The items in photo 1 were made some 5 years ago on receiving my SX2L mill and 7×14 RB lathe. Mill: adjusting the Y gibs is a pain on my SX2L as the adjust screws and locking nuts are very difficult to get at. What's more, after adjusting the gibs, the gib screws will move as you tighten the locking nut, spoiling the adjustment. Lathe: This is true also of the Chinese 7×14 gib settings. My solution was to make up a coaxial tool which has a length of 12mm square or round mild steel bar long enough to clear the obstructions on the Y side of the mill and a convenient length for the lathe A clearance hole is centrally drilled through the lengths, just wide enough for long Allen keys to fit through. The lathe uses different sizes gib nuts than the mill so I made one for each. I used a long Allen key from a set bought at an auto shop having a ball end. The one for the lathe used a plastic handled long Allen key, also part of a set.
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