Scraping a Hobby Mill Like a Pro: The Column

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This is the final episode in the precision hand scraping series for the 5 axis CNC hobby mill conversion project - this time, we near perfectly square up the column, straighten out the Z guide ways, and get the spindle perfectly square to the table. Join FlexiSpot Labor Day Sales and enjoy the biggest discount! You also have the chance to win free orders. It's appreciated if you could leave a note saying “Mach Super” at checkout and use my code “YTE7P50” to get an EXTRA $50 off on the E7 Plus/E7 Pro/E7L standing desk! FlexiSpot E7Plus standing desk: USA: https://bit.ly/4lMtHl2 CAN: https://bit.ly/3URxiDp Previous scraping video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzNeplmh54U&list=PL0F5enpukbXFiR7zrCSzZYwPTy-tJ4PRZ&index=3 Follow Mr. Detective Scrapist as he investigates the mystery of the not-square spindle of the hobby mill 5 axis CNC conversion. Finding the flaws and correcting them one by one by use of 0.0001” precision measurement and hand scraping, he brings this crook spindle down, and then scrapes it, and then puts it back up again, and measures it again, and brings it back down again and repeats that process again and again. Support the channel on Patreon, by donating on PayPal, or by sending a Super Thanks on YouTube. Liking and sharing the video also goes a long way. For the first 7 days of publishing, you can now ‘Hype’ a YouTube video. If you see the button, please press it! Patreon: https://patreon.com/MachSuper?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mach_super/ Website: https://www.machsuper.com/ To buy some of the best scraping tools around, use discount code MACHSUPER5 for 5% off store-wide at Andersson Tool. https://www.anderssontool.com/ Learn how to Scrape: As always, a big thank you to Marcus for all his help and generosity in giving me a space to film. He doesn’t want me to say this here, but he offers 1-on-1 scraping classes in the Gold Coast of Australia. Spend a day learning how to scrape basically anything you can carry to the class. Find him on Instagram @christensenmachineworks. Sections: 0:51 Start with flat flat ways 3:50 Column dovetails 6:06 Z carriage flat ways 8:44 FlexiSpot Ad Integration 11:06 Z carriage fixed dovetail 11:57 Z carriage gib and dovetail 14:05 Spindle head flatness 16:58 Z carriage - spindle head interface 17:30 Column squareness 22:04 Spindle squareness