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Re: Main Table Alignment in Drill Press Mode
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:05 pm
by chapmanruss
Dusty,
I will agree and go with your statement
In the shop I make measurements of one surface or edge to another.
and worry less about the floor.
Re: Main Table Alignment in Drill Press Mode
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:31 pm
by edma194
I shim the legs of my machines to get them level. They can't always stay in one place, I have moved them and not shimmed if they were close to level, but if they're staying in one spot for long I'll shim them up and tell my self once again I should get some leveling feet to mount on the legs.
Re: Main Table Alignment in Drill Press Mode
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:12 pm
by dusty
edma194 wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:31 pm
I shim the legs of my machines to get them level. They can't always stay in one place, I have moved them and not shimmed if they were close to level, but if they're staying in one spot for long I'll shim them up and tell my self once again I should get some leveling feet to mount on the legs.
According to my calculations, a floor that is pitched .3 degrees will rise 1 1/2" over 24'. Pretty noticible.
Re: Main Table Alignment in Drill Press Mode
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:35 pm
by chapmanruss
IIRC the sloped part of my garage (front 18') is 1 inch per 4 feet. Beyond that it is all, slopped and non-slopped, smooth enough that shimming the legs is not necessary.