Great information Tim...
I haven't run an Lt10 (15?) since about 98 or so...I do believe then they had to modify the bearing assembly to do something like what we are discussing here...
I am not fond of the larger "cantilevered heads" on mills, and is part of the reason I have always bought and recommended Hudson products over others...(which isn't an issue with smaller Mizers) It's kind'a like the "Apple vs Intel" stuff in the "computer geek" world however and not really a reflection on the machines themselves...per se.
If someone is just a "user" and needs a general mill that "does a task of milling" and doesn't ask for much other than operating within those parameters the Wood Mizer, is a good machine...It will do the jobs asked of it...(aka Apple.) Just like I know many (not all) graphic designers "LOVE...!!...Apple computers"...PE (and those that work closely with them)...tend to like "Intel" computers and/or building custom "motherboard/graphic card" configurations...
If one is a "tinkering Geek" and always "asking more" of a machine and/or "modifying and updating" their machines to do other tasks...then a "nonproprietary machine" like the "Oscar" line from Hudson is a much better offer price and operating parameter wise... The differences between that orange paint compared to "red," seems rather significant for what one gets between these two mill companies...(ha ha...
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If will can get on a narrow bearing as recommended that "should" (??) do the trick...
