Tips/Techniques CX601 Mill - Quill DRO

[Joe Kirby]

Finished my mods on the CX601mill existing quill DRO. I thought the existing DRO was hard to see (no backlight) and I wanted to sum the quill movement with the Z axis and display it on my DRO tablet. There didn't seem to be any way to output the signal from the existing PC board so thought I'd add a mag tape to the back of the DRO measuring bar and mount another sensor on a 3d printed back plate replacing the existing steel one. The cable routes easily through the headstock. All seems to work well and both DRO's work simultaneously.


Original DRO on the machine


Existing DRO taken apart. Steel backplate on right.


Original steel backplate and new 3d printed backplate and sensor mount


Revised DRO assembly ready to install

 

[DavidR8]

@Joe Kirby I have one of these on the way and am planning a DRO with TouchDRO.
Would really appreciate the stl for this clever mod!

 

[Joe Kirby]

Hi David,
Sure you can have a copy of the .stl. Just a couple of things when you build it.
There is a pointed 3mm grubscrew that holds the phosphor bronze spring from sliding out. The threaded hole in the bracket will probably require tapping out. Use the bracket as a guide when sticking the mag tape in place - it isn't centered on the bar.

 

[DavidR8]

Hi David,
Sure you can have a copy of the .stl. Just a couple of things when you build it.
There is a pointed 3mm grubscrew that holds the phosphor bronze spring from sliding out. The threaded hole in the bracket will probably require tapping out. Use the bracket as a guide when sticking the mag tape in place - it isn't centered on the bar.

Thanks Joe, I think you can send stls via PM

 

[Joe Kirby]

Sorry, what's PM?

 

[DavidR8]

Sorry, what's PM?

Just sent you one.
You should see a notification here: