Fitting ball screws to Chester 16V

[JAZZCNC]

Be careful when machining away the bed or base for clearence as it can release stress's and twist the bed/frame. Make sure you have plenty of meat left and not taking too much away.!

[BASMOTRONIC]

I had the same problem with my RF40 mill - I ended up modifying the ball screw housing with an angle grinder so that it would fit in the available space. The angle grinder was needed because the ball screw housing is hardened and I couldn't machine it with my mill.

With a modified ballscrew and a bit of machining on the mill bed - I managed to make it work !

[fifa]

Good day

12x4 low profile nuts shall be ok, (outer dia 24 mm). Clean the bed with acetone, and fix the nut with epoxy cast in.

Strong enough.

regards

[JAZZCNC]

Good day

12x4 low profile nuts shall be ok, (outer dia 24 mm). Clean the bed with acetone, and fix the nut with epoxy cast in.

Strong enough.

regards

Another one who doesn't look at the dates.!!!