At last I have decided to upgrade my old ML7.
She dates from 1948-49 and so is actually older than me (by 2 or 3 years).
First upgrade was a clutch unit off of the 'bay. Brilliant job. Saves so much switching the motor on and off. I assume the motor is prolly of the same vintage and don't want to burn it out.
So for Christmas the wife bought me [no she is not psychic - I just buy the stuff and show her the box and thank her profusley for her wisdom] a dro kit from machine-dro. I had already bought the Easson LCD kit for my Sieg X2 and was very happy with that. [no connection with them - just a satisfied customer!]
So it was just a 2 axis non-lcd display:
http://www.machine-dro.co.uk/easson-8a-2x-2-axis-digital-readout-display-console.htmland the encoders are the magnetcic ones:
http://www.machine-dro.co.uk/hobby-readout-systems/magnetic-encoders.htmlNow these are 2 part non-contact encoders. Very small and easy to fit with ip67 protection.
After much pro-crastination I eventually took the plunge and decided to fit them.
It would mean drilling holes in the lathe!