To keep the surface of your table from being marred, we recommend you take a file and slightly soften or deburr all the edges of the angle clamps that contact the table. This has been designed with an adjustment to align the table perfectly vertical. The following instructions have been written to show what's involved in doing a complex job accurately. I believe if you truly understand the job I will describe in detail, average jobs will be accomplished without filling your trash can with mistakes. Remember, there are not many people capable of making the complex machined products used today, and if you can master the vertical mill and the rotary table combination, you will have come a long way at becoming a good machinist.
Complex parts are very difficult to make.
When a rotary table is put on a vertical mill you end up with a machine that is theoretically capable of reproducing itself. This means the capabilities of your Sherline mill are governed by the size of the part and the ingenuity of the operator. The purpose of these instructions is to give you an insight into properly using this accessory. An inexpensive calculator with trig functions is a must for complex jobs. Standard milling machine set-ups usually involve aligning the work with the table and then with the spindle.