On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:01:20 -0500, Ignoramus30422
wrote:

On 2011-06-16, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:18:37 -0500, Ignoramus16551
wrote:

On 2011-06-15, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:53:57 -0500, Ignoramus10056
wrote:

It took about an hour, but I am finally done, trammed it with a dial
indicator. 0.001" over about 4 inches. (diameter of the circle that
the indicator makes when attached to spindle).

i

Only .001?

Why did you bother? Thats pretty far out.

Mine is trammed at .0003 at 8" and its Almost ok

I could not get it better than that. Spent 10 minutes on that final
adjustment and nothing improved.

i

Then you may have to pull the head and open up the mounting holes a bit
more. Just a smigeon. Ive seen this on more than one miller..usually
Chicom..shrug but one Okuma as well

I think that I am fine the way I am. I just milled an aluminum flat
with a 1/2" end mill, and can't feel any surface imperfections.

i

You may not see any surface imperfections..but when you cut a
groove..will it be square and perp...or will it lean in one direction or
another?

If that groove you cut is .003 off...the matching part... say..10"
long..will be off .030 at minimum from verticle.

Shrug. Do as you wish.

Gunner

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