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Jody

Yes a indicator in the front of the carriage is not good if a hot chip hits the lens of the indicator it will burn it, the lenses are plastic

GP

On Sunday, January 20, 2019, 12:11:25 PM EST, Dave Matticks <dpm100@...> wrote:

GP,

Let me know, did a little looking this morning too.

Found a 36" for around $77.00 shipped.?

I'd be using this if I could read it somewhere besides at work!

Thanks,?

Dave?

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From: Guenther Paul <paulguenter@...>

Date: 1/20/19 08:10 (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Carriage Stop and Indicator

I have I-Gageing DRO's on a small table top mill they are fine for what they cost. I bought them from Tool-doc in Wisconsin he had the lowest price at the time. I e-mailed him if he still sells them??

GP

On Sunday, January 20, 2019, 8:47:52 AM EST, Bill Buckalew via Groups.Io <bill70j=[email protected]> wrote:

Dave:

Thanks for the comments.

At the start of travel, the X scale protrudes 6" from the back edge of the way - at the end it protrudes just over 12".

I just checked my receipts and find that the set-up I have on my X is the 6" Igaging scale, not the 12" that I put in my prior message.?

So you are right.? My mistake!

Good luck on getting your DRO installed!

Bill

On Sunday, January 20, 2019, 4:46:23 AM PST, Dave Matticks <dpm100@...> wrote:

Bill,

Nice looking lathe. Bench looks very cool and nice job on the DRO installation as well!

How far does the scale on the cross slide protrude to the rear? I ask because I have the factory lamp that could interfere if the scale stuck out too far, didn't do any serious measuring or thinking about it yet though.

Seems like I could almost get by with a 6" scale, there's just over 6" of travel from the points where the nut falls off the screw. Depends if there's any overtravel or maybe cut off a longer scale.

I have a 12X36 cabinet base model that really needs a readout at least on the carriage! I have a perfect Newall 36" travel scale and transducer taken from a Bridgeport that I'd love to use but haven't found a display for a reasonable price. Also have a "spare" Travadial but the Atlas won't like it.

I did talk to another guy in the group with the I-Gaging setup, he's happy with it. The price is right too.

Thanks for the pics.

Dave

On January 18, 2019 at 6:23 AM "Bill Buckalew via Groups.Io" <bill70j=[email protected]> wrote:

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qanthony87:

Here are some pics of the DRO installed on my Atlas 10F.

It is an I-Gaging EZ-View 24" scale on the Y and 12" scale on the X.

It is accurate and repeatable, and cost under $100.

HTH,? Bill

On Thursday, January 17, 2019, 3:48:32 PM PST, qanthony87 <aquinn50@...> wrote:

Bill how’s about some pics

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On Jan 16, 2019, at 7:07 PM, Bill Buckalew via Groups.Io < bill70j@...> wrote:

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Jody:

Agree.? I think you are right on point.? No need for an indicator if you have DRO.? But the stop comes in handy at times if you're in a hurry or are just lazy, like me.??

Adding XY DRO's (dumb, but effective and cheap I-Gaging DRO's) to the Atlas was one of the best upgrades I made, second only to the QCTP.

Bill

On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 11:50:35 AM PST, Jody < jp4lsu@...> wrote:

Guenther,
You make a good point about the swarf.? I was using mine on a mighty mag and had it setup up behind the carriage.? It worked ok, with exception of the magnet part of it.? I'm thinking of doing something that can hold the indicator and have a stop between the indicator and the ways.? Doing this I can take my measurements with the dial and then set my stop and then take the dial out of the holder to keep it away from the swarf.
Thanks for mentioning that, I didn't think about that aspect of it yet.?
Maybe I just go all DRO and forget this...Haha!

Thanks for the input, swarf is now going to be taken into account.
-Jody