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Stew makes a Bogstandard Tram

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sbwhart:
Go for it Darren

it's really not that difficult as long as you take your time. And it will improve your overall standard of your milling for years to come.

Stew

bogstandard:
Stew,

Very nicely done indeed, a credit to your machining abilities.



Darren,

That is the beauty of this design, because you zero up the dials onto any totally flat face, once you have trammed the machine from looking at the front, it cannot be out when turned thru 180 degs. That is why this system is better than any of the other awkward methods. You don't need to rubberneck or use mirrors to set your machine up.

BTW, just to double check when I made my one, I did as you said, and it was exactly the same as looking from the front when the machine tram was reset to zero.

John

Bernd:
Stew,

Very nice indeed. Looks like I'm going to have to make one too.  :med:

I have to ask though. In the picture of your plastic tubs I noticed one labeled "Mouse Traps". What are they used for in model engineering? :)

Bernd

sbwhart:
Ha I was wondering if any of you Chaps would spot that,  :lol:

I had a little problem with the beasts last year the chap who lives behind me has a pigeon loft and where ther's pigeons ther's grain and where ther's grain ther's mice, my shop was infested with them.  :bugeye:

I must have trapped a dozen of the little beasts before they got the idea and moved on: chocolate was the best bait, I thought of mounting there heads and putting them on display, but I found taxidermy a little taxing  :lol:

I suppose mice a little tame compared with what you can get in some parts of the world.

Cheers

Stew

Bernd:
Stew,

You should have caught them live and put them to work picking up swarf.  :lol: Ya, I know  :offtopic:

Bernd

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