Fitting a DRO scale into a lathe crossslide

[Cabbage StackParticipant @cabbagestack21210]

Moved from stepper head thread by Moderator

 

I know this thread is 2 years old:

BUT

someone on Youtube mentioned to me that
"..a fellow did an article several years back, that detailed putitng a DRO scale hidden inside the cross slide.."
I was wondeing if Alan Jackson was the author. No one seened to know exactly which issue (or even what year!)
so I looked through the index and Alans cross slide (#219) article seem to ba a candidate.
Does anyone know the article I'm talking about?
I want to place a Renishaw magnetic DRO scale inside of my cross slide on a South Bend 9A which is about the same size as a Myford 7.
This saves a lot of room where one wants to slide the tailstock slide up close to the saddle/cross slide.

 

Edited By Cabbage Stack on 30/09/2016 00:21:12

 

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:09:37

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

That was our member KWIL, put a Newell Microsyn inside the topslide.

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 07:32:00

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:04:49

[Cabbage StackParticipant @cabbagestack21210]

But what issue of MEW was that in? I want to see how he did it.

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:05:16

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Cabbage Stack on 30/09/2016 07:38:52:

But what issue of MEW was that in? I want to see how he did it.

I don't think it was ever in ME or MEW.

I suggest you find one of KWIL's posts and send hima pm.

Neil

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:05:48

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I have already PM'd him and asked if he could chip in.

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:06:14

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

There was one in MEW when Dave Clark was editor to give an idea of time scale.
Not a good article as it never said what was fitted or even showed a picture. It was like half the article was missing or the second instalment was never published but it didn't say to be continued.

Really weird article.

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:06:41

[Douglas JohnstonParticipant @douglasjohnston98463]

I did this on a Myford speed 10 a couple of years ago and it is still going well. I have some pictures in my albums.

Doug

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:07:07

[Cabbage StackParticipant @cabbagestack21210]

Doug,

Where do I find your albums?

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:07:35

[Cabbage StackParticipant @cabbagestack21210]

Actually I'm going to start a separate thread for this. I don't want this to clog up Alan's thread with a tangential topic and basically hijacking anyway (I myself am displeased with hijacking as a general rule). I should have thought of that from the beginning. Duh! Sorry. So if everyone could move over to my new thread concerning this ( to be posted later today) I would be most obliged. I'll title it something like "Locate DRO Scale Inside Cross Slide" for lack of a better title. Thanks everyone.

Edited By Cabbage Stack on 30/09/2016 11:01:54

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:08:03

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Just under Dougs name and Avitar you will see 374 forum posts & 25 photos, click on the 25 photos

Also moved the posts to this new thread

 

 

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:11:42

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

KWIL's writeup was in MEW 150

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by JasonB on 30/09/2016 11:22:44:

KWIL's writeup was in MEW 150

No wonder I couldn't find it, surname spelled name wrong… and it isn't in the index with or without the mis-spelling!

Neil

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

It is in the index if you search "topslide"

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Still a weird article. Wonder if it was the article or the editing ?

Edited By John Stevenson on 30/09/2016 14:50:01

[JAParticipant @ja]

Is there a quick way of seeing KWIL's photos? I have tried randomly opening posts in an attempt to find his profile etc without success.

I have a feeling that this is a dumb question.

JA

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by JA on 30/09/2016 14:50:35:

Is there a quick way of seeing KWIL's photos?

Yes click here

No easy way to find them apart from searching about for one of his posts, luckily I have a few PMs from him in my messages so can get to it quickly from there. Using the search on the home page and searching his name will throw up his posts from where you can get to his photos.

Edited By JasonB on 30/09/2016 14:58:30

[JAParticipant @ja]

JasonB

Thanks.

I will now start hunting down a copy of MEW150.

JA

[RobboParticipant @robbo]

JA

MEW 150 was in May 2009. Note your first post mentioned DRO in the Cross-slide, whereas KWIL put it in the Topslide.

Sorry, notice the first post was from Cabbage Stack not you.

Have sent you a message. Click on second icon from left in the green bar at top of your page to get it.  But you probably know this already.

 

Edited By Robbo on 30/09/2016 19:39:01

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Reply to all.

The then editor of MEW expressed surprise that the DRO was contained inside the Topslide that I had exhibited at MEX. The article was a reply and he chose to publish it.

JS why is it strange? It was not intended as a how to.

JA, My photos in the Forum Album are not there to display all works but are merely posted there from time to time in answer to questions raised. There are hundreds of others "off screen"

The article will not assist Cabbage Stack in any way in fitting a magnetic strip DRO, the problems and sizes are so much different.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Perhaps a full write up would be useful – or is it too long ago?

Neil

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Neil,

A full writeup would not help, the electronics used are no longer available and require access to board level dimensions. It was a tight packaging job within the constraints of the "standard" Myford dimensions.

Different dimensions of another DRO system and lathe manufacturer will bring its own unique criteria and problems.

As the OP started out regarding the Cross slide, with a magnetic strip on the side of the slide and a read head towards the rear, tailstock approach problems will be relatively non existant.

Edited By KWIL on 02/10/2016 16:32:56

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Posted by KWIL on 02/10/2016 12:17:34:

Reply to all.

The then editor of MEW expressed surprise that the DRO was contained inside the Topslide that I had exhibited at MEX. The article was a reply and he chose to publish it.

JS why is it strange? It was not intended as a how to.

Strange in that even if it was not intended as a how to, you showed virtually every detail and part but not the scale used or even the make.

Even if it were a special or non obtainable [ not mentioned ] it would have given other readers an insight in case they wanted to go this route.

We even got a shot of the hole in the ground but no coffin !!

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

OK John, as seen at MEX, clearly Microsyn by Newall. See second post by JasonB in this thread.

Not obtainable subsequent to fitting due to head design changes.

Edited By KWIL on 02/10/2016 21:55:57

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