I can't believe the price of these xy tables; 140 Euros delivered to my door in France. Just ordered one today from the Vevor site, plus a 80mm milling vise. Gonna convert it to CNC, or so I hope :) Thanks for posting, I'll likely copy your procedure for getting the table ready for use.
Yes it is very cheap indeed, keep in mind that the quality requires a bit of a rebuild (paint in places where there should not be paint, rough castings etc..) You can make it into a very nice table though.
There is a reason why it’s only 140€ delivered 😂 it’s going to 100% need a complete overhaul, new anti backlash nut system, new acme threaded rods, all surfaces scraped and lapped, new handles, new measurements dials for a more accurate read out, new acme rod end supports, by the time you’ve gotten it to a usable state it would be far cheaper to recondition a quality second hand xy table but they are hard to find I get that, if only they supplied just the cast iron parts for 50€ that would be great then you can build the rest accurately.
@@M1KEMEX When did I say it’s free? Obviously there are delivery charges to be added to the 50 euros that I didn’t include but I did say 50 euros for just the bare castings no machining or additional parts not even painted that’s definitely not an unrealistic price I don’t think you understand how cheap it is to make stuff in Asian countries.
Have you done anything to lessen the amount of slop or play in the lead screws? I have the same unit and fitted X & Y DROs to overcome that, very accurate now but the slop is still annoying.
Thanks for the comment! I have not done anyting at the moment but I want to make a DRO myself (in combination with semi-CNC like in the old days) This enables me to measure the backlash and compensate for it in the software.
The exact link is not available anymore but this one is the same: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0713YLS3K/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0713YLS3K&pd_rd_w=PiZg5&content-id=amzn1.sym.1d17a7d9-68f2-46c6-a55b-f888c57f8c2e&pf_rd_p=1d17a7d9-68f2-46c6-a55b-f888c57f8c2e&pf_rd_r=4AHHC5S8TTZDG101PK3C&pd_rd_wg=OFav4&pd_rd_r=774a65f3-1bb5-4062-9a30-c9e168ecdc25&s=diy&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRTlJUEVFNTUwS05QJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDQ0MDMyMUc2SzQzVjdXSVUzViZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDAxMjI2MVQ4WFhXTUpQSUQ0TSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Just got mine in from eBay, EVEN THOUGH UPS tried to destroy it by throwing it off an airplane 😂😂 it’s really not bad. Lots of casting imperfections but overall not bad. I’m thinking either grizzly green or ingersol rand cream? Any suggestions?
In my case the postman was complaining a bit but besides that there is true potential in those things after a small overhaul. The color kind of depends on one's prefference, I am kinda digging Ral 7016 (grey) or the typical German machine green.
@@EngineerSteve absolutely agree with the grey, I remember touring an old battle ship with my sons, All the old machine shop tools were painted that grey.
The leadscrews are trapezoidal threads so there is some backlash. I might upgrade to ball screws at one time but for now I can compensate in software as I want to make it semi CNC.
@@EngineerSteve Why not mounting a piece of metal, like aluminium near the lead screw where a part goes into the thread that makes resistence against the backlash? You'd save money
@@EngineerSteve You can force some resistence between the threads of the leadscrew and the nut with a piece of brass or with aluminium pushed against the threads with a spring or a screw. . There are different metods, search on youtube, anti backlash nut
I can't believe the price of these xy tables; 140 Euros delivered to my door in France. Just ordered one today from the Vevor site, plus a 80mm milling vise. Gonna convert it to CNC, or so I hope :)
Thanks for posting, I'll likely copy your procedure for getting the table ready for use.
Yes it is very cheap indeed, keep in mind that the quality requires a bit of a rebuild (paint in places where there should not be paint, rough castings etc..) You can make it into a very nice table though.
我今天也正好买了一个同样的，尺寸比这个大的（550x195mm），价格是509rmb送到家，大约66欧元。
There is a reason why it’s only 140€ delivered 😂 it’s going to 100% need a complete overhaul, new anti backlash nut system, new acme threaded rods, all surfaces scraped and lapped, new handles, new measurements dials for a more accurate read out, new acme rod end supports, by the time you’ve gotten it to a usable state it would be far cheaper to recondition a quality second hand xy table but they are hard to find I get that, if only they supplied just the cast iron parts for 50€ that would be great then you can build the rest accurately.
@@TinkerTomUK Do you really think cast iron is free? It weights 30 Kg, it can't cost 50 euro.
@@M1KEMEX When did I say it’s free? Obviously there are delivery charges to be added to the 50 euros that I didn’t include but I did say 50 euros for just the bare castings no machining or additional parts not even painted that’s definitely not an unrealistic price I don’t think you understand how cheap it is to make stuff in Asian countries.
Have you done anything to lessen the amount of slop or play in the lead screws?
I have the same unit and fitted X & Y DROs to overcome that,
very accurate now but the slop is still annoying.
Thanks for the comment! I have not done anyting at the moment but I want to make a DRO myself (in combination with semi-CNC like in the old days) This enables me to measure the backlash and compensate for it in the software.
Hi- Did you check accuracy of table in both axis? If so how much variation?
I have not yet done any accuracy checks but that is something I want to do in the future, after all it's a cheap table.
Purchase link?
The exact link is not available anymore but this one is the same: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0713YLS3K/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0713YLS3K&pd_rd_w=PiZg5&content-id=amzn1.sym.1d17a7d9-68f2-46c6-a55b-f888c57f8c2e&pf_rd_p=1d17a7d9-68f2-46c6-a55b-f888c57f8c2e&pf_rd_r=4AHHC5S8TTZDG101PK3C&pd_rd_wg=OFav4&pd_rd_r=774a65f3-1bb5-4062-9a30-c9e168ecdc25&s=diy&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRTlJUEVFNTUwS05QJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDQ0MDMyMUc2SzQzVjdXSVUzViZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDAxMjI2MVQ4WFhXTUpQSUQ0TSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Just got mine in from eBay, EVEN THOUGH UPS tried to destroy it by throwing it off an airplane 😂😂 it’s really not bad. Lots of casting imperfections but overall not bad. I’m thinking either grizzly green or ingersol rand cream? Any suggestions?
In my case the postman was complaining a bit but besides that there is true potential in those things after a small overhaul. The color kind of depends on one's prefference, I am kinda digging Ral 7016 (grey) or the typical German machine green.
@@EngineerSteve absolutely agree with the grey, I remember touring an old battle ship with my sons, All the old machine shop tools were painted that grey.
@@VintageNolaBr One advantage is that the machine never looks dirty with that color, I still regret that time I painted a machine white.
Do the lead screws have backlash?
The leadscrews are trapezoidal threads so there is some backlash. I might upgrade to ball screws at one time but for now I can compensate in software as I want to make it semi CNC.
@@EngineerSteve Why not mounting a piece of metal, like aluminium near the lead screw where a part goes into the thread that makes resistence against the backlash? You'd save money
@@ivangamer8022 Never heard of that, might give that a shot, thanks for the insight!
@@EngineerSteve You can force some resistence between the threads of the leadscrew and the nut with a piece of brass or with aluminium pushed against the threads with a spring or a screw. . There are different metods, search on youtube, anti backlash nut
@@ivangamer8022 Thanks I will look into it
How is it now. Probably night and day difference
Besides feeling and looking fresh, it has made a huge difference. Cleaning it and stoning the dovetails have proven to be very effective.