Hi gang,
What I ended up with on the Dalton was about .001 taper in 5 1/4"
towards the tailstock end. I checked this after a week and then after
two and three weeks and it stayed there but I haven't checked it
since. This was with a Baker back plunger indicator. It also
indicates 0 runout when I checked the taper in the spindle, so I know
it's good! ;-)
Back to the calipers for a moment. The calipers I have were listed
as being plus or minus .001 in six inches. I don't know how long
they'll stay that way, but out of the box, wouldn't that be plus or
minus .00016 an inch? ( .001/6 ) There are some Mitutoyo micrometers
here listed as being plus or minus .00015 in the 3-6 inch range. I
think maybe I just don't know what they mean when they talk
about .001 in 6". I don't suppose it really matters where the Dalton
is concerned anyway, I was just curious.
Ok, I hear some wicked thunder just the other side of the
mountains outside my window here. I'm gonna go check out the Dalton
on e-bay then I think I'll go see what the Dalton is up to taper-
wise.
Back later,
Dave
