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quick & dirty way to fix a dial gauge on a mill.

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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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