On 17 January 2014 17:30, Dave Caroline <[email protected]> wrote:

> given a mill like
> http://www.lathes.co.uk/harrisonmiller/img1.gif


That being the exact machine, yes :-)

then mount the dti on the table top and measure against the front flat
> below the horizontal spindle sliding the table side to side for
> minimum deflection.
>

Hmm, now why didn't I think of that? I had concluded that the other way
round was no good, but didn't think of inverting it.

But some machines have a  marking or detent to easily get back to square.
>

There is a mark, but I am not sure how much I trust it. The DTI as you
suggest would answer that question, assuming that the Y is perpendicular to
the Z slide face.

Setting a square parallel to the T-slots and testing both ways sounds
ideal, except for me not having a suitable square. Hello eBay my old
friend.....

Once I know it is spot-on I can make a square that fits into the T-slots.

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