Hello,
I have the Harbor Freight X2 and started working on tramming the table recently also. I noticed the column to table alignment issue also where the front of the table is about 5 thou higher than the back of the table. I'm not sure if simply cleaning up the column to table mount will fix the spindle to carriage alignment issue. My thought is that with the spindle at the highest position, it may be aligned perfectly with the table, but when it is lowered, if the spindle and carriage are not parallel, you will see a front to back misalignment.
I'm correcting this by sanding the top of where the spindle and carriage meet (area where the top two bolts connect the pieces together). By doing this for hours, I've reduced the front to back table height difference to 2.5 thou, but it takes a lot of elbow grease. I just picked up a diamond hone and I'm planning on using that instead of the emery cloth that I've been using. Before I go any further, I'm going to get some Prussian blue on the pieces to see where the high spots are. Has anyone tried this method before?
Andy
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