Re: Mounting Z axis DRO

John,

The way I have it on my mini-mill is that the bar slides back
& forth while the readout stays bolted in place.

Look at these instuctions for a kit...
http://littlemachineshop.com/Instructions/2016DROInstallation.pdf

littlemachineshop has a few other kits.
I have seen a lot of what you're talking about doing around
on the net. I bet you'll get lots of info later in the day.

John

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, John Dammeyer <johnd@...> wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks. Yes, that's the sort of Quill Clamp I had in mind with it being
> large enough to eventually take a ball screw too. In fact, with my
typical
> over-the-top-design style, the sketch I have made so far also has
coolant
> plumbing to the same clamp assembly and four NPT connectors for four
hoses.
>
> But for now, typically the DRO heads are mounted to the thing that moves
> aren't they? I'm just wondering if anyone has mounted it so that
the head
> doesn't move but the bar moves anchored at one end.
>
> John Dammeyer
>
> > 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
>