![cnc dovetail cross slide table cnc dovetail cross slide table](https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server4300/526e5/products/13333/images/77760/KCT-618__51809.1565824639.1280.1280.jpg)
Now if the intended use is for wood working, the loads are lessened, but the question of giving it a good repair is still in question. Richard I do apologize for my battering comments, but no use me beating around the bush about it. Just coming back to my original question however - will I be able to pin and screw the dovetail way back into place and have the machine work properly again? The leadscrew and spindle bracket can be replaced however.Īlso, cast iron doesn't bend does it? I thought a casting would break rather than bend out of shape more easily. I am not planning to use the Arboga for surface milling or any other complex metal working. The XY tables facilitate precise repeat work, which has been sorely lacking in my woodworking machine repertoire. I will be drilling into wood mostly and occasionally brass or aluminium. Mea culpa for not mentioning this in my original posting. For this reason I am not interested in a Bridgeport at three times the size and many more times the cost. I bought this mill drill for precise drilling in my woodworking hobby, not metal work. It was cheap enough that even if I failed to get it working properly I wouldn't be out of pocket for much. Its mine and I can't walk nor run away from it. The situation is this - I have bought the drill press.
![cnc dovetail cross slide table cnc dovetail cross slide table](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H5ad3609dc8914218bcaaddb5afe73dbfR.jpg)
Wow, didn't expect such frank responses - but thanks anyway. What say ye? Is this do-able? Would you approach this repair job differently?
![cnc dovetail cross slide table cnc dovetail cross slide table](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/Hab689a7eb38441ea98684633887096c2X.jpg)
![cnc dovetail cross slide table cnc dovetail cross slide table](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/7904/0168/collections/63-BM30201_20185X100mm_20Cross_20Slide_20Table_20Fixed_20Base_203_600x600_crop_center.jpg)
I am not looking for a backyard fix done over a weekend nor do I want to experiment with it - I want the repair work done properly and am prepared to pay for it. The broken dovetail way… well, I want that one reattached. For this reason I may contemplate replacing the acme feed screw and bracket. My preference is to retain as many of the original parts as possible as I want to keep this machine true to its origins - the flip side, however, is I want the machine to work perfectly and so the replacement parts argument will win. Getting these parts fabricated in the UK and then shipped to Australia (yes, Australia) seems a tad excessive though. The dovetail way is going to be too expensive to be custom fabricate and replaced in its entirety. I have had a brief discussion with Tony Griffiths from about replacement parts and it seems he will be able to make me most of the parts I need. They ran a mile, saying that they don't carry parts for machines this old (besides they now get all they compound tables from another supplier).
CNC DOVETAIL CROSS SLIDE TABLE CRACKED
The bracket holding the spindle is badly cracked - can it be glued/pinned/welded back? Or would I be better off getting a replacement part made? I have already tried contacting Arboga in Sweden. I can't really tell how badly damaged the feedscrew is but it is bent for sure - can it be straightened? Or for forget that and just get a replacement Acme screw made?įor the half bronze nut - get a new one remade? I will also use Loc-Tite 660 to bond the broken piece back into place. Instead I am looking for your thoughts on drilling/tapping and screwing the broken piece back into position. How do I reattach the broken dovetail way back into position? I would prefer to stay clear of MIG/TIG welding or brazing to avoid any distortion in the casting caused by high heat loads. What I am not sure if whether the price reduction is enough to compensate me for the additional costs I am about to incur nor for that matter the lost intrinsic value of the machine. All up I paid less than 50% of the original selling price. I managed to negotiate a significantly lower price with the seller - in the end he seemed more interested in getting rid of the machine than receiving money for it. The bracket holding the acme feedscrew is broken. You will see that damage has occured to the following areas:īottom dovetail slide casting - one of the dovetails ways has broken off completely I am yet to pick this machine up so can't tell exactly how badly damaged it is aside from some photos the seller sent me shortly after the forklift mishap. Had it done so, I would have backed away from the sale entirely. I am told the rest of the machine is fine as the entire unit didn't topple over. This occurred AFTER the machine was sold to me. The short story is this - a worker at the seller's shop accidently reversed his forklift into the compound table of this machine resulting in the entire table being torqued off the bottom dovetail slide. This is what it looked like when it was for sale: Am seeking your collective input into how (if at all possible) I may be able to undertake some repairs to what was until two days ago an Arboga EM825 Mill Drill in pristine condition.