Hi Graz, I've never seen one of those before, but it looks like a fine well built machine, and in good shape too. I think you'll be much happier with DRO on it, I know it made all the difference in my use of my mill, once I got it put on. I used dial indicators for a while, and then adapted a couple of digital calipers, and got 12 inchs of "x" axis, but once I got the DRO, all of the sudden my PCDs, or bolt circles for us colonists, started coming out right on the money, and without weird problems. Nothing like adding a vertical mill to one's tooling, and having the horizontal too is at least good for the occasional gear cutting, if not more. Very nice looking, hope to see some column on attaching the DRO, the cleanup, and making its first chips in your hands.

mad jack