I want to put a DRO on an old mill here and want to do it as cheap as possible...duhh! I only need 2 axis and don't care what color it is. I mostly just want to drill holes close to where they are suposed to be. Are the rack and pinion scales any good or a headache to come? Anybody want to part with a used set-up? I'v looked at ebay and they are crazy!
Bridgeport DRO advice needed
Dec 23, 2003
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Mitutoyo offers 2 different DRO's (under $1000) for 2 axis mill applications. see
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I have used a Digimatic on my BP for 5 years without a glitch. Best thing I ever did to improve mill usability.
Randy
Almost any new system is going to cost some hundreds of dollars. One lower-end type might be a system made by an English company which uses a stainless wire on a spring-loaded drum (sort of like a tape-measure). They claim high accuracy and repeatability etc. I've never seen one, but the ubiquitous "friend of a friend" bought one a couple of years ago, and was sufficiently happy with it to buy another system a few months ago. Their web site is
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Good luck
Roger
Tom Gardner wrote:
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I got the 3 axis CBX system (Shooting Star) from Hi Quality Tools on sale for $649. The Shooting Star Company sells 2 axis for $599 but you may find it on sale someplace. It's a rack & pinion system, easy to mount and I *love* it. Hope this helps. Ken.
$162UK Pounds for the Micro 3. = 285.931 USD PER AXIS. Hardy seems like a very good deal when a Shooting Star DRO with remote head is $599USD and the head combines both axis in a safe location away from the table.
Gunner
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