Wells-Index 847 Milling Machine - Ownership Thread

[wachuko]

Z-axis power feed arrived!!!

Man! This has a lot of parts... install will be interesting...

 

[wachuko]

 

[davidpbest]

Looks almost identical to the process used for an Align on a PM clone. I have some photos (with descriptions under the images) of my install here if you get stuck or need a reference point.

 

[BGHansen]

Here's a link to a similar installation I did on my Bridgeport.

Bruce

Z-axis Power Feed install

I absolutely hated hank cranking the knee on my Bridgeport mill. Might be old age or the fact that I work for a living to afford some conveniences, so I bought a Z-axis power feed unit from All Industrial Tool supply as a belated birthday present to myself. Don’t mind birthdays so much when...

www.hobby-machinist.com

 

[wachuko]

Is this an issue I should worry about? Already contacted the seller... but if that dent is not a big issue, I do not want to hassle over it...

 

[Steve-F]

Nope, it will work just fine Maybe just have it face up at least.

 

[wachuko]

Seller replied... he is sending me another bearing. Will wait for that one....

 

[wachuko]

Nope, it will work just fine Maybe just have it face up at least.

Okay... I did not wanted the seller to be sending another one if this one would work fine... No sense in doing that just because of what could have been a cosmetic issue...

He already replied... let me ask him to forget about it... Thank you!

 

[wachuko]

I had to try one bearing... still waiting for the Mobil Mobilux EP2 grease to be able to complete this task... but what a difference good bearings make!! Super quiet!

 

[wachuko]

Arrived! Can't wait to install it on the 847! Can't wait to take a photo next to the other one I have on it now... This thing is huge! Photos are deceiving...