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twocik,

Thanks for looking, I am reworking the encoder mount/slide. I am trying to resolve interference between it and the gib adjusters on the crossfeed.

I thought about mounting the encoder on the chuck side of the crossfeed but then it limits how close I can get to the chuck (while at the back it limits how close you can get the tailstock to the crossfeed). It makes some of the ideas about using a cable driven encoder sound enticing. Oh, problems, problems. Well a new tailstock design would solve that, but I promised myself no new projects till I finish those already on my plate.

Alan