I bought a DRO kit for my mill a couple of months ago, and I am going to make a video soon about fitting that up. The lathe could REALLY do with a DRO too. I have imperial machines but prefer to work in metric so this would really help. Thanks for the video myfordboy. Cheers, Craig
A subtle reference to "answer to the question of the meaning of life"? Your DRO knows the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. That is some computing power.
Nice work, very impressed with what you accomplished. I would never have known you could do something like this and upgrading is a definite way to proceed.
If your DRO has no lathe mode and no diameter funktion, just double the resolution of the diameter axis in the set up. Means, if your scale has a resolution of 5 micron, set the resolution in the DRO for this axis to 10 micron. So it will show the diameter. Regards from digitalanzeigen.de
As I understand it the display kit is one order and the linear scales have to be ordered separately. The linear scales Banggood sell are too long for the Ml 7. Is it possible to cut them to size? By the way thanks for another excellent video
Like you I have a Myford ML10 and last year purchased a DRO kit to try but had to return it as the scales were too big, or so I thought. What sizes of encoders did you use on the bed and, particularly, the cross slide?
Do you mean the length? I reused some Anilam ones but the ones shown in my link, which are what i have fitted to my mill are a smaller section so would be suitable.
@@myfordboy I did mean length but obviously as the lathe is quite small sectional size is important. The ones I purchased were quite bulky, especially with the connecting cables. The fact that you have successfully fitted the above means I can try again! Thanks
I don't have an ML7 so cannot advise but this will help: The travel available is 80mm less than the quoted length of the scales. The readhead is 80mm long and the mounting part on the end is is 17mm long. So for a 450mm scale you will get 370mm travel and the total length will be 484mm. So take the quoted length and deduct 80mm to give the travel available.
I've got a set of cheap Chinese readouts fitted to my ml7 I bought the 500 mm and 200 mm travel. The overall length of the 500m travel scale is 650mm and it fits nice on the back of the bed. The cross slide will depend slightly on how you mount it. The 200mm travel scale is 340mm overall length. I've got my mounted as myfordboy did in a previous video, I don't know how I managed without it. Just fitting one the same as myfordboy is to my mill, they're definitely worth the money
Great install, what made you decide what direction was positive on the Z & X axis? I'm in the process of setting my DRO up and see that This Old Tony as chosen the opposite direction to you? Is it just down to personal preference? (ua-cam.com/video/nTG1TTR1CJk/v-deo.html)
I bought a DRO kit for my mill a couple of months ago, and I am going to make a video soon about fitting that up. The lathe could REALLY do with a DRO too. I have imperial machines but prefer to work in metric so this would really help. Thanks for the video myfordboy. Cheers, Craig
A subtle reference to "answer to the question of the meaning of life"?
Your DRO knows the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. That is some computing power.
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Nice work, very impressed with what you accomplished. I would never have known you could do something like this and upgrading is a definite way to proceed.
Hi
On a lathe the axis along the spindle centreline is Z axis. I know the readout is labelled Y I would put a sticker over the Y letter on the readout
It makes absolute no difference since lathe has only 2 axis,you could maybe put Z as tailstock but even that is Y axis movement.
If your DRO has no lathe mode and no diameter funktion, just double the resolution of the diameter axis in the set up. Means, if your scale has a resolution of 5 micron, set the resolution in the DRO for this axis to 10 micron. So it will show the diameter.
Regards from digitalanzeigen.de
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Nice video. You make it look so easy. : ) Mahalo for sharing!
As I understand it the display kit is one order and the linear scales have to be ordered separately. The linear scales Banggood sell are too long for the Ml 7. Is it possible to cut them to size?
By the way thanks for another excellent video
You order the scales separately. No need to cut any they come in 20 different lengths from, 100mm to 1000mm.
Hi. could you please comment how you finding the display? i am actually planning to order the same one.?
No problem at all it's working fine. It has the diameter function that my previous one did not.
@@myfordboy thats brilliant! thank you
That Micrometer has a huge display! Where did you get it?
www.machine-dro.co.uk/0-25mm-0-1-inch-external-outside-digital-micrometer-with-large-display.html Slightly different model.
Like you I have a Myford ML10 and last year purchased a DRO kit to try but had to return it as the scales were too big, or so I thought. What sizes of encoders did you use on the bed and, particularly, the cross slide?
Do you mean the length? I reused some Anilam ones but the ones shown in my link, which are what i have fitted to my mill are a smaller section so would be suitable.
@@myfordboy I did mean length but obviously as the lathe is quite small sectional size is important. The ones I purchased were quite bulky, especially with the connecting cables. The fact that you have successfully fitted the above means I can try again! Thanks
Witch length should I buy for myford ml7 there are many options in your link to bangood
I don't have an ML7 so cannot advise but this will help:
The travel available is 80mm less than the quoted length of the scales. The readhead is 80mm long and the mounting part on the end is is 17mm long. So for a 450mm scale you will get 370mm travel and the total length will be 484mm. So take the quoted length and deduct 80mm to give the travel available.
I've got a set of cheap Chinese readouts fitted to my ml7 I bought the 500 mm and 200 mm travel.
The overall length of the 500m travel scale is 650mm and it fits nice on the back of the bed. The cross slide will depend slightly on how you mount it. The 200mm travel scale is 340mm overall length. I've got my mounted as myfordboy did in a previous video, I don't know how I managed without it. Just fitting one the same as myfordboy is to my mill, they're definitely worth the money
That's better :-) Y ou might want to disable the bleep, if you want to stay sane!
What are the lengths of your 2 scales please? The link just gives all the options. Picking up a ML10 soon as we're allowed out.
I would go for 250 and 550 lengths. (For 13" between centres ML10)
@@myfordboy thanks, I'll get them ordered ready. 😃
Do you know if they make units that can interface a digital micrometer to the DRO?
Sorry I don't know of one. You can get a remote readout like those used with the caliper type scales.
How well does these Chinese DROs work? I might be interested on a 3 axis one.
@CurlyG65 Thanks for your answer. For price, it's very tempting to get one. I might get one for a Bridgeport.
@CurlyG65 Just run some rough numbers and a 3 axis with all the scales it's around 200$. Not bad at all. Thanks for your help again!
Helo, whats the diameter size of electric cable ? On linear. Thank you
Can you clarify? you mean the diameter of the flexible metal covering on the linear scale cables?
@@myfordboy yes
8mm
@@myfordboy thank you 😀
nice
Great install, what made you decide what direction was positive on the Z & X axis? I'm in the process of setting my DRO up and see that This Old Tony as chosen the opposite direction to you? Is it just down to personal preference? (ua-cam.com/video/nTG1TTR1CJk/v-deo.html)
Tony is probably correct. In practice once you zero the scale
you can ignore whether it is + or -
Lol
It reads yihad :-)
syokunin！
Scales = digital encoders to we Yanks.
Sorry but I find these videos without any narration a little bit freaky! I'm off.