dro for a warco vmc mill

[nick baldParticipant @nickbald39826]

hi

my name is nick bald . i live in the north of scotland. i am a total novice at machining. i have recently bought

a warco vmc mill and would like to know about buying and fitting a 3 axis dro .

any information would be helpful

cheers

[nick baldParticipant @nickbald39826]

[DanielParticipant @daniel]

Hi Nick,

I recently bought a lathe from Warco, which I had them fit a 2 axis DRO.

Very pleased with the result, but would think careful reflection on the positioning

of the scales would be in order. Not obscuring any axis locks or oilers for example.

Electrically it would be a no brainer as it's pretty much prewired.

Good luck and enjoy the machine

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome to the forum Nick.

If you look half way down the home page there is a special google search box. Put in VMC DRO and it will find you a selection of threads that you might find useful.

Neil

[nick baldParticipant @nickbald39826]

due to unforeseen financial circumstances it has taken a year to get the dro . next will come the fitting to the machine. hopefully all will go well . i've gone for magnetic scales from machine dro. putting the scales at the front of the table. i will post some photo's of the scales when completed.

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

If it helps, I documented how I did this exercise on my mill in an album called "Warco VMC Mill". I also have a number of drawings of the brackets that I made to fit the scales. If they would be of interest, PM me and I'll send them to you.

John

[nick baldParticipant @nickbald39826]

hi john thanks, that would be very helpful and much appreciated. sorry no idea how to PM you . but i use my wifes email address which is <email removed> or am i on the wrong lines altogether ????

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 21/03/2017 16:25:06

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello Nick,

We remove personal emails to prevent spamming.

Click 'message member' under one of Jon's emails to send him a PM (personal message).

When you receive one a flashing envelope icon will appear near your profile picture at top right.

Neil

[nick baldParticipant @nickbald39826]

thanks neil for explaining that for me . i'll soon get the hang of it

cheers nick

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