$50 Tool, Destroyed! - Installing a DRO on a Small Lathe

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Today we're installing a DRO Pros EL400 magnetic DRO kit on the Grizzly G0602 benchtop lathe. Installing a DRO on a small lathe can be very challenging, but I have an elegant solution that I think is going to work. It will require machining the saddle and apron and modifying the scales, but it should be well worth it in the end. And it had better be, because in the process, I had an accident and destroyed a $50 end mill. By being dumb. This is the DRO Pros EL400 kit I'm using: DRO Pros 2-Axis Lathe Kit: https://www.dropros.com/Electronica_Lathe_Digital_Readout.htm Tools used in this video: *This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated Bondhus Metric Hex Key Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3eqZzwb Bondhus SAE Hex Key Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3h9bJLZ Knipex Pliers Wrench 3-Piece Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2ruzS8m Shars Ultra Precision 1-2-3 Blocks (pair) (eBay*): https://ebay.to/2RxwqWc HHIP 2-4-6 Blocks (pair) (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2Wi03eM Kurt DX6 6" Mill Vise (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3nntHuh Mill Vise Speed Handle (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3u4DsSa Edge Technology Clamp Indicator Holder (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3MImlhf Shars .0005" dial test indicator (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3lo3Stq 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Compact 3D Mouse (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2TSJ2q9 Dewalt Bifocal Safety Glasses (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/35eCYhl Starrett 827A Edge Finder (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/38DGNPp Starrett 91B Tap Wrench (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/38TUCYw General Tools Tap Wrench Set (Amazon*): http://amzn.to/2znrcOW Astro Pneumatic Air Blower Nozzle (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3oB5uE9 California Air Tools Ultra Quiet 2HP Compressor (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2TQ926q Milwaukee M18 Wet/Dry Vacuum (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3oIcSwB Drill Hog M42 Cobalt Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3ore9sq Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Letter Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2PWx0dL Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Number Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2Qgss0S Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Franctional Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3mkmziD Noga Deburring Set (Amazon*): http://amzn.to/2xMfiPz Shars 0-6" .0001" micrometer set (eBay*): http://ebay.to/3sxGRqK NSK Emax Evolution Standard with Lever Handpiece (*eBay): https://ebay.us/IqNh4t Aventor 8" DPS IP54 Caliper (eBay*): https://ebay.to/37y1Tg3 Aventor 12" DPS IP54 Caliper (eBay*): https://ebay.us/dMHUBo Milwaukee M18 Cordless Drill (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3POpFte Cap Screw Counterbore Set - Metric (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3L2dWEK Cap Screw Counterbore Set - Inch (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3KZA8PK 2-1/4" Telescoping Inspection Mirror (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3hn2nJ8 Shars D-Bit Cutter Grinder (eBay*): https://ebay.us/X2MgDJ 5C Collets Set - Imperial (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3mOcmcQ 5C Collet Set - Metric (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3rsBz00 Goldenrod 10oz Pump Oiler (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3OP0hlD Transfer Punch Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2ZjZL8g Tap Wrench - Extra Long Ratcheting (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3bmlPsd NogaFlex Indicator Holder with Fine Adjust (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/33FwerY Raw Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 00:53 The Plan 04:00 Disassembling the Lathe 06:29 Fixturing the Saddle in the Mill 07:23 Machining the Saddle 10:13 Machining the Apron 12:41 Drilling and Tapping the Cross Slide 14:18 Mystery Operations 15:46 Squaring the X Bracket Stock 17:11 Machining the X Bracket 20:41 Deep Slotting 21:59 Hogging out the Final Shape 24:35 Hypnotic Deburring Footage 25:30 Wrap dro install how to fit a dro digital readout digital read out