Anyone anticipating a DRO installation should have been/be searching eBay
for installation kits/brackets.

When I was looking into DROs, there were numerous sellers offering complete
new install kits for knee or vertical mills, and lathes, some for as little
as $12, IIRC.
When you can get the heavy duty brackets already drilled and tapped with
good quality mounting hardware, shims, and even the printed layout
dimensions for the mounting holes, the task is greatly simplified.
Searching the major DRO brand names may turn up some similar kits.

Then there's the option of making your own and improvising the install,
which may end up costing a lot, for a setup that isn't accurate.

WB
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metalworking projects
www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html


"Ignoramus14972" wrote in message
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Some time ago I bought a Uniq three axis DRO for 9x42 milling machines
like my Bridgeport. I reasoned that if I went with a DRO, the added
expense of the third axis is not that much. So I got a three axis
version.

I have started installing it, trying very hard to avoid screwing
anything up permanently. Actually, as of this moment the mill has not
been drilled or tapped.

The added hassle is that there is no installation diagram. But this
webpage was helpful.

http://www.digitalreadoutsystem.com/Uniq/Uniq_dro.htm

So far I have assembled the reading head and the Y axis. I believe
that both X and Z, are considerably simplier than Y due to the fact
that for X and Y, the surfaces that move along each other are
parallel, but for Y they are perpendicular.

This DRO seems to be nicely made, actually, with splash guards, strain
reliefs, and other niceties.

My expectation is that I will make some mistakes, but I hope not to
break anything permanently.

Is there anyone else who installed their own DRO on the mill?
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