Originally Posted by
rwskinner
When the mill is sitting on the 1" plate I end up with a soft foot. 1 corner is 0.023" off the plate. Not sure if it's the base or the plate, but I'm sure it's the plate since the Y handle gets harder to turn if I tighten the base down.
Normally when I have a machine (engine) I do a soft foot test on each corner. Tighten the base, put a magnetic base dial indicator on the table and indicate off the top of the base, zero indicator, then back that mounting bolt off to see how much it lifts, note and repeat on each corner. Install proper shims and test again untilt he lift is zereo or equal on all corners.
Would that be appropriate way with a base like this? Shim?
Thanks,
Richard