06-10-2016, 10:49 AM
(06-09-2016, 05:14 PM)PixMan Wrote:(06-06-2016, 02:48 PM)Dr Stan Wrote: It wouldn't be set up if it lacked a DRO.
Gee, I guess I ran "non set up" Bridgeports for 30+ years then. None of them had DRO's but I was pretty darn good at counting off revs of .200" per turn.
Still am. :)
A DRO will pay for itself in a month or less due to increased production and improved quality, especially when center to center of dowel holes is tight. Yeah I ran mills & lathes W/O DRO's for at least that much time and ran lathes W/O a Travel Dial for years. Amazing things happen when one keeps up with technology.
BTW, I rarely use HSS turning tools these days.