09-19-2012, 12:14 PM
I tried the "have both the rotary and the vice mounted" setup when I got my mini mill. I didn't like it.
The reason being, that you have to have the table at the extremes of travel, and that's where it's most loose. I could tighten up the gibs, but then it was tight in the middle, and you really had to crank to get past that part. So, for the cost of a few minutes to mount and square up, I only keep one at a time on there now. I need all the help with accuracy I can get!
The reason being, that you have to have the table at the extremes of travel, and that's where it's most loose. I could tighten up the gibs, but then it was tight in the middle, and you really had to crank to get past that part. So, for the cost of a few minutes to mount and square up, I only keep one at a time on there now. I need all the help with accuracy I can get!
Full of ideas, but slow to produce parts