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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    And the finished project. Pretty happy with the result. I also put a thrust washer under the column lock handle. Nice ;)
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    Here's the new mounting with the larger sensor installed.
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    And here I've just gone past the "what have I done" stage. Done with hand drill and die grinder.
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    Here's a comparison of the size difference between the old (right) and new (left). The height difference is about 0.4", so more than a little pocket will be required.
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    Took the table off yesterday and got a pic of the mounting for the old x-axis sensor.
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    Hello all from London Ontario

    I started a New thread.
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    That’s a good idea. I bought a bunch of thrust washers to help out a rear wheel bearing pull on my car. Might be the right size for those locking bolts. Make a big difference?
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    The new sensors a taller than the headroom under the table, so I'm going to have to machine a small pocket for the x-axis sensor to sit in. The right tool for that job is a milling machine :/
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    Here are some pics of the existing sensor/magnetic strip locations:
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    Round Column Mill DRO upgrade.

    I did look at the TouchDRO, but they don't list the sensors as being supported. The sensors came as a package with the small 3-axis DRO that I bought initially, and are dedicated, I think. ... and I tried disassembling the plug for the existing sensors and reading the outputs to try to get...
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