King Midas mill conversion

[diy-john]

Status -update:

[x] received six (6) bearing mounts for the ballscrew -bearings
- a small local workshop made them for me.
- these are temporary bearing mounts, but very good at such.



- Holes for bearing are 32mm in diameter. Used heat to expand the mounts, so that bearings would go in easier. Holes are quite tight and precise, think it is impossible to remove the bearings in one piece.



[x] continued with a temporary, crude build
- in particular Z-axis

- Z-axis now looks like this

- Z-axis lower bearing mount. Used an electric drill to fabricate some supports



- Purpose is to make a mock-up of the build, write down anything that needs changed, and then hopefully make it a nice looking mill.

[x] an un-necessary side-step was when I dropped balls from a ballnut. Thought first oh well, that was 100 quid down drain. But to one's surprise, managed to find all balls and with instructions found from internet, put it back together. For record, took out the remaining balls, and used a plastic straw from a WD40-bottle to put them back in, one by one. Used bearing grease (like Vaseline) to make the balls stick to the plastic straw / and also stick onto the inside-walls of the ballnut.