DRO Scales from Littlemachineshop

Look at the ShumaTech DRO350 ,its 3ax and you can build it for under $200. Look on Yahoo groups for info, there is a guy (Shane) in OZ that sells the parts.

I bought one of these for an inspection fixture:

I mounted shars.com's scale on my lathe and so far it works great for me. For $30 or thereabouts, I get a lot of value out of it. (This is the 8 inch scale used on the Y axis)

If I can find a horizontal scale long enough for my 36" lathe, where I can mount the display somewhere else, for not too much, I would be happy.

I missed the 450mm length (since when is 450mm = 20"?). Shars' 450mm scale is $89.

Ned - do you happen to know of any other distributors of the same device?

Hul

Ned Simm> > >Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill? > >

I'm sure Enco, MSC, McMaster and any number of other suppliers carry them. Do you have a problem with Shars? I've purchased several items from them and have been pleased with both their knowledge of their products and, considering the very low prices, the quality.

Ned - no trouble with them, just avoiding sites that require registering.

Hul

Ned Simm> >Ned - do you happen to know of any other distributors of the same device? > >

I have also bought from Shars. Good product at great prices, fast service, reasonable shipping (at the time). I also like H&H for similar reasons

I buy from Shars also. Let's see, $59 for a new 6" Kurt vise clone, is hard to beat. I picked up locally in St Charles, so no shipping charges.

Here's another rave for Shars, I bought three linear scales of the type in question to mount on my Benchmaster mill and love them!

David