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Highpower (03-22-2023), Vinny (03-22-2023)
(03-22-2023, 04:38 AM)Highpower Wrote: I just faced the ends of a few pieces of bar stock (different lengths) using the DRO and then measured them with micrometers. They all measured within .0006" of what the DRO (.0002" resolution) showed without any correction. I left it alone. Good enough for my neighborhood.
Now that I can understand. I think I'll just go ahead and machine the t-slot nuts using the DRO and take measurements after to see if it matches the print.
Ed
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(03-21-2023, 10:04 PM)f350ca Wrote: LOL tried the same thing when I installed the DRO on my mill. Kept playing with the corrections and getting nowhere. Then gave myself a slap on the forehead and checked the sine of 1 degree. Over two inches its sizeable.
In the end I used gauge blocks and a 1/2 thou indicator. The scales needed no corrections.
Greg
Now I don't feel so bad.
Ed
