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I got the DRO installed. It was a really easy install. The mounting surfaces where the scales mounted are all flat. I only had to make one bracket and a few stand-offs. The size of the Easson 8A display is ridiculous. At least a third larger than the EL400 I have on the lathe. The cover that came for the X-axis was crazy huge so I thru on an angle for now. It needs to be deeper but it was what I had on hand at the time.
I used the machine a lot over the weekend. So far I am really pleased the way it worked out. It fits exactly what I needed. The fit and finish is very good for a Chinese machine.
Milling is not bad at all. I still need to check the tram but it is not bad as it came. The factory manual is pretty humorous to read. On the page that shows the controls the numbering system does not correspond to the descriptions which makes the operation descriptions really fun to read. Fortunately the G0751 manual isn't too bad.
As I was going through the features, one thing the is the machine is supposed to do is tapping but I could not figure out how and the manual does not have a description for it. Looking at the Griz manual I discovered it does not have the spindle reverse and stop switches as shown on the G0751.
I used the machine a lot over the weekend. So far I am really pleased the way it worked out. It fits exactly what I needed. The fit and finish is very good for a Chinese machine.
Milling is not bad at all. I still need to check the tram but it is not bad as it came. The factory manual is pretty humorous to read. On the page that shows the controls the numbering system does not correspond to the descriptions which makes the operation descriptions really fun to read. Fortunately the G0751 manual isn't too bad.
As I was going through the features, one thing the is the machine is supposed to do is tapping but I could not figure out how and the manual does not have a description for it. Looking at the Griz manual I discovered it does not have the spindle reverse and stop switches as shown on the G0751.