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| John Rudd:
Continuing with modderitis... I've since added a dro display to the mill. The kit came from Arceurotrade. I added a hex spacer to lift the readout clear of its bracket to give a bit more movement other wise it would foul the bracket.... The readout unit is fitted into the left side of the mill base coz I'm left handed.... :) I have the scales to add, a 600mm for X, 200mm for Y and 400 mm for the Z axis, although I think this is superfluous because I'll add a cheap scale for the quill travel.... More to follow.... |
| John Rudd:
Got the X a is scale mounted......finally... :Doh: I ummed and ahhhed about how I was going to attach it to the table, brackets were my preferred option but I ended up drilling and tapping the end pieces and making two spacers...... |
| John Rudd:
Fixing the readhead was really easy, I just picked up two of the bolt holes used for the way wiper.... The bracket was made from some aluminium box section cut down to make an L bracket.... :dremel: Add a few holes that were slotted to permit minor adjustments and we're done..... X axis readout works a treat.....btw, the scale length is 600mm, maybe a bit overkill but the 400mm one I had seemed a bit small? :scratch: Y axis is next.... :coffee: |
| Spurry:
Looks good, John. Is it spaced out so that you can use the X axis travel stops? Pete |
| John Rudd:
Pete, Yes it is, that was one of the reasons why I mounted it like I did....I was going to use the travel stop nuts that are captive, for mounting the scale and then make some more nuts later.... I may dispense with the travel stop switch for the power feed though.....but could be another modderfication for later.... |
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