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Thanks man, welcome to you too!

Thanks everyone. And Rudy, I went to work on the column and spindle some more and I think I got it fairly close. That's a pain in the butt!! Thanks for your help. After I get the mill all squared up I think I'm gonna try to CNC it. I'm not exactly the fastest at the stuff I do...I'm usually too...

Hello, I found this forum when I was looking for some help on aligning my x2 mini mill spindle/column and it seems like a good place to learn. I'm kind of new to the home machinist hobby but it's one of many things I like to do in my spare time. I have a mini mill and an 8 x 12 lathe from harbor...

Haha, ok will do. Thanks anyway!

I've got a question (sorry if it's a dumb one). It concerns the rollie dad method. Let's say I'm measuring the X or Y axis as rudydubya did in his post. At the collet end, rotating the test indicator moves...say 0.001 total run out while rotating (moves +/-0.0005 each side of zero). I move the...