On 18 January 2014 02:15, Erik Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote:

> If they're not perpendicular to Y, then it's hopefully not an unfounded
> assumption that the Y slides are parallel to the axis of the horizontal
> spindle, so that a very slightly concave disc, turned in situ (cutter
> running only one way from the centre), fitted to a toolholder in the
> horizontal spindle, should give two widely spaced points of reference
> parallel to X.

I was going to reject this idea, on the basis that I generally have
the vertical head fitted, but then it occurred to me that I only ever
swing the table when I am in horizontal mode.

This might be the Gold Standard for the machine.

-- 
atp
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