I made this bracket up to attach the X-axis, but will most likely be temporary. I will machine a newer beefier item once the machine is fully up and running. I’m sure this would be ok but will flex under too much strain.
Category Archives: Fabrication
Also not shown, I replaced all of the bearings in the spindle with higher quality sealed bearings and rebuilt it all with new grease. Will spin much smoother. I also turned the stock pullies down a bit on the lathe before I disassembled it, which will help with balance. Once the CNC is dialed in I will probably just CNC new aluminum ones for even smoother operation.
The flange for the lathe mount, will be welded up to the stock mounting plate from the mill.
And the mill motor mount attached. Love how accurate waterjet is even at 5/8″ thick. Was a perfect press fit around the flange of the motor itself.
I bought this 3 in 1 a few years ago on sale from Grizzly, $1500 iirc, and taught myself the basics of machining and turning. Since then read a lot of books on the subject and lurked here a fair bit.
My background is on the 3D/CAD side of things. I started working in AutoCAD and Rhino (when it was just a free beta), and moved onto media graphics and have done that professionally for a long time now.
Suffice it to say, the digital side is my strong point, machine side, have plenty of learning to do.
To start, I needed to get a better adjustment on the saddle gibs so I made some new stainless bolts with nubs on the end. These seem to work really well as they are a much tighter fit than the stock ones, and much easier to adjust with the larger allen key.
Dave and I are working on a few new products that will be available for the 2nd generation RX-7. Check them out on our company website here.
- Carl