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    Need a bed surface ground.

    I shimmed between the base, and the round column, which is directly underneath those bolts.
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    Yep.
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    I got distracted and never came back to fill you guys in on my success. I dummied the process down after thinking about it a little more. I tightened the bolts in the same sequence each time i shimmed it a bit. The key to all of this was keeping the shims placed in the EXACT same spot...
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    Tom Kitta is 100 percent correct. As a journeyman autobody technician, I know for a fact that every material (being plastic, steel, cast iron) can be bent without cracking or fracture. I’ve encountered it numerous times on vehicles in an accident, or during restoration. Every part on a vehicle...
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    Unfortunately i lost all the before photos...my phone crapped the bed after the mill was completed. i will post a photo of where it used to be cracked tonight. Again, for my needs, this mill is perfect. I would like to try and tram it successfully though, so i know i could use it on some high...
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    I will take some measurements tonight, and get back to you guys. I might hit you up on getting the bed surface ground - do you need some measurements from me to see if you’d be able to accomodate a piece this large?
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    is there a way to measure if the table is bowed or twisted? In theory, the shimming works. However, in practice, which I did for several hours, it is not as simple as just shimming one corner (i tried tgat method, and ended up with shims somewhere between two bolts actually).
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    The base was pretty smashed up, i took a chance on it and it works, just trying to get it dialled in the best I can. Not sure which other steps to take , i messed around with it and shims for hours. For the type of parts i will be building, it will suffice. That being said, if there is a way to...
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    I started using it the other day, snd kind of want to install a power feed on it now. It gets tiring using it manuslly.
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    Need a bed surface ground.

    That is the one. I had to sand the surface of the table because of all the rust. That plus a wire wheel. I paid 300 for it. Really though, I would have been better off getting a new one...the thing was destroyed. That being said, Its finished and ready for some action. I spent a lot of time...
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