How to Indicate A Vise in Just One pass

[EdK]

Wawoodman,

It could also be that the table gibs need to be tightened. When you reverse direction of the table travel with loose gibs the table is going to move some in the Y direction and make it look like it's the DTI. Just a thought.

Oops! It looks like Tom beat me to it. Great minds think alike.

Ed

[TomG]

(09-08-2012, 12:00 PM)EdK Wrote: Great minds think alike.

Ed

[stevec]

Why don't we all send our "last word" DTIs to Bob and let him have the LAST WORD?

[EdK]

(09-08-2012, 01:35 PM)stevec Wrote: Why don't we all send our "last word" DTIs to Bob and let him have the LAST WORD?

Excellent idea Steve.

Ed

[Wawoodman]

Thanks for the tip on the gibs. I tightened them up, and the needle is DNO. Not a wiggle.

Mikey is a happy camper!

[EdK]

(09-08-2012, 09:12 PM)Wawoodman Wrote: Thanks for the tip on the gibs. I tightened them up, and the needle is DNO. Not a wiggle.

Mikey is a happy camper!

Mikey,

That's what we like to hear. Something we said actually helped someone.

Ed

[TomG]

I thought that might be the case. Were you able to indicate the vise in just one pass?

Now get busy and make something. We want to see pics of stuff you've made!

Tom

[DaveH]

(09-08-2012, 09:12 PM)Wawoodman Wrote: Thanks for the tip on the gibs. I tightened them up, and the needle is DNO. Not a wiggle.

Mikey is a happy camper!

Hi Mikey,

I think we are all happy campers
Glad it came right

DaveH

[pamrick]

That's a real neat trick (tip). When I first started watching I thought "Oh no! He's gonna bounce that poor indicator all over the place!" But, as usual, I was incorrect. My swivel base went when I traded my round column up for my Monster Mill (Induma), but if I ever get another swivel vice...

[Highpower]

(09-15-2012, 12:28 PM)pamrick Wrote: but if I ever get another swivel vice...

Hi Rick!

Swivel vice not required. That tip works great on plain vices as well.
I've got alignment keys on my regular old flat vices, but there is still a thou or two of movement in the table slots - and Tom's method makes it simple to get it dead straight with a tap or two on the vice.

Try it, you'll like it.