Looks good, Thanks for the up-date.. C.A.G. ----- Original Message -----
From: "'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 3:10:21 PM Subject: Re: "Z" axis template follower and the lord said, "let there be updates!"...the ups guy should have a white beard and wear a red suit because it is like christmas around here when he shows up...LOL...got some parts from mcmaster today to get this mod rolling...first up, is setting up the '''Z" axis lead screw to support the router platform at the top cross bar bracket...some thrust bearings above and below the upper cross bar was in order...since i was doing this, i figured a ball bearing would replace the bronze bushing (that legacy originally used) very well and provide lateral support and alignment...this is a bit of overkill as there is very little lateral support needed, but i figured what the heck, it's just a few more parts...this bearing has a 5/8" bore with a flange...it is held in place by a split collar with a 2 3/8" bore to match the outside diameter of the bearing...one half of the split collar is welded to the cross bar bracket...there is a split collar below the bottom thrust bearing...the action of the lead screw is very smooth...big improvement as to what it was before and probably would be a nice mod for anyone to do, even if not doing this template follower...the whole purpose of setting these parts up is to be able to disengage the router platform from the lead screw in a quick and easy manner...it is now possible to remove the middle bracket permanently from the router platform...the bracket is shown in the first photo...this bracket sits behind the router, just above the black nylon block with the acme thread and access to it was very difficult...if left in place, it would be a lot of work to disassemble all that was necessary just to disconnect the router platform from the lead screw...removing it was a must...now you can just remove the hand wheel, loosen the cross bar screws, loosen the shaft collar screw and remove the two screws that hold the bottom bracket in place, which are easily accessible...all this should not take more than a minute or two...next up is swapping out the vertical rails of the "Z" carriage with some left over leg support railing i have...the original pieces are 15", the new pieces will be 20"...this will help compensate for the additional space needed for the counter balance...and hopefully the bearings will get here early next week so i can set those in place...as always, all comments welcome...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 . -- 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.
