Pete, Hope you get feeling better soon, I know how rough that stuff can be.
Since I already knew that the electric actuator could compress 10 Bellevilles directly, I made the cylinders the same bore, so if the main piston moves .100" the mill head piston will move the same .100". That is "if" the hose isn't expanding, which of course it is. So the main piston is traveling a bit more right now.
The Tormach engineer was very clever with his design, I was very impressed when I saw that video of it. On an X2 I don't see a real need for that detail, at least not on mine. I seldom ever switch from the 3/4" collet for the TTS's and since I converted the spindle bearings to tapered rollers I'm not concerned with putting too much pressure on the bearings. Maybe you'll be able to get back to having fun soon !
2_many_hobbies, the O rings were just some I happened to have that came from Ace Hardware months ago. And since you asked, here are some pics and dimensions of the cylinders... |