Hello PM Forum participants.
I posted my first here in the "Welcome" forum, so I won't repeat the entire thing in this one.
I just wanted to say thanks for all the great information. It really helped me to decide on the new machines.
After much research here and on other sites, I decided to buy a Precision Matthews PM-932M-PDF Mill and mating PM-1030V Lathe.
After taking a week to clean, lube and set up the machines, it's taken another week to tram them. By the time I stopped, the mill indicated within .005" in both X and Y after 4-6 hours of shimming the column and rotating the head. Lead screw backlash set to .003-.004". The lathe took 2 days to align, sacrificed a 1/2" aluminum rod making cuts and measuring to align the tail stock. I stopped when I achieved less than .0003" over 26" between the chuck and live center.
The pics are during initial setup, I haven't taken final shots.
I also wanted to say thanks to Precision Matthews, their customer service been great just as has been reported here in many posts.
I posted my first here in the "Welcome" forum, so I won't repeat the entire thing in this one.
I just wanted to say thanks for all the great information. It really helped me to decide on the new machines.
After much research here and on other sites, I decided to buy a Precision Matthews PM-932M-PDF Mill and mating PM-1030V Lathe.
After taking a week to clean, lube and set up the machines, it's taken another week to tram them. By the time I stopped, the mill indicated within .005" in both X and Y after 4-6 hours of shimming the column and rotating the head. Lead screw backlash set to .003-.004". The lathe took 2 days to align, sacrificed a 1/2" aluminum rod making cuts and measuring to align the tail stock. I stopped when I achieved less than .0003" over 26" between the chuck and live center.
The pics are during initial setup, I haven't taken final shots.
I also wanted to say thanks to Precision Matthews, their customer service been great just as has been reported here in many posts.