Seeing those indicators staying right on the point is highly satisfying; you know that you can rely on your machine, no bad surprise from that point. Thanks for that video!

It took me a couple of hours ( as I dont know what I am doing). Tightening the bolts took it out of tram a couple of times- but my Bridgeport is an ancient and abused machine. Love the videos- even the old ones.

Frank

I am at Central Carolina Tech Sumter, SC in the Machinist course  and these videos are helping me at school. Thanks, I will watch all of your videos.

For those who have a boring head for their mill, it's simple to make a bar to hold your indicator. Then you can tram the mill's head with that. It's maybe a bit slower because you have to go back and forth between sides, but it's still only a few minutes to get it dialed in.

Just bought a Sharp milling machine and am waiting for delivery.  This is great information, thank you!

Great, informative video, Keith.   I recently got a great deal on a 14” rotary table, so have to move my vise for the first time since installing and last tramming it two years ago.   This video will prove very useful.   Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insights.

Very nice video. Re-enforced what I know, and showed me a couple of small things I didn't. Very nicely done and well worth the time to view for any machinist, gunsmith, or even home hobbyist.

Hi Keith, that indicator bar also makes a good syne bar for smaller angles you need to set, great video keep them coming

Thank you Keith, I learned how to tram a vise, i have always had trouble and I had both bolts loose and you only had one side loose.  Great video have enjoyed all of them and you have a great shop.  Again thank you for all the teaching you do.

Most of my work is done in my 6 inch Kurt vise so I use the cylinder square on the bottom of the vise ways to tram the mill head in both directions. Thanks for making the video. Have fun making chips.

I always appreciate your videos on maintaining and aligning tools. Thank you!

I build the same tramming fixture with the two indicators two years ago and use it since than and am very satisfied how quick and accurate it works.

Another great instructional video, clear and concise!  Thank you Keith.

Thanks for the video.  Just what I needed to learn how to use the very similar two-dial-indicator setup I ended up with for my new-to-me FTV2 Lagun.  Got both axes to within a half a thou.  I think the machine and my eyes are both not up to much more.  Thanks much.  One small constructive criticism -- I'm so new to this that the third part on the vise setup wasn't enough to help me, as it didn't have any close ups to show just where the indicator was touching, nor what kind of indicator it is and how it is set up.  Probably should be obvious, but then again, maybe not for someone new enough to need such a video.  Thanks for getting me most of the way there.

First time attemping to tram a mill, my Grizzly G-8689 Mini-Mill...
No "nod" adjustment, but, went ahead with the table length.
Couldn't get the Mitutoyo 0.0001" dial to repeat during adjustments...
Finally checked the indicator... the four case back screws were loose.
Easy after fixing that!

just bought my first millrite  vertical milling machine so I,m thankful for your video thank you

A word from the old and wise, make sure the bed rails are slick clean before traming! That one sliver of a spec can mess everything up, a good indication of specs on the slide rails is when your needle jumps when it is sliding. Rails might look clean, but there are spots you can’t see until you remove the bed from the rails.

Hey Keith
Love the Videos, keep them coming, I am a Newbie to all this Maching stuff and appreciate all your work and knowledge you share. I don't ever comment  because you  will have many many things to read, how ever I have to say that all the tramming should be done with the tables locked, at least on my Older Mill it makes a big difference. And oh yea I have the same  disease you have I just brought home my new (old) Monarch Lathe so I guess I can join the Monarch club with you and Adam Etc. Thanks again for all you videos and dedicated work

That is very easy to tram our mill head, thanks

Thanks for the vid, I'm going to use some valve adjustment valves instead the light because that's what I got in the shop.