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

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wheeltapper:

--- Quote from: websterz on May 19, 2011, 03:34:00 PM ---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!

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I was going to do the same but I couldn't get the damn stop off. I don't fancy grinding lumps off it, its still under warranty.

Roy

websterz:

--- Quote from: wheeltapper on May 19, 2011, 05:27:28 PM ---
I was going to do the same but I couldn't get the damn stop off. I don't fancy grinding lumps off it, its still under warranty.

Roy

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LOL I remember the shiny red paint days. You'll get over that soon enough and start drilling holes and cutting chunks off that get in the way. That's when the real fun begins. I have modded my lathe and mill so much that they are hardly recognizable anymore.  :dremel:  :thumbup:

Stilldrillin:

--- Quote from: wheeltapper on May 19, 2011, 05:27:28 PM ---
I was going to do the same but I couldn't get the damn stop off. I don't fancy grinding lumps off it, its still under warranty.

Roy

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Doesn't your stop come off, by backing off the lock handle, and dropping out the wedge?  :scratch:

David D

wheeltapper:

--- Quote from: Stilldrillin on May 20, 2011, 01:44:42 AM ---
--- Quote from: wheeltapper on May 19, 2011, 05:27:28 PM ---
I was going to do the same but I couldn't get the damn stop off. I don't fancy grinding lumps off it, its still under warranty.

Roy

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Doesn't your stop come off, by backing off the lock handle, and dropping out the wedge?  :scratch:

David D

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No, the damn thing is 2mm narrower than the column.

Roy

Stilldrillin:

--- Quote from: wheeltapper on May 20, 2011, 06:27:32 AM ---
No, the damn thing is 2mm narrower than the column.

Roy

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Ah.....  Oh!   :doh:

David D

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