Re: Mounting Z axis DRO

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> A quick seach sent me to Harvey's site!!
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> A gold mine of info & ideas there....seriously.
>
> John
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> --- 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

> > 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

> > 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
> >
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