I attempted to install a new spindle on my elite and all the set screws strripped with one turn. I am not sure how to fix or where to bu6y new screws if i can have someone remove the screws can someone help us out with info>

Here is a post of common screw sizes for the Onefinity machines, not sure exactly which screws you’re referring to. [image] Common Bolt / Screw Types on the Onefinity Hardware X Rail 8 Bolts holding down the X Rail to Y gantry blocks : m6 x 22mm long Y Rail to QCW 16 bo…

if you have a local machine shop in your area, they can do what you want but it would probably be costly. Or if you have a community college with a machining dept they would probably do it for free. I would do it by drilling it out and putting in a press fit piece and re tapping it. just remember to…

Did the hex side of the screw strip or the thread side? I had the hex side on one of mine get messed up from a poorly fitting hex wrench. to work around it i had to use a dremel tool with a cutting disc to convert the stripped hex head into a thin slotted head that i could then gently remove with …

Throwing my penny in the fountain with this. Screw extractor to get the old one out, helicoil to re-thread. Re-tapping is even better but if you cant do it, the helicoils require nothing special.

if a hex screw is stuck in hard enough that the hex breaks out or strips. I doubt that making a slot is going to result in it being stronger than a hex socket and the tiny flat head screwdriver needed is unlikely to have the strength or torque to do any better. Just saying it is possible but unlikel…

Hey Richard, [image] ricknola: I attempted to install a new spindle on my elite and all the set screws strripped with one turn. Usually this only happens when you don’t use a metric keys set. In the USA, the Onefinity should be sold with one. Like we buy a inch key set when we import a Harle…

I’m guessing what stripped is the hex head itself. Those alloy steel machine screws tend to be bound pretty tight in the aluminum plate. IMO a quality, correct sized hex key that fully engages with the hex head is essential; in other words, do not use a ball-head hex wrench, and absolutely do not …

we got the issue resolved. thank you for the advice everyone!

we all want to know how you got it resolved.

I had a friend come over who has an elite forman also and he fixed it. Said he emailed support and got the info he needed. and he installed the new spindle that I was trying to install. We have had so many things go wrong with this machine its all become a blur. sorry for the lack of info. but w…

Z axis set screws are stripped

Elite Series (Masso & Redline) (Gen 1)

349iq2345 February 5, 2025, 4:21pm 8

Hey Richard,

Usually this only happens when you don’t use a metric keys set. In the USA, the Onefinity should be sold with one. Like we buy a inch key set when we import a Harley-Davidson.

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Z axis set screws are stripped

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