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I have had one of the cheap digital calipers mounted on my SB tail stock for several years and recently it finally failed so I set out to replace it. On scouring ebay, I found there was some new (to me) additions to the offerings in these type things - and, at a very attractive price.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/310224430119?item=310224430119&ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
I first ordered up a 6" to adapt to the tail stock on the SB and it worked out well.
I had been toying with adapting a dial indicator to my Sheldon lathes carriage so I thought "why not adapt one of these remote read DROs to my Sheldon carriage?" After some measuring/figuring I decided I could fit in a 12" and ordered one up (Hey, for $40 its about the same price as an indicator!) Now fellas, I didnt take any measurements, they probably wouldnt transfer to any other lathe anyway, but hopefully some pics can plant the idea in your mind and you can come up with your own version. Youll see the Sheldons original micrometer carriage stop in the pic, I used that as a 'model' for the main bed way attaching, and the rest of the fitting were just a matter of back and forth to the scrap box and trying different thing til I got everything attached. I ended up with about nine inches of useable reading. I just loosen the big thumb screw and can slide it to any position on the bed, or can remove the whole thing by removing the bed knob and the knob on the end of the carriage. The little read out screen has a magnetic back, or can be mounted.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/310224430119?item=310224430119&ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
I first ordered up a 6" to adapt to the tail stock on the SB and it worked out well.
I had been toying with adapting a dial indicator to my Sheldon lathes carriage so I thought "why not adapt one of these remote read DROs to my Sheldon carriage?" After some measuring/figuring I decided I could fit in a 12" and ordered one up (Hey, for $40 its about the same price as an indicator!) Now fellas, I didnt take any measurements, they probably wouldnt transfer to any other lathe anyway, but hopefully some pics can plant the idea in your mind and you can come up with your own version. Youll see the Sheldons original micrometer carriage stop in the pic, I used that as a 'model' for the main bed way attaching, and the rest of the fitting were just a matter of back and forth to the scrap box and trying different thing til I got everything attached. I ended up with about nine inches of useable reading. I just loosen the big thumb screw and can slide it to any position on the bed, or can remove the whole thing by removing the bed knob and the knob on the end of the carriage. The little read out screen has a magnetic back, or can be mounted.