Chapter 6 Squareness Measurements in a Horizontal Plane
Mounting and Aligning the Optical Square and Interferometer for the
First Axis Measurement
6-10 Measurements Reference Guide
Mounting and Aligning the Optical Square
and Interferometer for the First Axis
Measurement
If your machine has a vertical spindle, continue with the instructions in
the next section, “Mounting and aligning optics on a machine with a
vertical spindle.”
If your machine has a horizontal spindle, go directly to the instructions in
“Mounting and aligning optics on a machine with a horizontal spindle” in
this chapter.
Mounting and aligning optics on a machine with a
vertical spindle
This section explains how to assemble, mount, and align the optical
square and interferometer on a machine with a vertical spindle.
Mounting the optics
To assemble the optical square and interferometer and mount them on the
machine, follow these steps:
1 Attach the optical square to its mount using the attachment screw
(Figure 6-6).