Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill?

Like the ones from
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...=3091&category

If so where you get it from and what was the cost?

What's the quality like?

Based on the above link is the DRO and the digital display units good value
for money?

Or is there a better or cheaper way?

thanks
DazFNQ

DazFNQ wrote:
Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill?

Like the ones from
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...=3091&category

If so where you get it from and what was the cost?

What's the quality like?

Based on the above link is the DRO and the digital display units good value
for money?

Or is there a better or cheaper way?

thanks
DazFNQ


Look at the ShumaTech DRO350 ,its 3ax and you can build it for under
$200. Look on Yahoo groups for info, there is a guy (Shane) in OZ that
sells the parts.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:25 +1000, "DazFNQ"
wrote:

Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill?

Like the ones from
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...=3091&category

If so where you get it from and what was the cost?

What's the quality like?

Based on the above link is the DRO and the digital display units good value
for money?

Or is there a better or cheaper way?


I bought one of these for an inspection fixtu
http://www.shars.com/products/view/2..._Machine_Scale

For $29 I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. It appears to be
the same as the $160 Littlemachineshop unit.

--
Ned Simmons

On 2008-07-28, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:25 +1000, "DazFNQ"
wrote:

Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill?

Like the ones from
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...=3091&category

If so where you get it from and what was the cost?

What's the quality like?

Based on the above link is the DRO and the digital display units good value
for money?

Or is there a better or cheaper way?


I bought one of these for an inspection fixtu
http://www.shars.com/products/view/2..._Machine_Scale

For $29 I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. It appears to be
the same as the $160 Littlemachineshop unit.


I mounted shars.com's scale on my lathe and so far it works great for
me. For $30 or thereabouts, I get a lot of value out of it. (This is
the 8 inch scale used on the Y axis)

If I can find a horizontal scale long enough for my 36" lathe, where I
can mount the display somewhere else, for not too much, I would
be happy.
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:46:55 -0400, Ned Simmons
wrote:

I missed the 450mm length (since when is 450mm = 20"?). Shars' 450mm
scale is $89.
http://www.shars.com/products/view/2..._Machine_Scale

--
Ned Simmons

Ned - do you happen to know of any other distributors of the same device?

Hul

Ned Simmons wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:25 +1000, "DazFNQ"
wrote:

Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill?

Like the ones from
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...=3091&category

If so where you get it from and what was the cost?

What's the quality like?

Based on the above link is the DRO and the digital display units good value
for money?

Or is there a better or cheaper way?


I bought one of these for an inspection fixtu
http://www.shars.com/products/view/2..._Machine_Scale

For $29 I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. It appears to be
the same as the $160 Littlemachineshop unit.

--
Ned Simmons

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:35:22 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

Ned - do you happen to know of any other distributors of the same device?


I'm sure Enco, MSC, McMaster and any number of other suppliers carry
them. Do you have a problem with Shars? I've purchased several items
from them and have been pleased with both their knowledge of their
products and, considering the very low prices, the quality.

--
Ned Simmons

Ned - no trouble with them, just avoiding sites that require registering.

Hul

Ned Simmons wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:35:22 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

Ned - do you happen to know of any other distributors of the same device?


I'm sure Enco, MSC, McMaster and any number of other suppliers carry
them. Do you have a problem with Shars? I've purchased several items
from them and have been pleased with both their knowledge of their
products and, considering the very low prices, the quality.

--
Ned Simmons

wrote:
Ned - do you happen to know of any other distributors of the same device?

Hul

Ned Simmons wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:25 +1000, "DazFNQ"
wrote:

Anyone from downunder using DRO's (calipers) on their lathe or mill?

Like the ones from
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...=3091&category

If so where you get it from and what was the cost?

What's the quality like?

Based on the above link is the DRO and the digital display units good value
for money?

Or is there a better or cheaper way?


I bought one of these for an inspection fixtu
http://www.shars.com/products/view/2..._Machine_Scale

For $29 I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. It appears to be
the same as the $160 Littlemachineshop unit.

I have also bought from Shars. Good product at great prices, fast
service, reasonable shipping (at the time).
I also like H&H for similar reasons

I buy from Shars also. Let's see, $59 for a new 6" Kurt vise clone, is
hard to beat. I picked up locally in St Charles, so no shipping
charges.

i

wrote:
Ned - no trouble with them, just avoiding sites that require registering.

Hul

Here's another rave for Shars, I bought three linear scales of the
type in question to mount on my Benchmaster mill and love them!

David