I got mine from Tim. Excellent tool and very fast. It can be used to offset the bed easily and consistently too.
Steve Jacobs Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2019, at 10:12 AM, artmarb...@comcast.net wrote: > > > My height tool uses 3/16” stainless steel. The old models (1000/1500) all > had round holes that you used as a visual check. Then you would measure all > the corners at least once to make sure the bed was level. The newer machine > used the same visual method and measurement. I developed my version only > for the 900’s because at the time only standing models of the 1200/1800 where > being sold. With the added acme screw on both ends it was easier to set the > bed. You still had to measure the four corners to make things flat enough. > > Enter my height tool. It uses twice the amount of locations then the old > models but the real innovation was using the rods. When placing the rods in > the brackets, you are able to let the bed rest on a repeatable location. > Then simply tighten the bed down. No need to check all the corners. They > will always be in the same place. > > Hope that helps. > > From: 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills > <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2019 6:50 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Leveling 900 Rails > > Richard > Legacy started making the slots in there machines when they started there new > factory, WITH there new CNC laser. > My guess why they started making this design, is simply there new laser could > do the job quicker (Time is money.) On the older machines many of the parts > were punched out, with a press. The laser could do the same jobs (even if so, > they were a little different) faster and cheaper then the old ways of making > there machines. > > I would also like to point out, it wasn't but a few years after Legacy > started using a CNC laser, until they making everything CNC, and drooped the > manual line all together. > > C.A.G. > > On Saturday, November 30, 2019, 04:30:07 AM EST, Richard Ellis > <rchrd.ell...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Bill > Further to my post a few minutes ago. I do not intend to keep the shortened > 900 .in fact I have had it up for sale for weeks and no one wants it., £600 > o.n.o > I do not want to spend any money on it ,just time and out of interest. It is > just another challenge!!!!??? > Richard > > On Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 9:20:39 AM UTC, Richard Ellis wrote: > Bill > I wonder what the rods were like ,or if they were round or flat rods. > Richard > > On Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 8:42:33 AM UTC, aussiman wrote: > The slots were put there to line up the rails to to set the bed heights but > they never were really accurate I feel. > > But see what you come up with Richard you might work something better let me > know how you get on > > > > Bill > > > > From: legacy-orna...@googlegroups. com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups. com> On > Behalf Of Richard Ellis > Sent: Saturday, 30 November 2019 7:09 PM > To: Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups. com> > Subject: Re: Leveling 900 Rails > > > > Bill > > I fully understand that Tim's tool is an excellent idea. But I am interested > as to why the slots were put there. I am sure Legacy did not just put them > there for no good reason. > > Did you see my old post when I showed the adjustment for the Revo? > > On Friday, November 29, 2019 at 2:42:46 PM UTC, Richard Ellis wrote: > > I have seen Tims device but it looks a lot like the supports that are on the > 900 With all the slots See pics > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+ unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/ afc6e879-fe44-43e3-b7da- > 35efaaa39150%40googlegroups. com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/0f143de4-41ba-4577-99b1-acdab72eed24%40googlegroups.com > . > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/528933793.4604311.1575125389313%40mail.yahoo.com. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/003801d5a790%24872c8a30%2495859e90%24%40comcast.net. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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