Thank you.... You have improved my mill so much with this series of video's.... I'm still.... Wait' on that cnc lathe!😄 cheer's Tim Svec... Taig cnc mill owner of 11 yrs.
Hi John, this is a very helpful series of videos you've made on the subtleties of adjusting the taig mill; thanks very much. I have a question though: Just today, I disassembled my trusty taig mill to fully clean and readjust everything. Including, I took off the X-axis gib plate as shown in this video, in preparation for cleaning and readjusting / reassembly. I observed something that I didn't like too well: under one end of the X-axis gib plate, I found a piece of red plastic shim, maybe 1/2" square, on the outboard side of the end screw (of the four screws that retain the gib plate to the saddle). Looking closely, I can see that the opposing plate (the pinned one, that rides on the table dovetail directly) also has a piece of red plastic shim in the corresponding end. (However I did not remove this opposing plate, as it seems pinned quite tightly and I can see no benefit to prying it free.) So anyway here is my question: Obviously these red plastic shims were installed by Taig; I bought this mill directly from them. But, what is the purpose of these shims? I can't really understand what benefit can come from having them there. furthermore, I think it creates a problem: Because with the shim in place, the two middle screws that anchor the plate to the saddle, if they are tightened strongly, they will deform the plate, and prevent it from properly contacting the table dovetail along its full length. I don't like this; and I can't see why it would have been done this way. I can't really reassemble the mill without one of the red shims; there's the other shim under the opposing plate that I didn't remove, so removing one shim will put the plates out of parallel. Of course the other reason for not removing them would be that someone deliberately put them there for some purpose. Mainly I just don't like the idea of cranking down the four gib-plate screws as shown in this video, with the shim there under one end only. Okay! Well I hope you will see this comment; any information or advice in reply would be much appreciated; thanks!
always useful presentations - much appreciated.
that mill is now an old friend - reliable and true.
Thank you.... You have improved my mill so much with this series of video's.... I'm still.... Wait' on that cnc lathe!😄 cheer's Tim Svec... Taig cnc mill owner of 11 yrs.
Hi John, this is a very helpful series of videos you've made on the subtleties of adjusting the taig mill; thanks very much.
I have a question though: Just today, I disassembled my trusty taig mill to fully clean and readjust everything. Including, I took off the X-axis gib plate as shown in this video, in preparation for cleaning and readjusting / reassembly.
I observed something that I didn't like too well: under one end of the X-axis gib plate, I found a piece of red plastic shim, maybe 1/2" square, on the outboard side of the end screw (of the four screws that retain the gib plate to the saddle). Looking closely, I can see that the opposing plate (the pinned one, that rides on the table dovetail directly) also has a piece of red plastic shim in the corresponding end. (However I did not remove this opposing plate, as it seems pinned quite tightly and I can see no benefit to prying it free.)
So anyway here is my question: Obviously these red plastic shims were installed by Taig; I bought this mill directly from them. But, what is the purpose of these shims? I can't really understand what benefit can come from having them there. furthermore, I think it creates a problem: Because with the shim in place, the two middle screws that anchor the plate to the saddle, if they are tightened strongly, they will deform the plate, and prevent it from properly contacting the table dovetail along its full length. I don't like this; and I can't see why it would have been done this way.
I can't really reassemble the mill without one of the red shims; there's the other shim under the opposing plate that I didn't remove, so removing one shim will put the plates out of parallel. Of course the other reason for not removing them would be that someone deliberately put them there for some purpose. Mainly I just don't like the idea of cranking down the four gib-plate screws as shown in this video, with the shim there under one end only.
Okay! Well I hope you will see this comment; any information or advice in reply would be much appreciated; thanks!