hdwarner Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 to insure the quality of work coming from your bridgport type mill be sure to tram occasionally , they do go out of adjustmenthttp://www.metalwebnews.com/formulas-tables/tramming.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdalcher Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 It is a good idea to check it before any precision machining. Though I have been guilty of rushing through a setup and then wondering why I have small steps in the face... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 exactly why i wrote this post my stupid drill was tapering , trying to resharpen and all that jazz come to find out i overlooked the obvious the head was out about a degree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdalcher Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Been there done that... Usually makes me very angry at myself. Laziness combined with being in a hurry usually equates to 2X + the original time.. Sad thing is I have done it more than once :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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