Naiveambition
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i have a zx 45 or rong fu clone mill, and the grubscrew or guidescrew for the spindle had excessive play that I wanted to address. The main issue is steel to steel contact. After initial adjustment it was much better, but if just a hair too tight it will not let the spindle retract. I tried greasing and polishing the contact points but was never really happy with it.
. I understand there should be no preload on this but would like to get the twist of the spindle and screw fitment minimalised as much as possible,
My thought is to somehow make the screw brass tipped at the contact point. I have read a couple people made the fix, but there were no photos to see. They just stated they made it fit better. As you can see in photo, my main issue is the hex head. I can't produce the pattern, so my thought would be to make a all brass one and put a flat for a screwdriver. If I have that thread on my lathe(metric I'm sure)
Second was to solder a brass tip on the end somehow. If it were to break off though, I'm thinking it's gonna be hard to remove, and may cause other issues making it a teardown job.
So asking if any of you all have messed with this or have some suggestions for a possible fix
. I understand there should be no preload on this but would like to get the twist of the spindle and screw fitment minimalised as much as possible,
My thought is to somehow make the screw brass tipped at the contact point. I have read a couple people made the fix, but there were no photos to see. They just stated they made it fit better. As you can see in photo, my main issue is the hex head. I can't produce the pattern, so my thought would be to make a all brass one and put a flat for a screwdriver. If I have that thread on my lathe(metric I'm sure)
Second was to solder a brass tip on the end somehow. If it were to break off though, I'm thinking it's gonna be hard to remove, and may cause other issues making it a teardown job.
So asking if any of you all have messed with this or have some suggestions for a possible fix