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Old 08-05-2003, 12:23 AM
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Dro Scales
Any have Dro scales on their mini lathe? I was thinking about add it to my MIrco mark lathe.
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I was looking at that on the mini-lathe page. What would be the total cost after you buy the scales? Would be cheaper to buy a couple digital calipers and mount them on your lathe.?
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Here is a 12" scale-
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...ProductID=2014

The dro kit is about 600.00.
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Like I said thats alot of money to do it that way. considering the lathe only cost $300 dollars. Thats twice the cost of the lathe. In my own opionion Id buy 2 digital calipers from harbor freight for $20.00 dollar each and adapt them to the mini lathe. It will do the same thing for $40.00 dollars total and a little bit of time to adapt it to the lathe.
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They don't have 12" long calipers.
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SURE THEY DO! You can do it man....
How about this. its 12 inch for $50.00 !?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=47261

Then buy the $20.00 dollar one and you did it all for $70.00
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=47257

They are also Fluid-resistant . Seems like the easyest and cheapest way to me.. Just my opionion.
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I just saw that.
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How would you afix it?
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I have seen people put these on there mills. One guy drilled a small hole thru the nose of each jaw on the caliper, he then screwed each jaw to a bracket he made that was fixed to the mill.

Seems to me you should be able to make it work this way?!
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I just got this one- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ME:B:EOAB:US:6
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let me know how the hook up goes. im going to buy my lathe this fall.
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