I (personally) don' expect that many will do this, because most mills have tension-levers to securely fasten the table/bed. But if that (common) option is not available, this seems to be a good solution. Hessel
The Sherline mill shown has positive locks on all the axes. Tape will have no effect on backlash in the feed screws anyway. Eric
When I set my lathe up to cut gears, I tighten the gibs and tape the handwheels after everything is set. I don't want anything moving that isn't supposed to move and the tape on the hand wheels is extra insurance...and also reminds me: "Don't Touch This!"
To avoid misunderstanding: My remark was -not- to criticize this procedure, but caused by the fact that I thought (to my surprise) that the dividing was done without proper mechanical fixes. Happy to hear now that the size of the first tooth was the same as the last+1 …. Hessel
