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    2/10/2021 7:23 PM  #1

    Daze
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    Bentworker, its all your fault

    Back in the middle of November you told me about somting I was unfamiliar with, a DRO and now because of you opening my eyes I have two.

    Got the DRO installed on my mill build. It went well but being that my mill does not have a slide column and all vertical travel is done with the quill, it made the vertical scale install challenging to say the least, but I was able to get it with a two bracket system.

    The DRO mounts to the bracket I fabbed up to hang the motor off the end.


    Forward and back scale


    Longitudinal scale



    This is the result of a full days work. The collar started as a 5 X 5 piece of 3/8" plate. The biggest drill I had was 1" so I started with that and then chucked it up in the lathe to open it up to 3". I then rough cut the outside and spent some time grinding to profile it. The 1/4" bolt locks it tight to the spindle housing.








    The vertical scale mounts to the side of the mill head with a piece of angle iron.

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    2/10/2021 8:02 PM  #2

    rpm
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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    You sure do nice work Day, and make me feel like a slacker.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    2/11/2021 9:40 AM  #3

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    You sure do nice work Day

    Thanks... it’s all photoshop 😂😂😂
     

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    2/11/2021 12:18 PM  #4

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    Cool!
    Now you will be drilling bolt circles in various things just because you can.

     

    2/11/2021 12:21 PM  #5

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    Bentworker wrote:

    Cool!
    Now you will be drilling bolt circles in various things just because you can.

    EXACTLY!!!!

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    2/11/2021 3:18 PM  #6

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    Pretty cool setup.

     

    2/11/2021 8:19 PM  #7

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    Cool stuff.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    2/11/2021 9:35 PM  #8

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    If I ever get the Heap out of the shop I'll be setting up the machines I inherited from Ted.  The mill head has a DRO but the table is all analog.  Hmmmm, may have to step up.  That is very cool, Day and as usual, good work.

     

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    2/11/2021 10:06 PM  #9

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    Re: Bentworker, its all your fault

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    If I ever get the Heap out of the shop I'll be setting up the machines I inherited from Ted.  The mill head has a DRO but the table is all analog.  Hmmmm, may have to step up. 
     

    Thanks!!

    Both the DRO on my lathe and mill came from the same supplier on eBay. For what it is it was reasonably priced. The features are AMAZING!!!  The one on my lathe has already made me a better machinist.

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