New PM 932M-PDF arrival

[yota]

Hardware for the handles. The cap screws thread into the leadscrews


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the longer handle is supposed to go on the Y axis so the table can come fully outboard.

 

[George R]

I'm so stupid. the handle on the rt end of the table also has a small allen screw. are you using that too?

Yes. I think they all have allen screws.


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[George R]

the longer handle is supposed to go on the Y axis so the table can come fully outboard.

I’ll check mine when I get home tomorrow. I thought I matched the left and right handles, but maybe I didn’t


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[EVMiller]

also, came with this wrench. fits nothing that I can find. too big for the drawbar nut.

As was said earlier it fits the headstock bolts. The wrench fits the nuts in the PM hold down kit also.

 

[yota]

the wrench does not fit the headstock nuts. well, it goes on but is a sloppy fit and will damage them eventually.

 

[George R]

the wrench does not fit the headstock nuts. well, it goes on but is a sloppy fit and will damage them eventually.

Correct. It doesn’t fit anything that I’ve found


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[Red Desert]

Excellent conversation about the 932m setup
I’ve had mine about a year and a half and experienced many of the same issues.
Mine also came with a grinding noise in the two lowest gear settings (at no extra charge)
PM told me I should live with it and it would probably go away. Unfortunately it hasn’t
I do think I’m going to change the xy cranks for hand wheels because of clearance issues .

 

[Larry$]

what filler did they use a hundred years ago?

I don't know what it was. I suspect it was something like plaster of Paris from the way it powdered. Had a slightly yellowish tint.

 

[yota]

the stuff they used on my mill has about the strength of drywall mud (maybe slightly stronger). when I took the top plate off the column to do the clean up per the manual, it was stuck on. I tapped it very lightly with a plastic dead blow hammer and got yet another chip as the edge of the thick plate is built out of filler.

 

[yota]

did a first tramming. the X axis was off .0035. was able to adjust to zero. used a rubber mallet to tap on the head after loosening the big nuts somewhat. was a little trial and error with over correcting till I got the hang of it.