Gunsmithing DRO for lathe.

[Boltfluter]

Hey Guys:

What's your favorite DRO for a 13x40 lathe. Make and model if possible and why it's your favorite. Thanks in advance. Paul

 

[r44astro]

Re: DRO for lathe.

shop the net. electronics today are all good

 

[jonaddis84]

Re: DRO for lathe.

I went cheap on mine, and dont regret it yet. It has worked very well so far and has been 100% repeatable. And you will probably about crap yourself when you see the price.

www.cdcotools.com

 

[RWSGunsmithing]

Re: DRO for lathe.

I went through DRO Pros for both my lathe and mill. The lathe has a easson and the mill has a dro pro's read out. Very happy with them both.

 

[Bradu]

Re: DRO for lathe.

A friend of mine just installed DRO pro on his mill, he seems to be happy with it so far.

 

[Tac284]

Re: DRO for lathe.

DRO PROS are good people with a great product! I just finished helping a friend install one on his Grizzly G0709. He bought the EL400 "Machine Specific" Kit, the scales are magnetic and you can actually cut the scale to whatever length you need and their slim line to.
I went with the Grizzly brand DRO on my G0709 and am very satisfied with it. I don't think you can go wrong with one or the other but in my opinion the magnetic scales are a good way to go as far as their slim and can be cut to fit your lathe.

 

[hero's machine]

Re: DRO for lathe.

I have a Sino on my lathe. I will say it is very accurate and repeatable....and tons of options.

 

[imcmahon]

Re: DRO for lathe.

I have an anilam wizard 411 on my mill, and I love it...

 

[Boltfluter]

Re: DRO for lathe.

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the great options. Now to check them out.
Have money, will spend. Paul.

 

[AJ_Goddard]

Re: DRO for lathe.

I use an Acu-Rite made just for a lathe, it allows me to touch off up to 10 tools. It is really fast having your tools set up with known zeros. I personally would not buy a new digital for a lathe that you could not preset all your tools. I make my living on my machines and need to make machining as simple and easy as possible. If this is a machine you are going to use on a regular basis and you are going to spend the money for a DRO spend a few dollars more and get something that will really make you money.

 

[biffj]

Re: DRO for lathe.

The accurites are great. They use a glass scale that will read the location of the tool even if the ways and gibs wear. Thats not always so with the other types which read off the gear train or servo's.

Frank

 

[Ratbert]

Re: DRO for lathe.

I also went through DRO pros for my lathe. I got the magnetic (rather than glass) version. They were considerably easier to install than glass and so far I'm pretty happy with them.

 

[jacq220]

Re: DRO for lathe.

DRO PRO magnetic. I cannot speak from experience but i was confidant enough after all my searching and a LOOOOONG phone call w/ the company that i have 1200 dollars worth of magnetic scales enroute for my mill.