Re: New to Group- Sherline DRO

> There are really only two features I think a DRO needs:
>
> 1) Resettable zero
> 2) A display capable of conversion between inches and
> metric-irrespective of the leadscrew installed.
>
> Both of these features can be found in most (all?) electronic
> micrometers and vernier calipers and I can't see that those features
> make the DRO excessively complicated. I haven't bought the DRO for
> this very reason.
>
> Bolt hole patterns and the other programming bells and whistles are
> unnecessary IMHO for a simple DRO designed for a Sherline machine
> tool.

The only other feature I use is the 'midpoint' - all it does is to
divide the count on a selected axis by 2. Real handy for those not
having 32 bit internal arithmetic.

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