Setting Up My PM935 Mill

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(06-11-2016, 08:15 PM)PixMan Wrote: A jog button for feed on a mill...indispensable.

Ken, can you expand on that a bit? I consider a "rapid" feed button on the mill to be indispensable to quickly re-position the table, but a jog button? I've always believed a "jog" button refers to short and/or s-l-o-w movements.

Is there an advantage of using a jog button over using the crank handles somehow for slow deliberate table movements? Or is it that "jog button" is just a generic term in the industry? I just want to know if there is a trick of the trade I'm missing here.

I actually like having the jog button on my lathe and use it often. When the spindle is in it's lower speeds it's easier to roll the chuck over with the jog button vs. fighting the gear ratios to roll the chuck by hand, or kicking it in/out of gear to get a good look at the surface of a part ALL the way round. I've used it to rewind the "clock" springs on my mill quill feed, and small engine recoil starters, spooling wire, string, etc. 101 uses...