11-05-2017, 06:08 PM
I managed to get the Vise indicated.
Took about 4 hours to accomplish. But since this was my first time attempting to indicate a vise, I'm happy with the out come.
Once I figured out a few things I was doing wrong by doing them over and over, it started to become clear as to what was happening or what I was doing wrong.
At first I was using a test indicator. I'm not sure exactly how accurate it is. I haven't done any testing on a known surface. The mount I was using with the test indicator is a clamp that went around the quill. It looks like it's a nice mount and easy to set up. But I found that when I tapped the vise to move it, the quill would turn ever so slightly from the vibration I guess. Which then would throw the reading out on the indicator.
Once I figured out that was happening I switched from the test indicator to a dual gauge mounted to a magnetic base. With the magnetic base the quill could not turn due to the magnet contacting two metal surfaces at once.
I then found that I was turning the hand wheel to fast causing the needle to jump rapidly. Once I figured that out and turned the hand wheel nice and slow it all came together.
When I had the vise bolted down solid I had it at no more then 0.001 side to side.
I don't think I would be able to get it any closer then that. So I'm very happy with the out come!!
Thanks for all your guys help.
Trevor
Took about 4 hours to accomplish. But since this was my first time attempting to indicate a vise, I'm happy with the out come.
Once I figured out a few things I was doing wrong by doing them over and over, it started to become clear as to what was happening or what I was doing wrong.
At first I was using a test indicator. I'm not sure exactly how accurate it is. I haven't done any testing on a known surface. The mount I was using with the test indicator is a clamp that went around the quill. It looks like it's a nice mount and easy to set up. But I found that when I tapped the vise to move it, the quill would turn ever so slightly from the vibration I guess. Which then would throw the reading out on the indicator.
Once I figured out that was happening I switched from the test indicator to a dual gauge mounted to a magnetic base. With the magnetic base the quill could not turn due to the magnet contacting two metal surfaces at once.
I then found that I was turning the hand wheel to fast causing the needle to jump rapidly. Once I figured that out and turned the hand wheel nice and slow it all came together.
When I had the vise bolted down solid I had it at no more then 0.001 side to side.
I don't think I would be able to get it any closer then that. So I'm very happy with the out come!!
Thanks for all your guys help.
Trevor