Im brand new to machining. Havent actually taken my first cuts on the mill I bought (been building the rest of the shop). I know I have a couple issues with the mill to fix but started going over the mill. I found the backlash on the mill to be .022" in the x axis, .037" in the y axis. The table will pivot about .040 when pushing and pulling on the table. Im assuming I can fix part of that by the gib but its tighter towards the end.
So I was thinking of ordering a new set of split nuts and possibly the x and y screws. Then I thought, would it be wiser just to spend that money on a DRO? Im thinking since the DRO is independent of the screws and only measures when the table actually moves, is backlash as big of a deal?
So I was thinking of ordering a new set of split nuts and possibly the x and y screws. Then I thought, would it be wiser just to spend that money on a DRO? Im thinking since the DRO is independent of the screws and only measures when the table actually moves, is backlash as big of a deal?