Upgrading The Sieg X2D Mini Mill - Air Spring Install Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2020
- So the torsion spring that holds the head on the Sieg X2D sucks. It doesn't hold the head in position and can make feeding the Z-Axis very jumpy when milling. It also limits the travel of the head! At such a low price.... this upgrade to the air spring system from little machine shop is a no brainier... Took me about 3 hours working slow and filming the process.
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Red Beard; the next best thing you can do is install the V BELT conversion as well & eliminate the plastic gears inside the the top of the power head. I ordered my KLUTCH labelled X2D from Northern Tool before the "Kung Flu" hit & since then, the price for the same mill has jumped to almost 1,000.00. Harbor Freight's price is still under 800 bucks yet. I had a customer come into work one day asking if we carried the plastic gears to the Sieg X2D. I knew we didn't; I showed him the L.M.S. website on my phone & wrote it down for him & suggested he could get the belt drive & eliminate the plastic gears. I work at a family owned hardware store.
That piece left over was a direct swap for the top stop that you sanded down.
Just pull off the motor
If you have the space I'd spend about the same money as a Sieg X2 to get a knee mill...
Instead of using the round travel stop you could gain an extra 1" of upward travel by drilling and bolting a stop bracket to the very top of the post. Assuming the air piston could travel that extra inch upward. Just a thought, I may be wrong.
The piece you have got at the end should saved you grinding the one that prevented the maximum upward movement.
Red Beard; in installing my air assist after watching you struggle around the motor; I would remove the motor fully from the mill and assemble the air assist and mount it to the mill before going through & measuring for the questionable holes (per the L.M.S. drawings which were underscale). Level the air assist up with a torpedo level & then use the punch to locate my drill holes through the block that mounts to the top of the machine. It may be an extra step or two but worth the extra effort. I put the belt drive onto my mill & it runs a lot quieter vs the plastic gears which are susceptible to breaking at the worst possible time.
Began my upgrade for my Grizzly 8689 today. You got me motivated to do it. Retired now and I got the time. A very well made video, with super instruction. I notice that LMS use this video on their web site for installation instruction. LMS still sends you that 'extra piece that's not need for anything. LOL!
That's a sweet little upgrade. Great video too 👍
I just received my upgrade kit. The 18mm dimension you say could be 20 or 22mm... Which would you suggest to have the "air spring" plum, 20mm or 22mm? I'm going to remove everything so tool clearance isn't a consideration.
The more I see of it, the more I am lovin' that shop, Red! Hope ya have a great weekend lined up!
Great diy step by step video. I have wanted to do this to my Grizzly Mill Drill. I believe that I can now do it and not screw it up. Thanks ! Be blessed!
I find that appropriately sized bushings can sometimes work well as tap guides.
Just did this to mine a week ago. So much better now.
Congratulations on your upgrade to ur mini mill keep up the great craftsmanship and work forge on
Excellent video and narration! I’ll install my air spring kit tomorrow using your suggestions. Well done!
Dude, thanks so much for the help, your video supplemented with the instructions helped make this an easy project. I also saw the template was wrong . I’m not sure why they haven’t fixed it . This also gave me room to mount a dro on the left side now that the spring is gone.
Been wanted you to do a video on your mill. Thanks a lot.
Looks great!! it'll get plenty off use for sure!!