PM25- Roller Bearings for End Plates of Lead screw?

Hi Alfaspider,

Ah, you haven't had the table off then ! I stripped mine and cleaned the dovetails. To be honest they are rough to say the least, whilst it is good for oil retention, it does nothing for how smoothly the table travels. Polishing the gib strip helps but it really needs replacing with a brass/bronze one. It only touches at the ends.
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is there a supplier or vendor that has the bronze gib strips ? or did you make them yourself. this is first mill, and I have added a few options, but not stripped it down yet.
 
Hi Alfaspider,

Not as far as I know, there is no one that makes them ! All I did was rub the rough edges off and put everything back. The gibs are tapered ones and look like cast iron. Carefully adjusting things helped though.
 
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