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I contacted Thomas Skinner again, and ordered the lead screws and nuts. They do mostly industrial CNC, now., They have to order from Rong FU in Taiwan. Maybe some day I'll see them. I've had some long waits for parts from Grizzly, before. This could be a couple months or more.
Even if I only have a improvement of a couple thou from the new lead screws overall, any will help. This still will leave the dovetails on the Drama Queen to scrape. So back to the question of what will I need at the minimum and where to find the tools.
Oh, BTW, that was very good idea about the ball screw conversion, I never thought of that.
When I was in Grizzly show room Thursday , I did look, drool, at the mills. But a baby Bridgeport, same capacity, is $8000 landed here in Canada.
Even if I only have a improvement of a couple thou from the new lead screws overall, any will help. This still will leave the dovetails on the Drama Queen to scrape. So back to the question of what will I need at the minimum and where to find the tools.
Oh, BTW, that was very good idea about the ball screw conversion, I never thought of that.
When I was in Grizzly show room Thursday , I did look, drool, at the mills. But a baby Bridgeport, same capacity, is $8000 landed here in Canada.