NAKAMURA TOME WT-300 REBUILD PART 23

Alright, just giving you guys an update like I promised. Right now, we’re making good progress and connecting a lot of the components, especially on the slides. Earlier, we used a COEX indicator to sweep the bore, and everything looked good. We still need to replace a few trucks underneath, and once that’s done, we’ll reinstall the test bars.

We haven’t fully checked for squareness yet. The plan is to install the turrets on each axis first, since it’ll be easier to check everything that way. The initial indicating looked solid, but we want to double-check it more thoroughly later.

While Henry’s doing some final checks, the rest of the crew is working on hooking up hoses and miscellaneous parts. We’re using the 381-page manual as a guide while putting it all back together. When we had the test bars in earlier, we used small drills to actuate the ball screws and move the slides for accuracy checks. That part went well.

By Friday, I’m hoping to have the turrets installed, trucks off, and test bars back in so we can sweep and indicate everything properly. One of my guys had already installed a motor on one of the axes, but we had to pull it back off. We’re just trying to keep things moving without rushing.

I also wanted to show the machine itself — we spent time detailing and cleaning the whole inside. It looks way better than it did when it came in, even though the lighting doesn’t show it too well on camera.

We’re nearly done with the mechanical work, and next up is electrical. That’s probably where any remaining issues might show up. We ordered material for a wiper on the X-axis, which cost around $220, and we’ll machine it ourselves since it’s not a big deal.

Most of the lube lines were salvageable after cleaning, and we’ve replaced all the meters. Everything is clean and solid — just need to go through our final checks.

I’ll give you another update on Friday once we get further. As of now, the spindle and sub-spindle both look good, and the Y-axis checked out fine, too. We still need to double-check the alignment on both axes, but we’re close. Once we’re powered up and electrical is squared away, I’ll let you know when we can fire this thing up.

Thanks for following along.