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- Jan 19, 2012
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I was trying to make some machinist clamps and came up with this. I believe due to moving the headstock down to mill the recess after removing the drill bit and chuck indicates that that I need to start back at the beginning of getting my mill set up properly. When I first got the mill I was in a hurry to get it set up and was very new to machine setup. I believe that the order of getting it right should be to start with adjusting the gibs, then getting the head square to the column and last getting the column square to the table. So a bunch of questions. I am going to adjust the gibs so I feel a slight drag when turning the hand wheels. Next align the head to the column, first on the X axis which I understand how to do, on the Y axis I am unsure so I will need some help there. Last would be the column to the table which I understand how to do. Is this the right order?