extending the "Y" axis rails on my mill...similar technique as i described in the "extending rail" post,,,but now i also have the added benefit of adding the linear rail carriage...the linear carriage railing adds some serious stiffness to the joined legacy rail, and underneath the railing is the 1 1/2" flat bar...the linear rail "nestles" itself into the legacy rail and self centers itself, so no side, set screws were necessary on this side...nor was it necessary to add that 5/8" piece of flat bar into the side of the legacy rail...there is a piece of 1 1/2" bar on the underside of the legacy rail, creating a "sandwich" effect...here we did use the 10-32 set screws to take out any play...very strong and very straight...added approximately 12" to the "Y" axis...photos of completed and installed "Y" carriage to follow soon...joe
On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 9:06:33 AM UTC-5, joe biunno wrote: > > hey curtis, > basically, i am planning to follow the lead of what > legacy originally designed...that is, their "V" design of the gear > carriage...as different size gears are set up on the lead screw end, the > head stock and the shaft at the bottom of the carriage, the "V" will change > from a tight "V" to an open "V"...i don't believe the different heights of > the bed will greatly effect the length of the gear carriage...i'll > guess,for now, about 1/2"...the gears are what greatly lengthen and shorten > the gear train...i'll keep things simple as far as fabrication goes and go > with the three 60 tooth gears...once mocked up, i'll set up the largest > gear set up and also the smallest and see if all is ok...hopefully, it will > be...if it isn't, your suggestion could be a viable solution...let's see > where this goes...thanks...joe > > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
