Re: X axis is off center
Originally Posted by
machinehop5
...ask five different machinist how to make a 1-2-3 Block and you'll get 5 different answers. Setting Z from the Fixture with gage blocks would be my preferred way. Stock would be R Plane up to the programmer. One of the 5 machinist choice
What you don't use paper. like I used to do in the early days and seen many do lol but you are correct if you don't have a Probe or a gauge setter then the best is to use a block I fully agree. this is my preferred way most of the time.
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