Re: Tramming the mill

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:17:41 -0500, RB <burkheimer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Terry Coombs wrote:
Got the new machine set up on it's base today , and checking it out ,
cleaning , getting it ready to use . I chucked a rod with a dial indicator
mounted on it in the drill chuck , just to see ...


I'd suggest you use a collet to hold the DI rod.
drill chucks can impart error

Not if he's sweeping the table with the indicator. The indicator point
will follow the spindle's center of rotation regardless of how bad the
runout of the rod is.

--
Ned Simmons
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