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Nice!Is there any calibration of the tramming tool itself needed, or is that all set from the factory?
Very nice acquisition! I have one - really makes tramming so much easier!What a thoughtful gift.
Quote from: propforward on August 12, 2021, 12:20:22 AMVery nice acquisition! I have one - really makes tramming so much easier!What a thoughtful gift.Thanks Stuart!Yes, very thoughtful. You're probably one of the people on this forum that I've seen use it and always thought "why spend good money on something when I can already tram with what I've got". Now I know!Thanks Kim
This year while we were camping, my family surprised me with a little retirement party! I guess this is the first time we’ve all been together since I retired a few months back. It was very thoughtful of them. ..... Anyway, just wanted to share my new retirement tool with you all, and let you know it has made my retirement easier already!
Curses - You've made me want to commit a blatant act of consumerism!!! (just kidding)Actually that looks so nice, and so convenient, I do now want the mini version.Stuart - I made something like what you're talking about for my Taig mill. They do help a lot.
Quote from: crueby on August 11, 2021, 11:53:49 PMNice!Is there any calibration of the tramming tool itself needed, or is that all set from the factory?Hi Chris,Yes, you need to calibrate the tool before using it. It's quite easy to do (even I could do it). You set one dial to a specific height, then without changing anything, you rotate the Pro-Tram 180 degrees and set the other dial to the same height. It might sound complicated based on my poor explanation, but it's really not. They tell you how to do it and it really is quite easy and makes perfect sense.Kim
I don't understand the need to calibrate the tool. I made a copy of this tool several years back and I use it as follows. I put he tool into a collet lock it and snug it up. I then lower the head until the indicators are both firmly touching the mill table. I then set the dial on each indicator to zero. I carefully rotate the indicator 180 deg and note the readings. If both are reading zero, the mill tram is OK. To adjust the tram if it is out, I note the readings and adjust by 1/2 the difference in readings. May takes me couple iterations to get it spot on. Basically the same procedure as adjusting a surveying level. Rick
Pictures please!!! something like that would be nice on the Aciera F1Dave
Oh, and I ordered it online, Edge Pro themselves sell it on Amazon, shipping from the factory, for a few bucks less for shipping cost than ordering it direct from the factory website. Price for the unit itself was the same, but total was a little less. Go figure!