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    Quote Originally Posted by AdCNC View Post
    I always incorporate a datum edge when i build a new machine i have done ever since i built my first machine.
    Where are they on the first machine, they look well hidden to me...
    http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/router...tempt-cnc.html

    To make a datum/reference edge you need a milling/grinding machine with as much travel as the length of the rail or maybe a long precision straight edge to use as a reference. Either way it's not realistic for the vast majority of people on the forum.
    Last edited by Jonathan; 17-03-2013 at 01:56 AM.
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