Hi C.S.,
Firstly I have a concern about your band saw and mill stands.
Although your welds look very good, you still should consider adding
braces to the legs! As you raise and lower your saw head you're
The bandsaw stand is boxed so I wouldn't worry about that. The mill stand
is 2x2 1/4" wall square steel tube - you could park a truck on it....
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To bring back a question that has been recently discussed with Ballscrews
but not Acme rod..
I have roughly .015" backlash in my X and Y travels. I've heard talk
about "double-nutting" in order to reduce backlash. Has anyone done this
to one of the little Mill/Drills? Any advice on how to go about doing it?
I've considered going to ball screws but my understanding is that ball
screws make it so that the machine can not be used for manual milling -
is that correct?
--C.S.
