tramming

Good day, I have a 1955 Round Ram, and I have the head dialed in by eye, just so I could do some test cuts, check out the motor, etc. But it brings up the question...how do you tram the table (or vice) with any sort of precision? Any tips or tricks? My instinct tells me to partially loosen the...

Hello everyone! I just got a Littlemachineshop 3990 mini mill and it's awesome. I haven't actually checked the tram of the column yet, but I figure I'm going to have to tram it with shims. I know these little mills suffer from less rigidity than larger machines, so I'm wondering if I should...

Does anyone have any experience with using optics for either tramming a tool or returning a round column tool to the proper position after moving the head? I an rather new to the machining world, although I have been hanging around a shop for the last 40 years. Tramming to me has always been a...

I am brand new to hobbyist machining, I've bought a Harbor Freight mini mill and a Morphron 7 x 14 mini lathe, I didn't have the money to buy anything better. A machinist gifted me a Mitutuyo dial test indicator to measure and loaned me a Brown & Sharpe test indicator, I have a couple of...

I've enjoyed setting up the South Bend VMM I bought a few weeks back. I've been doing a pretty thorough examination of the machine and noticed something that has me worried. The head is not 'square' to the table. Some explanation is needed: The head on this machine does not 'nod' in the same...