Hiall,
this is a bit off topic, but I thought I asked anyway:
we've had a service guy in the shop yesterday to do some leveling on the VMC (we've had about .002 drop in one corner of the table). I watched him dancing around with his level-glass for a bit and I just can't see how the heck matters if the machine's table is perfectly horizontal or not.
In my opinion the whole idea is to ensure that all the "legs" are EVENLY supporting the machine, thus eliminating any unnecessary stress and bends.
Hypothetically, only three out of six, or eight, or whatever, legs are needed to make the table horizontal, correct?
What I'm thinking, perhaps going round 'n round the machine with the torque wrench to gradually tighten ALL legs to exact same value would be a better idea... am I missing something?
Any input will be appreciated, thanks
-mark
Edited by: marker4x4
this is a bit off topic, but I thought I asked anyway:
we've had a service guy in the shop yesterday to do some leveling on the VMC (we've had about .002 drop in one corner of the table). I watched him dancing around with his level-glass for a bit and I just can't see how the heck matters if the machine's table is perfectly horizontal or not.
In my opinion the whole idea is to ensure that all the "legs" are EVENLY supporting the machine, thus eliminating any unnecessary stress and bends.
Hypothetically, only three out of six, or eight, or whatever, legs are needed to make the table horizontal, correct?
What I'm thinking, perhaps going round 'n round the machine with the torque wrench to gradually tighten ALL legs to exact same value would be a better idea... am I missing something?
Any input will be appreciated, thanks
-mark
Edited by: marker4x4