On Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:15 AM Gene Heskett <gheskett@ The tapered gibs works great on TLM because
> its carriage is so narrow its nigh impossible to use a qctp on it and > keep the point of the tool within the carriages footprint on the bed. > But I have a vivid memory of the difficulty in getting the brass, > tapered gib dead straight with a file that wasn't straight so there > wasn't a spring effect in setting it. The first month I used it, the > final wear-in used up much of the adjustment range but its now quite > solid and hasn't been readjusted since. > https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123034789359 This is an excellent solution to the ways/Gibs problem. I f used just on the dovetail it will likely move your gib enough you will need to re scrape it, I did all sides of mine and had to narrow the Gib. I have a 12*34 belt surfacer so that was not a huge issue for me. Good luck Gene . > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
