Recent content by Larry S

Annoyed ? No, but I do get "Peevish" sometimes. Larry S

I use the Fine Down Feed on my Rockwell vert. mill and always set the depth stop so even if it does grab a bit it doesn't go past the depth I need. The fine feed is a worm and wheel arrangement so it doesn't jerk down. Larry S Ft. Wayne, IN

A Dial Caliper (inside measure) is not a good way to get an accurate measurement of the diameter of a hole. How accurate does the hole need to be ? I wouldn't bet that you could get an ID dimension of the hole to less than 2 thou either way. Also since the jaws of the caliper are not...

How are you measuring the size of the reamed hole to know it's oversize ? and how much oversize ? Larry S Fort Wayne, IN