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We have a Sinpo DRO on out lathe and the x-scale has started to give false readings. The middle third of the scale holds true to about 0.0015" over 3" of travel. When moving near the travel limits we get random errors ranging from 0.005" to 0.100".
The lathe / DRO is only a couple of years old and only gets used for a few weeks a year. I have contacted the seller and they will repair or replace the scale but they first asked me to clean the scale to see if that was the problem. We did and it did not fix the problem.
I am going to send the scale back but I am curious what could be causing the errors? and why they are worse towards the ends of the scale?
Jay
The lathe / DRO is only a couple of years old and only gets used for a few weeks a year. I have contacted the seller and they will repair or replace the scale but they first asked me to clean the scale to see if that was the problem. We did and it did not fix the problem.
I am going to send the scale back but I am curious what could be causing the errors? and why they are worse towards the ends of the scale?
Jay