Re: Mounting Z axis DRO

Hi John,

You probably remember this a while back, where a guy put a
stepper on a similar mill...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/message/90489

Maybe the pictures will give you some ideas.

John

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, John Dammeyer <johnd@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Has anyone mounted a DRO
>
> http://www.hobbymetrix.com/images/vert_scale2.jpg
>
> on the Z axis of this type of mill.
>
> http://www.grizzly.com/products/G3616/images
>
> I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to move the power switch box
outwards but
> since there's no access to the spindle in the middle mounting and
moving the
> bits seems a bit perplexing.
>
> I'm thinking a mounting bracket to the side of the head for the bar
and then
> a clamp onto the Quill with a long upwards pointing arm that
attaches to the
> body of the DRO.
>
> Or would it be better to mount the bottom of the bar to the Quill
and fasten
> the body to the head. Then the bar moves up and down while the head
stays
> at the same place.
>
> John Dammeyer
>