Today I worked on something I hope I never have to do for the rest of my life... I spent a couple of hours dialing in a Bridgeport manual mill.
It's been pretty quiet in the shop yesterday and today as we haven't gotten any new contracts, so I get to spend my time cleaning and re-organizing everything in the shop. And today, I got to dial in the manual mill in its forward swing and sideways tilt, and holy smokes, that are one mentally draining task. Because both were off, you can dial in one at a time, but the other will always make it off, so you are in a perpetual task of trying to get the axis to align properly.
I used a gauge block and placed it on the table, then took a tenth indicator and revolved in a large circle around the center of the bed, checking the high points and leveling everything out. Some bolts keep the axis locked in place on the side of the mill, which you need to loosen to change, then another screw connected to the gears inside that adjust the rotational motion. Thankfully it was designed to make it difficult to turn the gears and so make tiny increments, which saved a ton of time.
It didn't actually take me quite as long as I was initially expecting (maybe I got lucky), but after about an hour of work, I got it dialed within three tenths over eight inches. Dialing in vices is an annoying enough task, but frustration quickly multiplies when you add multiple angles into the mix.
I also set up a fixture plate for one of my boss's projects, a mini model rocket, to potential clients; they receive a mini kit where they cut out the pieces and assemble them as a desk toy with a little branding the company.