On Tuesday 08 May 2018 19:30:24 jeremy youngs wrote: > On Tue, May 8, 2018, 18:21 John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > wrote: Or is the head trammed in as close as possible and then left > there forever? > > I recommend tramming to as close as possible with spindle down, then > drilling and reaming for a shoulder bolt or other removable pin as a > pinched Bridgeport head will not maintain tram , especially with CNC > loads. My matson only tilts along the b axis and has a hole through > the head mounting that I am Keen to one day take advantage of and make > a 4 axis with. > I have considered looking for a lazy susan sized thin needle bearing that would allow a geared drive to swing it left and right, and to add a limit switch so tramming it could be done in the homeing sequence.
But the real world with broken hips and legs keeps getting in the way. But my lady is starting to get around a bit with a walker again. I've got led's to show stuff in both gui's that aren't yet connected to a signal. :( -- 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
