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Hello gentlemen, I've a question relative to a cheap DRO.
I found this item on Little Machine Shop's website:
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=5012&category=-1536942993
I really like it! Seems like a neat little item. Easy-to-install DRO with a remote display, a lot less cash than similar-price full DROs. No fancy features like bolt circles and etc., but that's what CAD programs are for.
What is not quite apparent is how to mount the moving slide to a stationary part of the machine. I will probably shoot Chris at LMS an email about this.
Anyway. I will be having a brand-new PM25MV within the next few weeks, probably like several else here on this board. I would like to have some type of DRO-type capability on it, but I'm not keen on paying $700 or more. Not at the moment.
In milling a pocket, backlash is a killer. DROs save us from the evils of backlash. A PM25 has 19" of travel, according to Precision Matthew's website. Does anyone know of an item similar to that above, with enough travel to nearly cover or more than cover 19" of travel? I've hit up Google, with few results other than Mitutoyo, which are equal in price to a full DRO...
I have found this item on eBay, but I feel a little dubious about an unknown item from eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/360077691868?lpid=82&chn=ps
If anyone has happened to use that item or knows of an alternative, that would be wonderful. Thank you.
I found this item on Little Machine Shop's website:
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=5012&category=-1536942993
I really like it! Seems like a neat little item. Easy-to-install DRO with a remote display, a lot less cash than similar-price full DROs. No fancy features like bolt circles and etc., but that's what CAD programs are for.
What is not quite apparent is how to mount the moving slide to a stationary part of the machine. I will probably shoot Chris at LMS an email about this.
Anyway. I will be having a brand-new PM25MV within the next few weeks, probably like several else here on this board. I would like to have some type of DRO-type capability on it, but I'm not keen on paying $700 or more. Not at the moment.
In milling a pocket, backlash is a killer. DROs save us from the evils of backlash. A PM25 has 19" of travel, according to Precision Matthew's website. Does anyone know of an item similar to that above, with enough travel to nearly cover or more than cover 19" of travel? I've hit up Google, with few results other than Mitutoyo, which are equal in price to a full DRO...
I have found this item on eBay, but I feel a little dubious about an unknown item from eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/360077691868?lpid=82&chn=ps
If anyone has happened to use that item or knows of an alternative, that would be wonderful. Thank you.