On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 at 06:13, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 1:04 AM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I can't help thinking that the way to determine the amount of > > correction needed is to actually machine a test bar and measure it.
> A laser beam is straighter than any bar. and is quicker and costs less. Yes, but there is more to making straight parts than having perfect alignment between the unloaded toolpost and the spindle axis. You seem to be assuming that _I_ am the one under-thinking this :-) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users