On Friday 31 March 2017 05:00:30 andy pugh wrote: > On 31 March 2017 at 04:02, Drew Rogge <d...@dasrogges.com> wrote: > > place the part on the base and machine large face > > Initially the base will have a casting draft on it, so isn't > perpendicular to the large flat face. The large flat face is the mould > parting line, so should be fairly flat. This is why I was using it as > the initial reference. > > > sweep the two sides of the t-slot to center spindle on slot > > When you say "T slot" do you mean the one in the table? Those run the > wrong direction. > > Here is the machine in action making a similar sort of part: > https://goo.gl/photos/UikBgobYDxCnHAZi7 > Though that one didn't need an alignment key as it was a fit, dial in > once and pin in place job.
Humm, does that boring head have an automatic feed per rev? Interesting cut, that. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users