Thread: MD45/HM46/RF45 DRO Install as requested..

Originally Posted by Alby123

Hi Variant 22, brilliant work you have done with the DRO. I'm wondering the particular mill you have is it a General Tools mill or a Hare and Forbes mill.

Thanks for the thumbs up Alby123. I am not going to mention the company, but if you search Google you can find it. It is the SM-MD45. The reason I am not mentioning the company is their service was terrible. It started out great, until they missed the delivery time frame they set (a month later than the "worst case"), then the mill turned up with damage, and missing a number of features listed on both their website and my invoice. To cut a long story short, they ended up giving me a $200 discount to make up for features which would cost me high hundreds to buy. They also made no effort to rectify the damage on the machine. I would never deal with or recommend that company to anyone.

HI,
Thanks for the Reply in regards to the Scale lengths and for the Tips. The Mill Drill that I have is a Top Tech DM-45. According to the My Manual the Table size and Travels are actually the same as Your SM-MD45. Table 800 mm x 240 mm, X:560 mm, Y:230 mm, Z:460 mm. I need to recheck the X (560mm), I seem to remember it being a bit less than what the Manual stated. So I am probably going to have to get at least one different length Scale.

I'll Edit that last bit. I am going to be fitting the Dro Scales to the Table Long & Cross Travel and to the Mill Head Travel. I have a Digital Scale (mini dro) that I bought of Shars for the Quill. Since My Z axis is longer than the 420mm Scale, I will have to either put up with a reduction in travel or buy another Scale to suit.