07-22-2014, 07:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-22-2014, 07:48 AM by Sunset Machine.)
Yes, stone the table first. I use a small, hard stone and it's easy to find dings and burrs. Some people use a file (ugh). It's not uncommon to use a machine table as a reference surface. Somewhere in Machine Tool Reconditioning is a blurb about making a decision on how many spots to achieve - the question is will the table be used as a reference, or just a clamping surface. Us poorboys do not have to go without. 