06-18-2012, 02:17 PM
(06-18-2012, 02:02 PM)Highpower Wrote: I have heard of some folks that securely attached a cheap laser pointer to the head of their mill/drill pointing toward the farthest wall in the shop from the machine. With the mill head centered they would lay out a vertical line on the wall where the laser spot was.
After moving the head of the mill all they had to do was make sure the laser was still on the line. It sounds like a good idea to me, although I've never had to try it.
Others had said that they pointed the laser straight down at the base of the mill and made a mark there to reference to, but I think with the distance of going across the shop to the wall would be more accurate?
The greater the distance the more accuracy you would "potentially" have. I say potentially because you would run the risk of the machine moving in relation to the wall which would throw you off.
-Ron
11" South Bend lathe - Wells-Index 860C mill - 16" Queen City Shaper