Just a rookies attempt at a tailstock DRO. I used the iGauging 6" digital scale with the remote readout.
I milled the adapter for the quill and attached the mount to the top of the tailstock using glue. I didn't want to drill and tap the top of the casting. The remote readout is attached to a piece of scrap steel from a file cabinet bent and glued to the front of the tailstock. The readout has built in magnets so it just sticks onto the steel bracket. So far it works great. Much more accurate and easier to read than than the markings on the quill.
I milled the adapter for the quill and attached the mount to the top of the tailstock using glue. I didn't want to drill and tap the top of the casting. The remote readout is attached to a piece of scrap steel from a file cabinet bent and glued to the front of the tailstock. The readout has built in magnets so it just sticks onto the steel bracket. So far it works great. Much more accurate and easier to read than than the markings on the quill.