reconditioning mini mill

[john hunter 1Participant @johnhunter1]

chester conquest mini mill

[john hunter 1Participant @johnhunter1]

I was wondering if any model engineer could give me advice on reconditioning a Conquest mill. I want to change the spindle and bearings and i would like to know if the sieg x2 spindle and bearings are the same size.This is due mainly to cost of spares for the Conquest… thanks John

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello John,

As far as I know they are both essentially the same basic machine.

I used the Arc angular contact bearing upgrade and was very happy with it (I also scraped in the base of the column and added a bracing plate) and have since been able to do much better work.

I have since tested my spindle and it is aligned within the appropriate Schlesinger limit!

Neil

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