3 axis DRO installation on a 9x42" Bridgeport Mill

Any updates on your installations,what kind of DRO did you go with?If possible post some pics of your process,love to follow along----kroll
 
What you may want to do is put a small stand off below the scale for the X axis so you can't run the table into the column when cranking it in. The pic I posted shows my scale with just a 5/16 cap screw used as my stand off. If the table is cranked in too much the cap screw will hit the column instead of the scale.

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My lathe didn't come with a DRO so I bought a three-axis unit that I haven't installed yet. The mill came with a two-axis DRO on it. I've purchased a lathe tail-stock battery operated DRO and am planning to put the three-axis on the mill and transplant the two axis to the lathe. I haven't checked yet to see if the slides are interchangeable. Sounds like from the thread that the z-axis usually goes on the table. I guess one could also put a tailstock type DRO on the quill.
 
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