Mounting a Mill-drill (Quill) DRO (Digital caliper)
 

So I bit the proverbial bullet and bought a digital caliper style DRO. I
want to put it on the quill of my mill drill but I guess I don't quite
understand something.
I could mount the bottom bracket to the bottom of the quill and stationary
mount the readout to the side, but can I leave the top unmounted without the
bracket?
Anyone have suggestions (or better yet, pictures? I learn by visual better
than conceptual!)

--
Steve Worcester
www.turningwood.com
Better Woodturning through Technology
(And a hell of alotta practice)

Mounting a Mill-drill (Quill) DRO (Digital caliper)
 

Steve Worcester wrote:
So I bit the proverbial bullet and bought a digital caliper style DRO. I
want to put it on the quill of my mill drill but I guess I don't quite
understand something.
I could mount the bottom bracket to the bottom of the quill and stationary
mount the readout to the side, but can I leave the top unmounted without the
bracket?
Anyone have suggestions (or better yet, pictures? I learn by visual better
than conceptual!)

Check out these instructions from the little machine shop.
They should give you some good ideas on mounting.

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Ins...stallation.pdf
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Ins...stallation.pdf

Howard
Pickens, SC