That's good to know John! A simple fix that is easy to adjust.
If you have ever had to bring a Bridgeport back into Fore/Aft alignment
with that klutzy worm gear and cast wheel you would appreciate a
turnbuckle! Bill
On 11/15/2015 11:07 PM, John Bernoth jbernoth1@bigpond.com
[GrizHFMinimill] wrote:
> Responding to Bill in Boulder. I fitted a longish turnbuckle on the
> rear of my mill (X2) column as for some reason it tended to lean forward
> out of tram.
> Quick fiddle on the turn buckle brings it back into line. I do have
> smaller turnbuckles I intended to set either side for lateral tramming
> but yet to do as so far I manage to adjust easily enough.
> Oh. I did also bung a chunk of 12mm (1/2") plate stiffener and
> ditched the Belvue washer. That helped a lot but flexing still happens
> when I get too enthusiastic on the cut and feed. Patience, John Patience.
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