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You can also get some flex on the top of the cabinet and the DRO can bounce a bit at certain speeds. I had been using Mason flexible (rubber with a metal shell) feet and did not have much of a problem with machine vibration, but recently switched to six metal feet, and now have more vibration with the DRO head bouncing a bit. Since I have the older style cabinets, they are flexing more because of the increased rigidity of the feet. I plan to tap some 0.200" steel plate and use it as a backing plate for the control box DRO mount, as opposed to just tapping the control box sheet metal. Will also need to put some 1/2" steel plate on the top of the cabinets to decrease some of the flex. There is something to be said about the vibration dampening properties for a monolithic cast iron base.
David fabricated a DRO head control arm that came off the back splash over the head stock. But you also have a bit of leverage and he mounted his back splash more securely. I would say the ideal location for the DRO is over the headstock, away from the chuck spray.
David fabricated a DRO head control arm that came off the back splash over the head stock. But you also have a bit of leverage and he mounted his back splash more securely. I would say the ideal location for the DRO is over the headstock, away from the chuck spray.