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    I guess its time for me to start my own Home shop thread.

    i've mentioned a few times that it will not be attached to the grid.
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    I guess its time for me to start my own Home shop thread.

    this would absolutely be a great idea if i had all the money up front to do it... unfortunately i dont, therefore starting with something i have and slowly building it up, makes a lot more sense TO ME.
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    I guess its time for me to start my own Home shop thread.

    i mean i'm already at almost 1500sf. i'd rather improve my own barn, invest into my own property than give rent money to someone else.
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    I guess its time for me to start my own Home shop thread.

    i have not looked into specific components yet, not until i insulate the barn, build a utility room etc
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    I guess its time for me to start my own Home shop thread.

    grow into something i can support myself/family with, without getting too extravagant.
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    Joe Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel

    they want you to go out of business. small businesses are the enemy of the corporate statism.
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    Mikron touch probe not agreeing with manual bore pickup

    thats not terrible, but can be better if you want to spend the time on aligning. so just to remind me, is your spindle axis out of alignment or z rails out of alignment?
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    Mikron touch probe not agreeing with manual bore pickup

    misunderstanding indeed. you dont align the table to the spindle, or to the z axis, typically the spindle and/or z axis rails would get aligned to the table, but the spindle axis and z axis rails are 2 completely independent components that require its own alignment. yes, one of them was...
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    Mikron touch probe not agreeing with manual bore pickup

    how else are you going to ensure both are perpendicular?
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    Mikron touch probe not agreeing with manual bore pickup

    the spindle can be adjusted to be perpendicular to the table independent of the z axis rails.
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    Mikron touch probe not agreeing with manual bore pickup

    why is it unusual? they are 2 different components and as such can and do have their own individual adjustments.
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    Mikron touch probe not agreeing with manual bore pickup

    https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/whats-everyones-preferred-method-of-verifying-5-axis-kinematic-rotation-point.424064/ read through this thread.
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    Starrett goes private

    i understand that VERY well, i think you meant to direct that at someone else?
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    Creation software

    fusion 360
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