I had a brake disk surface ground so it can be laid on the mill table and a dial indicator swept around without jamming into the T-Slots. For the work I've done to date it's been adequate. It fits on my surface plate so I could scrape it even flatter and maybe someday it will move up to project #42.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > Sent: May-08-18 4:44 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mill Head Travel. > > On Tuesday 08 May 2018 19:20:48 John Dammeyer wrote: > > > Most of the Knee type mills have heads that can pivot up to 45 degrees > > left and right. Bridgeports can also pitch forward and back. For > > those who have done a CNC conversion on these machines, are those > > features every used anymore? Or is the head trammed in as close as > > possible and then left there forever? > > > > Thanks > > John > > > My G0704 head has been turned every way it can be. Quite a few times, > like horizontal rigid tapping. Re-tramming it is a PITA though. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >-------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > > most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > -- > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
