I have my read head mounted hanging between the ways via a block bolted to the follow rest holes. The scale is mounted to the taper attachment extension and the front of the criss slide. I machined a flat on the taper attachment extension, the front was fiddly, I freehanded an angled mounting pad. It all just fits and clears everything... JUST. This is on a 14 1/2, which is pretty much the same size