At the Bristol Show I saw this firm http://www.ems-i.co.uk I have no connection with the firm just reporting their presence at the show.

Mike

Hello Mike,

I have the Machine DRO magnetic scales and display fitted to my lathe and mill. I am very pleased with the results, the magnetic scale is easy to cut to length and is very compact. The readout is a rebadged Sino that has been around for some time. After installing the stainless steel strip that protects the magnetic strip, I applied sealant so the ends of the encoder assembly are sealed. The £360 kit looks good value considering the encoders alone would cost £334 for the pair, if you bought today you can factor in another 10% discount. I wish the kit bundle and discount had been available when I bought mine. Regards, Michael.

I purchased a 3 axis system from Machine DRO at the Bristol show on the Friday for £475. I've installed it on my Tom Senior mill. Very compact and easy to fit.

I was a bit miffed that they released the 10% discount on their website only a few days later though.

Steve.

Hi Senior Yates,

I've just added the only picture I have to an album. I will happily take more pictures for you.

Steve.

Machine DRO have a Real English manual for the Sino DRO that is worth quite a lot! If you have seen the original Sino manual with its very pronounced Chinglis language, you will know what I mean.

I have several magnetic scales from Machine DRO, and they are a lot easier to fit and take up less space than the glass scales. They are also much less sensitive to oil etc.

Kai

There is no right and wrong way. It depends on scales, what it’s being fitted to, mounting front or rear etc.
That is why the direction is changeable

For a horizontal axis, if the read head is mounted with the cable exit towards the left of the strip the count direction will be opposite to that if it were mounted with the cable exit towards the right of the strip. The supplier probably sets up a kit package for milling use (or lathe) and the encoder type. I would expect the direction settings to be left at factory defaults. Regards, Michael.

Would someone explain to me when looking at the Machine DRO site what the supposed difference is between Hobby and Industrial ,i see no price difference at all and they look the same. And what is pro supposed to be , as i would assume industrial users would use a professional system ????