I just recently purchased a Sherline 5500 mill with a Microkinetics conversion on it. I have some questions that I seem to be having more trouble than I thought finding the answers to.
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- When I turn the handles that are attached to the stepper motors there is quite a bit of resistance and a sound kinda like that of gears turning. Putting oil on my machine helped a bit but not much. The question is, is the resistance because of the stepper motors or because something is wrong with my mill.
2.What's a collet? Why do I need it? Where the heck does that long bolt thing go(I could be getting two things confused). Why can't I just use a chuck to hold endmills.
3.What are some things I should know. I mean.. most of the sites on the net go like this. Here is the box my mill came in! Oh look I put it together! Look how it works! yay! They rarely tell me anything tho. Things like what not to do ever. Or what to adjust most often. etc..
- Is xylotex a good brand as far as controller cards go?
- With the mill came 4 endmills, a jacobs chuck, and a hand-tighten jacobs chuck. What other tools/accessories will I most definately need before I can cut something?
- Any other tips?