So far I have performed some of the basic tweaks (gibs etc). However I have had my rotational DROs fail on both the cross slide and compound. Perhaps they didn’t like the extremes of environment in my shed. I suppose that I am going to have to make some more items to replace these with a normal handle and bearing support and then add some cheap digital scales.

I have already created a “mounting block” to replace the compound to aid general stability for ordinary operation.

The taper roller bearing mod has now been performed and I feel that it has increased the stiffness of the head. However I appear to have a slightly out-of-true Headstock MT3 taper.

The present addition is an AXA-100 size toolpost. It hasn’t been used yet because I have to make a new support block and a new compound due to the extra size of the toolpost.

A new compound slide has been made and the new tool post works great.