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Just a warning for those purchasing DRO for their lathe. I just installed a DRO from TPAC Tools and realized the X axis scale only had 38.5 inches of travel. My bad - I didn't notice the travel of their scales was 39 inches - I just saw the 13 x 40 and ordered that for my Clausing Colchester 13...

So I'm new to this forum but I've been doing a lot of reading/learning and a lot of it came from this site. I've got some basic machining skills from a couple machine shops I worked at as a kid and then I've been building stuff for years with some solid physics and math/geometry skills under my...

i Purchased a 3 axis IGaging EZ-View DRO kit, it had a 24", 12" and 6" scales in the kit. for my mill , it was going to be challenging to install the Y & Z axes without modifications the X was relatively straightforward, but i decided to put it on the rear of the table- a little complication. it...

I have a Bridgeport with a 1981 vintage Anilam DRO with Accu-Rite scales. I Googled the model # (102-8) and came up with very little except eBay. When I go to the Accu-Rite web site, they have manuals listed for Anilam products, but nothing even similar to 102-8. They are all Anilam 2000...

I Gaging DRO Installation i got the i gaging dro's for my Shenwai SW900B lathe. a close up of the scale installation, below i got the 6" cross slide (Y axis) installed and the display positioned on my vfd enclosure. to install, lay out where the scale and dro slider will fit and be...

Last year I bought a 3-axis DRO to go with a new BP clone, and I was excited to find out about the smooth arc function, however I cannot get it to work. I assume there are parameters I do not understand, but I'm a smart guy and I am at a loss. For reference, it is a DRO Pros 3M, Z on the knee (I...

I am looking for a cheap Dynamics research parts machine. My model 700 has one dead axis, and the only way to fix it is with a donor unit to scavenge parts from. It's a mid 80's basic DRO, so not of high value, but I figured I'd take a stab at finding one laying around in some one junk...

I'm starting this thread hoping to generate a detailed blow-by-blow account of setting up TouchDRO with Ditron Glass Scales. After the scales are up and running I plan on adding a tachometer to the setup, but for now going to keep it simple. I'm not exactly sure of which controller to use, or...

Good day, By popular demand, I finally added support for iGaging Absolute scales to the TouchDRO (using MSP430 "Universal" controller firmware). The firmware is still in "BETA" version and can be downloaded from my blog's "Downloads" section (http://www.yuriystoys.com/p/downloads.html). In...