Been calling all over looking for that part I need to repair my
mechanical drive for my BP, but so far no luck......So I have been
considering the new electronic drives out there.........Anyone ever
use the HF brand of table feed? How does it work and how is fitup? I
sure do not want to have to butcher up my leadscrew just to make a
china import deal fit, so thats not an option.........

Yea, I know I could feed table by hand for most of what I do, but
joints in shoulders and elbows sort of put a severe limit to what I
can do and for how long...............so I really need to fit another
powerfeed.



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Roy wrote:
Been calling all over looking for that part I need to repair my
mechanical drive for my BP, but so far no luck......So I have been
considering the new electronic drives out there.........Anyone ever
use the HF brand of table feed? How does it work and how is fitup? I
sure do not want to have to butcher up my leadscrew just to make a


I can't visualize what the parts you are looking for are, but will the
feed run in any gear? you could put a vfd on the motor and run it like
that.

Remember I wired mine backwards years ago Big mistake. had to have some
stuff brazed back together....whihc makes me remember that the leadscrew
is much longer than a regular one, and I had to jury rig something to
use the machine while I fixed the drive

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Roy wrote:

Been calling all over looking for that part I need to repair my
mechanical drive for my BP, but so far no luck......So I have been
considering the new electronic drives out there.........Anyone ever
use the HF brand of table feed? How does it work and how is fitup? I
sure do not want to have to butcher up my leadscrew just to make a
china import deal fit, so thats not an option.........

I'm sure that the ALIGN powerfeeds install just like the Servo ones they're
clones of. You remove the 4 SHCS from the right end of the table, remove
the handle and dial, and remove the right end piece of the table. Put on
the machined adapter piece and the powerfeed unit. Then the tricky part,
you have to put on the right number of shims to get the backlash correct,
then you just put on another part or two and that's it. Take maybe half
an hour. A little longer if you install the limit switch hardware on the
front side of your table.

Only thing with the servo types is they don't stop instantly, they keep
"coasting" a little bit so you have to beware sometimes.

GWE

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:34:53 GMT, (Roy) wrote:

Been calling all over looking for that part I need to repair my
mechanical drive for my BP, but so far no luck......So I have been
considering the new electronic drives out there.........Anyone ever
use the HF brand of table feed? How does it work and how is fitup? I
sure do not want to have to butcher up my leadscrew just to make a
china import deal fit, so thats not an option.........

Yea, I know I could feed table by hand for most of what I do, but
joints in shoulders and elbows sort of put a severe limit to what I
can do and for how long...............so I really need to fit another
powerfeed.


I cannot speak for the HF feed unit, but everyone of the imported
units Ive installed were simply to install and did not require making
any permanant or damaging mods to the mill. Ive probably installed
100 of them in the last 4 yrs.

Gunner



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helping people with sick GF and koi FOR FREE. 251-649-4790 phoning is best for
diagnosis. but, can try email put "help sick fish" in subject. Get your fish at Dandy Orandas
Dandy Orandas Dandy Orandas........you guys got that DANDY ORANDAS

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I cannot speak for the HF feed unit, but everyone of the imported
units Ive installed were simply to install and did not require making
any permanant or damaging mods to the mill. Ive probably installed
100 of them in the last 4 yrs.

Gunner



AFAIK you cannot change out a gearbox powerfeed with any other. maybe a
lyman on the other end of the table. They use a different
leadscrew[looooong]