[Randall]

Has any mounted scales or a dro on the IND. Hobbies mill. I am not sure how to do the y axis.
Randy

[FlyingIllini]

I mounted chicom scales on my Wholesale Tool square column mill similar to that shown in the following link. I used a three axis LED display box from Little Machine Shop wired to the scales.

http://www.finelinehair.com/home/DRO_Mill.htm

Its been rock solid for me

[Runner4404spd]

yeah i've done mine, i'll snap some pics and post them later tonight.

[BobWarfield]

Ghetto DRO here:

http://www.thewarfields.com/cnccookbook/MTMillDRO.htm

I did X and the Z-quill. Didn't bother on Y. I'll be going CNC before too much longer. It's been handy though!

Best,

BW

[Randall]

I have had a Schumatech DRO for some time and invested in Jenix scales for X and Y. I was trying to figure out Mounting. It will be awile before I can cnc it.
Thanks
Randy

[SMW Precision]

I build and sell DRO kits for the IH and other mill/drills. Pictures shown are on a standard RF45 that now has an IH CNC kit on it as well. A tough, accurate easy to use DRO system. Capable of offsets, angles and curves PC interface capable with Sealed Glass Scales.

http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/ed/ab/c2_1_sbl.JPG
http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/ef/b9/55_1_sbl.JPG
http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/06/f1/1a/09_1_sbl.JPG

[geo.agun]

I actually mounted the scale to the yoke by way of a horizontal F shaped transition plate and mounted the reader head to the base by way of a small adjustable plate. The actual stroke of the Y axis is not much more than the width of the table itself.. I always use a chip guard to cover the scales in this case aluminum angle.

I looked at SMW site, I was actually able to mount the X axis scale on the column side of the table because with my mill there is wasted space between the mill column and the most extreme position of the table this left the stops available for the power feed unit

Hope this helps.

[CarveOne]

Newbie, my first post to CNCzone.

I have a Lathemaster mill that I once mounted a Shumate DRO-350 and linear capacitive scales on. After a year it started having glitch resets when the power feed was operated. I couldn't correct it with all of the usual suggestions so I installed a Grizzly Industrial glass scale DRO early last year. I mounted the x-axis scale on the rear of the table. The worst mounting situation was the left side sloped face of the base casting where I mounted the y-axis scale. There's probably a better way to do it than I devised.

I just added a standard 150in/lb power feed to the gear head lift that some of you might be interested in. More on that in a new thread later.

CarveOne