X2 Ball Screw Conversion
X2 mini mill cnc conversion part 4 z axis installation duration.
X2 ball screw conversion. Well the hf x2 mill is here and taken apart for cleaning and conversion to cnc. Some of these parts will make more sense when i start assembling them later. 1 thomson ball nut preloaded for zero backlash. 1 side block for mounting the ball nut.
I am just waiting on the ball screw conversion kit from cnc fusion. Not available for the x2. Tolerance is 23 microns over 300mm. We have premium c6 ball screws.
The gecko g540 power supply and the stepper motors are here. Sieg is a chinese manufacturer of machines and the x1 x2 and x3 mills are rebranded renamed and sold elsewhere for example by harbor freight and grizzly. All stainless steel cap screws for mounting the motor. 1 z axis motor mount for nema 23.
These are metric 16mm x 5mm pitch. I also bought the pendant from campbell designs that was reccomended on my last post here. Each rotation of the hand wheel will advance the table 0 050. Conversion kit photos x2 all sizes z axis only 325 00 order here our kit includes.
I also need to round up. This mini mill conversion kit has the correct screw to work with the mini mill power feed. 1 thomson ball screw 625 x 2 pitch. A real cnc machine is too expensive so i decided to go the conversion route.
Tolerance 004 over 12 we are very excited to be able to offer the great quality and service that we can provide everyone in this market. X and y ball nut stop blocks. Whether you diy or want to purchase a complete cnc mini mill or lathe we can supply all or part the mini mill cnc conversion kit other conversion kits cnc conversion milling machine or the electronics or a machine ready to plug in and start working on your projects or even a harbor freight mini mill cnc conversion kit. Understanding sieg x2 conversion kit the kit includes all the necessary mounting hardware stepper motor adaptors all new bearings along with shaft couplers and 3 new ball screws and nuts.
With the x2 mini mill cnc kit 2 all the new upgrade parts bolt to existing features and you replace the factory lead screw with high precision ball screws and new motor mount adapters to accept nema 23 stepper motors. Cnc fusion sells conversion kits to convert sieg x1 x2 or x3 mills to cnc. The mini mill tool kit includes two feed screws two nuts two 50 division dials plus the springs and keys that you are going to lose during disassembly. In part 2 the first parts for the ball screw conversion are machined.
This is truly a bolt on kit no holes to drill or modify.