Re: Milltronics VM20 and VM17, woe is me

On 29 Aug 2006 20:26:07 GMT, D Murphy <spamto154@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Gibs or spindle pre-load?

Gibs on linear ways?

The spindle (& Z axis)?

It would be interesting to fool with the leveling bolts and see if you can
get the column a bit more square to the table. But junque is junque no
matter how you slice it.

He has deflection of the spindle under light loads IIRC ...
--
Cliff

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