King Midas mill conversion

[diy-john]

Cool Robin :) - Thanks!

That picture is worth a thousand words. Updated X-axis draft accordingly.
- added Belleville -washers on the other side of the pulley, like you say
- the sleeve, on top of which the handwheel comes is a nice feature.

Personally I'd put the pulley at the other end to reduce the overhang.

Now, have thought about this overhang. Might as well say now, what I have had in mind, but before reading further, make sure you sit tight and don't spill any coffee.. :lol:

The challenge is, that the X-axis movement is a mere 220mm, though the table is 500mm wide.

Thought of moving the
- handwheel
- pulley
- motor

way out of the end of the table, on the right hand side.






This "extension" would change X-axis movement from 220mm to around 400mm. Think there might be challenges ahead, with accuracy/slack, at the far end of the X-table movements. However, I have reasoned, that perhaps one could bring the slack down with careful adjustment. Just have been thinking, that there may be situations, I would rather live with a small slack at far end, than reposition the object on the table (because of lack of X-axis movement).

Of course people will wonder, why one didn't buy a larger mill in the first place. But what do you think, is this "extension" something one definitely should not do? Please comment :)
- extension would not be for attaching, or supporting pieces on table, but rather bring out the X-axis motor, pulley, bearing block.