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There’s an excellent thread over on the Home Model Engine Machinist forum that describes a modification for reducing the X2 mini-mill’s notorious column flex.  It looks like it would be fairly simple to do.  The hardest part might be cutting a 1-inch thick steel plate to the proper size (or paying to have someone else do it).… Read the rest

This tutorial was written by Earl Hackett, who graciously gave me permission to republish it here.  Earl found that even though his mini-mill was trammed correctly, different length drill bits were not hitting the same spot on the work piece.  He found that the spindle was slightly tipped and tilted instead of being square with the column. … Read the rest