Cheap milling machine digital quill readout.

[thehomeengineer]

Hi All

I made this simple bracket to fit my Bridgeport Mill Quill. This is a very useful and quick setting tool. Yes, you can buy a commercially made one but at £200 plus they are not cheap. So, I decided to make one. The digital readout itself was an eBay buy at £34 and the aluminium was just some off cuts from another project. I also had to buy some longer UNC screw to attach the bracket to the mill. In total about £50 all in. (not taking in consideration my time, which I consider to be free as this is one of my hobbies) I did engrave the text on the bracket on a friends machine.
I am also going to fit one, to the lathe tailstock in the near future just need to decide how I want to mount it.



Many thanks again for taking the time to view.
The Home Engineer

[DIYer]

Thanks thehomeengineer! We've added your Milling Machine Quill DRO to our Milling category,
as well as to your builder page: thehomeengineer's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Milling Machine Quill DRO by thehomeengineer

tags: mill, DRO

[astroracer]

Thanks for the ideas bud, gives me something to think about for my quill DRO project. AND it looks nice!
Mark