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I hope this is the right forum for this thread.
I got a screaming deal from Davidh on his Igaging DROslast week. The price was great and he shipped immediately. He also made me promise to show the install on my Induma mill. I ordered 4 scales from him: one 36", two 24" and a 6".
Here's his sale thread: http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php/17863-dro-s-are-in-stock-again
This is what I was greeted with Tuesday afternoon.
And the goody boxes opened.
I did the X axis first because it was the longest and I thought it would be the hardest. I used one existing hole and drilled a second hole for the mounting bracket. The 36" scale was too long for the table, so I did as David said and cut it. I used a bandsaw. (And yes, it still works after you cut them.)
Here's some shots of the mounted X scale.
The Y axis proved to be a bear. I even had a bracket mounted by a previous owner.
That's as far as I got today. Tomorrow I'll tackle the Z axis and the quill feed. I also need to make chip guards for them.
I will say that the kits are very complete, right down to spare batteries. I powered up these two units just to see how responsive they are. I think I'm going to be very happy with my new set-up.
More to follow.
I got a screaming deal from Davidh on his Igaging DROslast week. The price was great and he shipped immediately. He also made me promise to show the install on my Induma mill. I ordered 4 scales from him: one 36", two 24" and a 6".
Here's his sale thread: http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php/17863-dro-s-are-in-stock-again
This is what I was greeted with Tuesday afternoon.
And the goody boxes opened.
I did the X axis first because it was the longest and I thought it would be the hardest. I used one existing hole and drilled a second hole for the mounting bracket. The 36" scale was too long for the table, so I did as David said and cut it. I used a bandsaw. (And yes, it still works after you cut them.)
Here's some shots of the mounted X scale.
The Y axis proved to be a bear. I even had a bracket mounted by a previous owner.
That's as far as I got today. Tomorrow I'll tackle the Z axis and the quill feed. I also need to make chip guards for them.
I will say that the kits are very complete, right down to spare batteries. I powered up these two units just to see how responsive they are. I think I'm going to be very happy with my new set-up.
More to follow.