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LEAD 1515 Tramming

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by Rhett E, Oct 30, 2020.

  1. Rhett E

    Rhett E Well-Known
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    There doesn't seem to be a video from open builds regarding this and every youtube video makes my head spin. There are three spoil boards on this so I guess I tram to the middle one? Amazon has one of those dual dial indicators for the collet and I'm assuming I just shim accordingly? One video had a piece of glass as the reference point instead of the spoil board which makes more sense. Any tips? I feel like I've been adjusting this thing for three weeks :)
     
  2. JustinTime

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    What do you mean with 'There are three spoil boards'? Three boards one on top of each other? If it's one next to each other how big is your machine?

    I trammed my spindle by putting 1/4" rod into the collet and using a square I checked that the rod is square in both the X and the Y direction. I turned the spindle by hand, while holding the square to the rod, to make sure that the rod/spindle shaft are not out of plumb internally.
     
  3. Chris Mallick

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    The LEAD 1515 has a roughly 60”x60” workspace. Made up of (3) 16”x59” panels so that the v channel in the support beams can be used with hold down hardware.
     

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