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I started looking at how to install the DRO on my LC-30A mill.
A big question I had was where to put the X-axis scale; on the operator side or the column side.
This is the DRO, the YH800 model
Considerations for either side:
* Mounting it on the operator side has the potential to impede the safety stop for a powerfeed.
* On the column side could limit Y-axis travel.
On either side is the X-axis ball oilers on the front and back of the table.
I took some Y-axis measurements. I discovered that with the Y-axis fully toward the column, at the level of the table there's a .5" gap between the column and the table.
The scale is .87" thick so putting it on the back means I'd be reducing the travel by approx. .4"
The column base gets wider toward the bottom so if I have to mount the scale lower down, it would reduce the travel slightly more.
A big question I had was where to put the X-axis scale; on the operator side or the column side.
This is the DRO, the YH800 model
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Considerations for either side:
* Mounting it on the operator side has the potential to impede the safety stop for a powerfeed.
* On the column side could limit Y-axis travel.
On either side is the X-axis ball oilers on the front and back of the table.
I took some Y-axis measurements. I discovered that with the Y-axis fully toward the column, at the level of the table there's a .5" gap between the column and the table.
The scale is .87" thick so putting it on the back means I'd be reducing the travel by approx. .4"
The column base gets wider toward the bottom so if I have to mount the scale lower down, it would reduce the travel slightly more.
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