I'm slowly working towards getting my milling machine up and running
(Sturdimill 1250), lots of parts have now been replaced and the wiring is
slowly being sorted out.
I won a set of linear scales for a very low price on ebay, so I've been
looking at fitting them, but it's not as easy as I thought.
The knee axis shouldn't be too bad, there's room on the left side to mount a
scale on the column but I'm having difficulty finding where to mount the
scale for the table axis, the front of the table is out because the
leadscrew nut adjuster, table clamps, oil sight glass, trip dogs and the
trip body are all in the way at the front of the table. The rear of the
table looks better but the coolant collection trough (?) is fixed to the
saddle and obstructs any possible mounting points for the scale. Anyone have
any experience of DROs on a Sturdimill or a similar knee mill?
Martin
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