BTW, chinese block are dimensionally correct but not square 🙁

Hi folks, just a short note to recommend that anyone running an HF spindle checks it for tightness frequently. We've had the end cap begin to unwind ...

Hier my chinese blocks that I've used intensively to align the portal: I've ordered four of them and waiting around 24 days to get them. I've ma...

By the way! For everyone: don't use pliers to keep the leadscrew in position, the risk of damaging the thread is too high!!! (Even by interposing ...

Boom! Hi Peter, you're 100% right! I have done what you said this afternoon before reading your post. I have unmounted the pulley and the bearing ...

Here my results: 1. pulley has no play 2. leadscrew has no backslash 3. the long ballscrew has play! I can shake the ballscrew by hand, moving...

Ok Rory. Tomorrow or aftertomorrow I will do further tests. I will report my results here. Anyway, pulleys seems well tightened and fixed. Zero pl...

Here the answer from Stepcraft: "I think, the backlash is based on wear oft he leadscrew nuts on Y axis. You need two new nuts." Mmmmh... maybe...

Nobody has an idea? :unsure:

A further note: the screw in (2) keeps the bronze threaded guide in position. This is the guide where the threaded axis is passing through. Maybe ...

Certainly not a plug and play product, more like "plug and swear at it for several months". That's the point. Now I've invested so much time to make...

Anyway, the sensation/impression of an "unbaked" product is strong for me too. :dry: Honestly speaking, I would not suggest to a friend to buy it. ...

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