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Default Gorton 2-28 milling machine

On Apr 17, 11:50*am, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus24865 fired this volley om:

You are milling on top of the knee, anyway./


Yeah, but Ig, overhang makes a difference. *If you faithfully lock all the
gibs EVERY TIME, you can cancel most of the tilt in the bed, but you can't
do that if you need XY motion, only if you're drilling or spotting.

Lloyd


It especially makes a difference with heavy parts that aren't well
balanced where the mass of the part is located off the saddle and
unsupported.