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Hi,
When I try to tram in my mill vise, that I always center on my table, I seem to have a curve in the table or a dip. What I mean is as I traverse the vise from one end to the other with an indicator, there's a dip in the middle. I set the indicator to zero at one end and as I move towards the other end, the needle goes negative by a few thousands but then comes back to zero at the other end.
The vise jaws appear to be parallel. I used a 1-2-3 block (vise is only a 3") and looked for light but it was tight.
All I can think of is a dovetail issue.
The gibs are snug and travel of the table from one end to the other is smooth except for the very ends where it gets a little tight but still moves.
Thought about dismantling the machine and checking the table dovetails but would rather hear from experts before I take that on.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Michael.
When I try to tram in my mill vise, that I always center on my table, I seem to have a curve in the table or a dip. What I mean is as I traverse the vise from one end to the other with an indicator, there's a dip in the middle. I set the indicator to zero at one end and as I move towards the other end, the needle goes negative by a few thousands but then comes back to zero at the other end.
The vise jaws appear to be parallel. I used a 1-2-3 block (vise is only a 3") and looked for light but it was tight.
All I can think of is a dovetail issue.
The gibs are snug and travel of the table from one end to the other is smooth except for the very ends where it gets a little tight but still moves.
Thought about dismantling the machine and checking the table dovetails but would rather hear from experts before I take that on.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Michael.