Mounting a Mill-drill (Quill) DRO (Digital caliper)

Sep 03, 2003 1 Replies

So I bit the proverbial bullet and bought a digital caliper style DRO. I want to put it on the quill of my mill drill but I guess I don't quite understand something. I could mount the bottom bracket to the bottom of the quill and stationary mount the readout to the side, but can I leave the top unmounted without the bracket? Anyone have suggestions (or better yet, pictures? I learn by visual better than conceptual!)


-- Steve Worcester

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Better Woodturning through Technology (And a hell of alotta practice)


Check out these instructions from the little machine shop. They should give you some good ideas on mounting.

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Howard Pickens, SC

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