Has anyone bothered to put a DRO on the Z axis for more precion on downfeed?
Making the dresser is also a good first project for your surface grinder, fairly easy, and immediately useful when finished.Bob,
Never even thought about homemade. I'll look into it.
The up/down is the Y, and that is the place where you really can use a good DRO. Z, yes, to a lesser extent. To many machinists, everything is a Bridgeport WRT nomenclature. A horizontal mill has the same nomenclature as the surface grinder, because it is laid out the same. To many CNC folks, they just call it whatever the whim of the day is. Communication is the goal...I have seen reference to spindle axis as Z, that's why I identified it as such.