Wondering if you folks could shed some light on the squaring up procedures?
I just spent the weekend following the procedures on the IH web site and, though I'm close I don't think close enough for a machine tool plus some other issues have popped up.
I'll describe the issues first and bear in mind this will never be a CNC machine so if my expectations are too much, tell me I'm nuts.
While running the head down the column it will catch/release ad infinitum, sometimes with a high enough frequency to create a low rumble and other times it catches and drops about a .25". I have the gib pretty darn tight so does it need the head slide mod shown on the web site ?
Tramming the head shows .005" front to back. I put a jack under the front of the head and can get that much out, but the column base and the head swivel bolts are tight as tree bark. Gibs again?
I wanted to get some hours on the machine before I did all the lapping & such so perhaps things will settle down once that's done?
I bought the IH because it was easier to move than a knee mill but after welding and grinding a stand and then hovering around that machine for 2 days I'm feeling I should have got the Bridgeport and dragged it around the house by its heels! (chair)
Well....let me make something with it first, then we'll see. :violin:
TIA!