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phaxtris said:
Crank your x travel all the way one way, make a sharpie mark accross the split where table moves and the base doesn't, crank the x travel all the way the other way.....measure the distance between the sharpie marks, repete similar technique for the y and z
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I'll do those measurements before ordering.
Thanks
 
Blouin55 said:
This is the specs from king Canada. Is it the correct measurements
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You better check, I ordered my scales from the king canada specs because I didn't have the machine yet, the x travel was like 2" longer than the specs, as a result my x scale is to short and i loose some table travel
 
phaxtris said:
You better check, I ordered my scales from the king canada specs because I didn't have the machine yet, the x travel was like 2" longer than the specs, as a result my x scale is to short and k loose some table travel
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For sure i'll do thanks
 
phaxtris said:
You better check, I ordered my scales from the king canada specs because I didn't have the machine yet, the x travel was like 2" longer than the specs, as a result my x scale is to short and k loose some table travel.
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@Blouin55 the scales aren't sold by the inch so go with the table width. That way you will be assured of having full travel.
 
David_R8 said:
@Blouin55 the scales aren't sold by the inch so go with the table width. That way you will be assured of having full travel.
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I'd be careful of that @Blouin55. Some of the places I shopped wanted travel length and some wanted scale length. You don't want to get confused and order something that ends up longer than your bed because then the ends will hang out. Personally I think it's safer to measure the travel and then add whatever is needed for the ends plus a bit. The travel will always be a fair bit less than the bed so you are guaranteed of a good fit that way.

Another way to do it would be to order magnetic scales that are clearly longer than you need because they are easy to trim. Glass can be trimmed too, but not so easily.
 
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