Gene Heskett wrote: > Yes, too much backlash in my table to get away with climb, although at > light > cuts I might be able to get by with it. > Too bad! The difference, expecially in Aluminum, between climb and conventional is amazing. I used to only do finish passes on my Acme-screw Bridgeport, as it had .030" + of backlash. When I CNC'd it, I put in ballscrews, and have done very LITTLE conventional milling since. Much better results in a number of ways. > I'll give it a shot at light feeds, and with the brake screw set a bit, as > that is a 425 motor its capable of horsing it against some drag. > Try it, you'll like it! > In case someone tries to access my web site, which is on this machine, it may > not be available for a day or so, my main drive is in the process of dirtying > its clothes, a 500GB, less than a year old. I have a 1TB Seagate SATA laying > here to put in once I get an rsync recoverable backup made. > I never buy cutting-edge disk drives for that reason. The higher-end (commercial vs. home-grade) drives in modest sizes usually last 10 years as long as the case isn't allowed to overheat.
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