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I never cared for the power drawbar.Ar risk of a subject change, the SECOND BEST addition I made to my Bridgeport (after the DRO) was a pneumatic power drawbar. Inexpensive kits can be found on eBay. I made mine just to have a project. Indispensable. Game changers. The quality of my shop life is so much better with these two additions. I wish I had a DRO on my lathe. I keep putting it off.
For a production shop they’re a moneymaker for sure.
However, if not used right they can be hard on collets and drawbars, their noisy, and since I get paid by the hour I never minded swinging the wrench.