Alignment

Question 1

What is an advantage of cross dialing over rim and face?

Answer 1

And float does not affect Cross dialing, because there are no face readings.

Question 2

Which machine, the machine to be moved or the fixed machine does the A dial read off of?

Answer 2

The fixed machine.

Question 3

The sum of the 3 and 9 o’clock dial positions must add up to the sum of the 6 and 12 o’clock dial positions on each dial before burst egg is accounted for what is this known as?

Answer 3

The validity rule.

Question 4

What is the rule of thumb for using Jack bolts?

Answer 4

Near near far far.

Question 5

How do you account for bar sag?

Answer 5

Add bar sag to the A dial and subtract bar sag from B dial.

Question 6

In the case of a cross-dial alignment formula calculations if your formula calculation comes out as a positive answer you move toward the datum (originally 0 on the A dial) if the formula calculation comes out as a negative answer you move away from the datum (originally 0 on the A dial) True or false.

Answer 6

True.