Looking for a used set of these ; 01 Pro Tram Bridgeport Head Square Knee Mill Spindle CNC Router milling endmill | eBay
To square my spindle against my cutting table.
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Looking for a used set of these ; 01 Pro Tram Bridgeport Head Square Knee Mill Spindle CNC Router milling endmill | eBay
To square my spindle against my cutting table.
Just use one normal dial indicator. If you mount it on an arm, which can just be a bent piece of steel bar, you can take measurements at 4 points (i.e. 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00 on the clock) and compare them to find how far out the spindle is in each axis. That tool is just a gimmick to make it slightly faster.
Thanks Johnathon. If you could post a pic for ref, it would help me. I am new to all this, so still a learning curve. Where do I get a dial indicator and which one ?.
Here:
Squaring a Drill Press Table
For the indicator you don't need anything special, just get a cheap one:
dial indicator | eBay
If you get one on a stand you'll find it useful for other things, like checking backlash and spindle runout.
Then this one ? Toolzone Metric Dial Test Indicator DTI & Magnetic Base | eBay
Just seen the post costs to France 24.99 LOL
Just an example
That would be fine.