Milling Table Flatness – What is acceptable

Milling Table Flatness – What is acceptable

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Since the measurement with the DTI agrees with the bed being thicker at one end, you can be fairly certain that having a machine shop skim the minimum to clean up will solve that problem. It would be worth doing simply for peace of mind, and a milled surface is fine for a hobby mill bed.
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