FixerDave wrote:
I just had a silly idea... If I made a bracket to hold my cheap
digital calliper on an axis of my lathe/mill. All I would have to do
is set the 0 and I'd have about 6" of measured travel. Maybe a
movable stop on one end so that range could be set to wherever I was
working... maybe a magnetic base.

has anyone tried this or is there a problem with the idea I can't see
yet?

David...

A guy at the auction yesterday bought a milling machine with a three axis
DRO for $140, took the DRO off and sold the machine for $50.