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| wheeltapper:
Hi I've got a Chester Conquest mini mill and I needed to fix a dial gauge to the column. here's a quick way, dial gauge mounted on a clamp. and here it's mounted on the height stop. it doesn't show but the plunger contacts the underside of the head. quick, simple and cheap, what more could you want. :D Roy |
| websterz:
I would offer only one piece of advice. With the DI mounted downside up like that it is easier for swarf, dust, coolant, etc to enter the housing. |
| wheeltapper:
Hi Point taken. Although it wont be there all the time, it's for a specific job where I need to control the movement to a fine degree. I couldn't see an easy way to fix it to the head, well, I could but then it meant fixing something somewhere else for it to bear on and it all got too complicated after that. Roy |
| websterz:
I mounted a 2" indicator on my mini-mill, on the side opposite the handles. I then removed the depth stop by gently grinding a small recess in the left side of the column dovetail to allow the stop to tip off sideways. I drilled and tapped the top of the depth stop and attached a short length of bar stock, sticking out to the same side as the DI. That allowed me to leave the DI on the machine all the time. It is a moot point now as I have added DRO's to all 3 axes. Still, the indicator sure worked a treat! |
| Stilldrillin:
Roy. I like that! :thumbup: Well done.... :clap: :clap: David D |
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