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Converting mini-mill to belt drive
One is always living in fear of one of the plastic gears in the mini-mill
breaking. The procedure for changing the gears is somewhat tricky and as far as I can tell involves the expense of $25 for a set of new gears (they recommend changing all even if only one breaks) and a $70 kit to effect the change (reusable with each change). OTOH the Little Machine Shop sells a kit whereby the mill is converted to a belt drive. This is a bolt-on procedure taking 20 minutes (to quote LMS). The cost: $130. I am seriously considering this option but would like to know if anyone else has attempted this and what results they had. Are there any cons to doing the conversion? Thanks, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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