Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted
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Thats right Ed, sorry for the lack of photo's. Remember I am rusty on making threads, as I have been off for a while, LOL.

I got the phone out for photo's then my son came home getting his motor cross bike etc to go away, then when I went back to it I forgot all about taking photo's. It only took about 1/2 hour and was just a fill in job as I am waiting on pop rivets for my coolant tray I am still working on.

The cover is a Meister DRO cover which normally has a lip on the top, I cut it off and cut off some of the bottom to fit.
It would be just as easy to use a piece of 1.5 - 1.6mm angle there.

The backing plate/spar is 6mm thick, and I found I could mill it down 4.5mm (leaving 1.5mm) and still have plenty of room for the spanner which is just a cheap Chinese one.

The bolt I grabbed was a perfect fit, and I slipped in a bearing while I was there like I did to the mill when I got it. It make locking an axis so much easier with a bearing between the bolt and the tapered slug in the lock hole.

Dave
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Messages In This Thread
Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by Dave J - 04-05-2013, 05:44 AM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by DaveH - 04-05-2013, 07:54 AM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by EdK - 04-05-2013, 08:23 AM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by Dave J - 04-05-2013, 09:21 AM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by EdK - 04-05-2013, 11:50 AM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by DaveH - 04-05-2013, 01:01 PM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by EdK - 04-05-2013, 02:23 PM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by EdK - 04-05-2013, 04:07 PM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by EdK - 04-05-2013, 06:28 PM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by DaveH - 04-05-2013, 07:34 PM
RE: Cross slide lock with a DRO fitted - by EdK - 04-05-2013, 07:59 PM



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