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I bought the Precision Mathews Power X Drive for my Sharp LMV full size knee mill.
I was told all power feeds are pretty much the same.
I had to make it fit over the Servo brand it replaced. First time I used a lathe to cut tool steel. The needle bearing race from the old power feed fit the shaft but was too large (od) for the bearing on the PM. Had to jig up an arbor to hold the bushing while I reduced the od to size.
Anyway I installed everything and it works but I need to cut down the brass gear a bit, it’s too long.
I also need to shim something, haven’t figured out what yet. The handcrank binds if I tighten the locking ring for the .001”-100” measurement.
The kit came with a bunch of shins. If you know what to shim, please chime in.
I’ll spend some time on the net or YouTube to figure it out.
I’ll get it. Works good.
I was told all power feeds are pretty much the same.
I had to make it fit over the Servo brand it replaced. First time I used a lathe to cut tool steel. The needle bearing race from the old power feed fit the shaft but was too large (od) for the bearing on the PM. Had to jig up an arbor to hold the bushing while I reduced the od to size.
Anyway I installed everything and it works but I need to cut down the brass gear a bit, it’s too long.
I also need to shim something, haven’t figured out what yet. The handcrank binds if I tighten the locking ring for the .001”-100” measurement.
The kit came with a bunch of shins. If you know what to shim, please chime in.
I’ll spend some time on the net or YouTube to figure it out.
I’ll get it. Works good.
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