With my new PM935TS mill (BP clone), I ordered an Easson '12' DRO... pricy.
This DRO came with glass scales mounted, Matt and his crew did a good job of mounting the DRO.
The mill is set up and running, and the DRO reads in 'tenths'... however getting the mill at a specific 'tenth' location with the table and knee cranks would be an exercise in minute movement... doable... yet something one would have to 'creep up on'... CAREFULLY... :shush:
What WRMiller mentioned in a post earlier... about robust roughing cuts and then fine finishing cuts... remembering machine, tool, tool holder, spindle, and even work will flex under the load of the cut... is reality.
Knowing how to 'creep up to' what you intend to end with... is different than just setting the dials and let it cut. This takes practice... and experience...
If it were me... I would get something a bit better than what you can envision today... as IMO when one learns more (and gets more practice and experience)... their expectations of what they want to do (and can do) will expand. Getting something 'economical' (read that cheap) now... then having to replace it later... well how much $$$ has one spent cumulatively?
This DRO came with glass scales mounted, Matt and his crew did a good job of mounting the DRO.
The mill is set up and running, and the DRO reads in 'tenths'... however getting the mill at a specific 'tenth' location with the table and knee cranks would be an exercise in minute movement... doable... yet something one would have to 'creep up on'... CAREFULLY... :shush:
What WRMiller mentioned in a post earlier... about robust roughing cuts and then fine finishing cuts... remembering machine, tool, tool holder, spindle, and even work will flex under the load of the cut... is reality.
Knowing how to 'creep up to' what you intend to end with... is different than just setting the dials and let it cut. This takes practice... and experience...
If it were me... I would get something a bit better than what you can envision today... as IMO when one learns more (and gets more practice and experience)... their expectations of what they want to do (and can do) will expand. Getting something 'economical' (read that cheap) now... then having to replace it later... well how much $$$ has one spent cumulatively?