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Dro


 

May well have been covered but ¡­..
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what¡¯s the opinions here on adding a Dro and which one ?
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I have a small proxxon which I added a Dro to the carriage and simply used a good Dti behind the cross slide as a when needed , It works well especially for the milling attachment side of things ¡­
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Probably something better and easier to use would be good for a bigger lathe :)
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Ricky


 

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I added a 3-axis DRO many years ago and I could not imagine having to go back to the manual dials. In fact, the z-axis died on me so I ordered a replacement computer (I kept the original glass scales and just matched the model of the DRO) and literally just installed it on Saturday. The original install took a while with quite a few custom fabricated brackets, but it was absolutely worth it IMO. The model I got was the GCS900-3D. The original one I got from ebay, but the replacement one I got from Aliexpress (). They¡¯re cheap Chinese quality, but the computer lasted me for almost a decade and the scales are still perfect.

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Here¡¯s a blog with some Youtube videos I did way back when to document it. Hope this helps

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Chris

Eastern Canada

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Subject: [emcoV10lathe] Dro

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May well have been covered but ¡­..

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what¡¯s the opinions here on adding a Dro and which one ?

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I have a small proxxon which I added a Dro to the carriage and simply used a good Dti behind the cross slide as a when needed , It works well especially for the milling attachment side of things ¡­

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Probably something better and easier to use would be good for a bigger lathe :)

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Ricky