z axis

  1. Eddyde

    [How-To] Mounting a Z axis DRO on a Bridgeport (Clone) Quill

    Hi All, A few years back I completed the DRO installation on my mill by adding the Z Axis to the head, that is my mill is a bed style where the head raises and lowers not the knee or table. However, I found it not be as useful or at least user friendly as I thought, mainly due to the fine...
  2. C

    DRO Z Axis Question.

    I recently got a three axis DRO from Ebay. The Z axis either is preoccupied and won't read the scale, or it is simply broken. Since I just got it and have never seen it work properly, I'm not sure which? Posting this in the hopes someone can look at the output and recognize what is...
  3. Subwayrocket

    Lower Z Axis Knee Bottoming Limit ?

    Question about how far down I can lower the knee. I'm using a chuck on my rotary table and a boring head. I have barely enough room left to get tooling in. Had to use a short 3" boring bar. I can see another 2 inches of shiny ways below where the knee is stopped by the limit switch. Is there...
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