Originally Posted by Willyb  One possible fix would be to install a counter weight system to compensate for the weight of the Head assembly. |
Bob Warfield posted a photo of a Hurco VM-1 frame showing its counterweight mounting chains in the "Quill and head problems?" thread in the IH forum (it's on page 2 of that thread.) He hotlinked the pic from his own website so I won't repeat it here.
Originally Posted by Willyb Has anyone actually seen instructions on the correct way to adjust a Gib on a Dovetail setup? |
Well, in the case of the Tormach head, the correct way per Tormach's Operator's Guide is to adjust the gib so that it takes 40-80lb downwards pull on the head to move it with the machine unpowered.
But you are right--on my Sherline lathe and mill I have always just adjusted the polymer gibs by axis motion feel.
Randy