Cedge
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As the sometimes happy owner of a Chinese mini mill, accuracy is often dependent on how one holds one's mouth. I'm usually happy if the little beggar will keep me within a minor few thousandths of my goals. Imagine my delight when after having flycut a piece of brass to square it and putting the Micrometer on it, only to find that the faces were within .00030" of being parallel across the 5 inch length of the work piece. Triple checked all edges of the piece and either I got very lucky or the Micrometer is a bloody liar....LOL
I bought one of those simple tramming tools offered at LMS ,a while back, and have been using it to keep a check on the little mill. It makes tramming a breeze, so I try to do it much more often than I once did. I tram it to the top of my machinist vise and it works like a top.
I knew my cuts were looking better, but I also know I'm not quite that good. I'm convinced the gods of shiny yellow metals smiled on my efforts this evening. Nice feeling, that.
Steve
I bought one of those simple tramming tools offered at LMS ,a while back, and have been using it to keep a check on the little mill. It makes tramming a breeze, so I try to do it much more often than I once did. I tram it to the top of my machinist vise and it works like a top.
I knew my cuts were looking better, but I also know I'm not quite that good. I'm convinced the gods of shiny yellow metals smiled on my efforts this evening. Nice feeling, that.
Steve