nt1953
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- Joined
- Sep 4, 2004
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama
For the last few months I have been working to restore a 1954 Monarch Model 61 lathe and using my badly worn 1930 South Bend 16” gap bed lathe to make any parts I have needed to make using a lathe. I am about to make three fairly large bronze bushings for the worm and worm drive in the apron of the Monarch, and need a way to monitor the longitudinal position of my boring bar.
I had been using an old Starrett 5” stroke dial indicator to watch the positon of the carriage, but it is easy to miss read, and is not too convenient. I wanted a DRO, but I wanted a DRO that was simple to install and that would not require me to drill holes in the lathe or make any modifications to the lathe. Ideally, I wanted to be able to leave the DRO mounted on the lathe so that I could use it any time I needed it.
I eventually decided to buy a 24” generic (Chinese) DRO from Shars.com. (24" Digital Machine Stainless Steel Scale)
I chose a 24” because I wanted significant travel.
I had been using an old Starrett 5” stroke dial indicator to watch the positon of the carriage, but it is easy to miss read, and is not too convenient. I wanted a DRO, but I wanted a DRO that was simple to install and that would not require me to drill holes in the lathe or make any modifications to the lathe. Ideally, I wanted to be able to leave the DRO mounted on the lathe so that I could use it any time I needed it.
I eventually decided to buy a 24” generic (Chinese) DRO from Shars.com. (24" Digital Machine Stainless Steel Scale)
I chose a 24” because I wanted significant travel.