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Back to work on the 10x54 Acra mill. Had been posting in the "what did you do in the shop today" section, but thought I should probably make future posts in "member projects" section so it is more readily accessible to others. Got the knee and related parts cleaned up and back on the machine, and adjusted the gibs. Installed new bearings on the Z axis worm screw shaft, and shimmed out the worm gear to remove any backlash. Then did the same mod I did on the BP by installing a grease zerk in the knee with a copper tube to supply gease to the worm gear assembly, and made a cover to keep swarf off the gears (had cleaned several lbs of it out of there). I figure anything I can do to make life easier on the cheap Chinese power feed I'm installing will be a good thing. Mike
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