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OK time for a small update.
I received my Easson ES-8A 3 Axis DRO that I ordered from here.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Eas..._1&btsid=9ced36fd-c896-4b2a-bb36-56933f43f656
The shipment came by DHL in 2 separate packages, the display showed up about 10-12 days before the Scales.
I ordered the standard Glass Scales (GS10's) for my PM-935TS Mill, hopefully I ordered the correct lengths, 650mm for the "X" Axis, 350mm for "Y", & 400mm for "Z" Axis.
By ordering both DRO's for the Mill and Lathe directly from Asia and installing them myself I will have a bit extra to spend on tooling or beer, so justified in my mind for the extra effort.
I have the 2 Axis DRO for the PM 1340GT lathe on order from the same vendor and went with the 200mm GS11 scale for the cross slide, and 1000mm GS10 scale for the "Z" Axis.
I was a bit surprised at how big the Easson ES-8A Display is, it's beefy and surprisingly heavy duty. Wasn't expecting it to be that substantial.
After powering it up and playing around with it I was really pleased, pretty intuitive and the manual is basic but adequate, I can see this being a great addition to the new PM-935 Mill.
Still need to order all the parts for the VFD conversion, I've book marked all the posts but it's been a while since I read them so will need to go over them again.
Still waiting on the Braking Resistors I ordered from Hong Kong, shipped about 3-4 weeks ago so should be here soon.
Double checked the email from Matt to confirm the dates he estimated, looks like mid March is still the target for my machines.
On another note that has been a bit difficult to deal with as it involves a family friend, as he died as a result of a dirt bike accident last year and left a wife with 2 young boys.
His dad is starting to sell off his bikes, machines and tools and they finally called me to come over to help.
I didn't want to seem like I was over there to take advantage of them in a difficult time so I waited to be asked.
Unfortunately a lot of his good machines were already gone along with almost every piece of tooling, the Taiwan made 14x40 lathe is still there but not much tooling left for it.
He has a few Honda Motorcycles, an RC30 IIRC that Joey Dunlop raced at one time and a few others bikes including one he custom built, he was a road racer and messed around on dirt bikes but never did anything halfway, always full on with the very best gear and equipment, so he has some money tied up in his stuff.
I'm not much help on the bikes as I raced Suzuki's in the late 70's and really have never been involved with Honda's especially the late 80's early 90's.
I may help with the lathe and help tidy up the shop so they can sort out what stays and what they want to sell.
Tough times but it was good to spend some time with his Dad who I'd never really got to connect with before, he's also a Honda guy and rides a Gold Wing and got to hear about his stories of when he rode across Australia on a Honda Shadow Cruiser with his wife a few years back.
A bit off topic but just wanted to talk about this here as Clint was one of the guys that motivated me into getting my own machines and I spent a bit of time with him in his shop before his accident.
Take care.
David.
I received my Easson ES-8A 3 Axis DRO that I ordered from here.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Eas..._1&btsid=9ced36fd-c896-4b2a-bb36-56933f43f656
The shipment came by DHL in 2 separate packages, the display showed up about 10-12 days before the Scales.
I ordered the standard Glass Scales (GS10's) for my PM-935TS Mill, hopefully I ordered the correct lengths, 650mm for the "X" Axis, 350mm for "Y", & 400mm for "Z" Axis.
By ordering both DRO's for the Mill and Lathe directly from Asia and installing them myself I will have a bit extra to spend on tooling or beer, so justified in my mind for the extra effort.
I have the 2 Axis DRO for the PM 1340GT lathe on order from the same vendor and went with the 200mm GS11 scale for the cross slide, and 1000mm GS10 scale for the "Z" Axis.
I was a bit surprised at how big the Easson ES-8A Display is, it's beefy and surprisingly heavy duty. Wasn't expecting it to be that substantial.
After powering it up and playing around with it I was really pleased, pretty intuitive and the manual is basic but adequate, I can see this being a great addition to the new PM-935 Mill.
Still need to order all the parts for the VFD conversion, I've book marked all the posts but it's been a while since I read them so will need to go over them again.
Still waiting on the Braking Resistors I ordered from Hong Kong, shipped about 3-4 weeks ago so should be here soon.
Double checked the email from Matt to confirm the dates he estimated, looks like mid March is still the target for my machines.
On another note that has been a bit difficult to deal with as it involves a family friend, as he died as a result of a dirt bike accident last year and left a wife with 2 young boys.
His dad is starting to sell off his bikes, machines and tools and they finally called me to come over to help.
I didn't want to seem like I was over there to take advantage of them in a difficult time so I waited to be asked.
Unfortunately a lot of his good machines were already gone along with almost every piece of tooling, the Taiwan made 14x40 lathe is still there but not much tooling left for it.
He has a few Honda Motorcycles, an RC30 IIRC that Joey Dunlop raced at one time and a few others bikes including one he custom built, he was a road racer and messed around on dirt bikes but never did anything halfway, always full on with the very best gear and equipment, so he has some money tied up in his stuff.
I'm not much help on the bikes as I raced Suzuki's in the late 70's and really have never been involved with Honda's especially the late 80's early 90's.
I may help with the lathe and help tidy up the shop so they can sort out what stays and what they want to sell.
Tough times but it was good to spend some time with his Dad who I'd never really got to connect with before, he's also a Honda guy and rides a Gold Wing and got to hear about his stories of when he rode across Australia on a Honda Shadow Cruiser with his wife a few years back.
A bit off topic but just wanted to talk about this here as Clint was one of the guys that motivated me into getting my own machines and I spent a bit of time with him in his shop before his accident.
Take care.
David.
