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I experimented with that approach but found that the DRO I used has quite a bit of friction.? It caused the "C" shaped arm to deflect to the tune of about .004", despite my best efforts to stiffen it

Interesting approach there. Also like how you did the tailstock DRO with the slot in the housing. Had a similar idea but just slotting the front so it would retract sufficiently to eject the taper but

I was able to add a cross slide DRO underneath - https://www.ajawamnet.com/ajawam3/swarf/lathetopassylg.gif https://www.ajawamnet.com/ajawam3/swarf/lathe_mods.html

I forgot some like a screw type DRO on just the cross-slide.? Some will read on diameter making life easier for beginners and most mini lathes read on the radius. So each mark reads 0.001 [0.025mm].

DRO'S are great as you can? see. I like mills some jobs times. On a lathe if a beginner it can help. But on cross slide it will take up some capacity on some types of work unless you the one that

On calipers I use CR2032 batteries a little smaller than 2 AA batteries. Holders can found at Walmart. The mill is getting the AA size

I will do that I even have battery box the showed also off on switch to save the battery life. Dave

Ive seen folks solder wires to a AA battery & the battery contact area on the caliper & hot glue a AA battery to the top of the caliper . https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/362

One trick. Make a fake battery with plastic and glue very thin metal to both sides, perhaps copt shim stock. Solder thin wires to each side and connect the wires to a phone charger. Nootch the battery

Received my follower rest today. It had bent screw it was one could buy and Amazon had turn for new one. So now be getting before Jan 4 Dave

I get stainless steel . It has auto off but still eats batteries even off. A battery will last about 3 to 6 months.? But they all eat batteries. Dave

THere are also any number of ways to hack a digital caliper. After all, they are just a switch that reads on/off/on/off and counts how many lines have been crossed. I’ve seen the signal captured and

all the auto shutoff does is turn off the display .? I have probably 8-10 form different vendors & their all the same , just turns the screen off. Probably so the display doesn't get burned-in like

You wrote:? " can get plastic calipers as low as $8 and stainless for about $20. Big issue for me is the auto shutoff most have - I'm pretty deliberate and don't need the scale losing it's position

I did print off the page Looks great I order the tooling I need before Christmas and getting the tooling tomorrow or Friday I am glad to see some else did same way. All need to do is make a new screw

It was the only choice for ? or a ? ball bearing chuck. I had shop and keep the ball bearing chucks. Dave

Yes I am not doing large work. $40.00 plus shipping

Much nicer than what I currently have: is it for sale? Charlie Creswell

my? dream is? a une? inch? chuck but? ?probaly? do not? exist anyway snif jack 47 71

I have a 24" caliper stainless steel Sorry not 36 Dave