yes 1.180" x 25.4 is equal to 30mm, the original kit was designed in the states hence the imperial measurement.
Here's a picture of the main pulley, so you'll see it's not an off the shelf item.
Attachment 3146
I guess it'll be cheaper for himto stripthe machine down where he thinks the suspect poblem is? and replace the offending component.
Arceurotrade do spares for the X2 mill.....
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Machine-Spares
Scott,if you're going to strip it down? suggest you strip it down in sections? and over a deepish tray to catch any unsuspecting ball bearings,springs,ect ect as I found out on my lathe a spring holding a ball bearing in place went the other side of the room(needle in a haystack senario) took me ages to locate where it went and her indoors thought I'd flipped because I was brushing up. lol
Incidently this spring and ball bearing was in the headstock housing that put a bit of stiffness to the Hi-Low gear lever.
i have taken the head off a poured out the teeth lol there all gone hi / low
i do have a small lathe only it out of commision at the moment
There is a kit on Ebay at the moment but it's £70 and 6 days to go, 5 bids.
You can get one from the States, buy it now for £69 quid and about 10 quid P&P.
i think i will just fix my lathe and make a simple pulley arrangment for my mill i think its better in the longrun rather then replacing the gears
i think i could do it cheaper than £70
glad i took your advice knocked the spindle out and found the bottom bearing is not a one peice item all the balls fellout lolQuote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeD
good job i did coz it was as dry as a bone no damage though . not one gear made it all were broken there made with a crappy plastic
i broke one in my hand lol bet they used wd40 or some thing to loob it at the factory some oils make plastic brital they even painted the bearings dont help
That's the kit on Ebay for £70.
Mind you it runs nice to say at 6:10 into the video he just throws the motor onto the bracket, no bolts