Adding Digital Readouts to my Mill/Drill

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cfellows:
Thanks, all, for the suggestions.

Got the swarf guard done and installed today. I was originally going to use aluminum angle, but didn't have anything the right size on hand. So, I cut a length of L-shaped steel from a 2" square steel tubing, .060" wall.

Before I drilled the mounting holes:

After I drilled the holes and mounted it to the talble:

Here's a view from underneath:

Chuck

cfellows:
Got a good start on the Y-Axis mount. The bar will travel with the y-axis and the read head stay fixed. Unfortunately, I'll have to disassemble the table again to drill and bore holes in the side of the Y-Axis slide.

Chuck

75Plus:
Chuck, Please check your PM box.

Joe

fixerup:
I was first inspired by Joe, X axis tee slot installation and now Chuck protective cover. Thanks for posting the pictures. Thanks to both of you, I know exactly what I'll be doing next time I' ll go in the shop.

:mmr:

Phil

cfellows:
Finished up mounting the Y-Axis today. This first picture shows some brass drill bushings I made so I could drill pilot holes through the base of the mill/drill for mounting the read head bracket. I used 1/4" brass tubing with 3/16" ID so I could drill 3/16" pilot holes at the correct position and angle.

Here's a couple of pictures of the DRO mounted (minus the guard)

And here is a picture down from the top with the guard (shield) in place. The shield was made with the remains of the square steel tube used for the x-axis gaurd.

Chuck

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