Milling machine dro mounting

[whateg01]

How do y'all have your dro moved to your milling machine?

I've had a dro on my Bridgeport clone since I bought it. The mitutoyo that was on it used real buttons that were pretty easy to push. I upgraded to a new one that uses tactile "buttons" under the overlay. These are much harder to press so I have to grip the body of the dro as I'm pressing them to keep it from being pushed away. The arm is mounted to swings freely, which was fine before. There are times when I do want to move it, like to get a better viewing angle when working from the side, but that's not frequent. So I think I want it to be fairly rigid but easy to move when I need to.

 

[William Payne]

I know exactly what you mean, can you post a picture so that I can think of a good suggestion that won't be a huge pain in the ****?

 

[OccupantRJ]

Tighten the swivel bolt to apply drag, or add belleville washer(s) or a plastic washer.
I simply tightened the bolt and nylon locknut until I got just the stay in place I wanted when handling the DRO.

 

[PopcornSutton]

I put one on my mill early this year, and what came with it to mount the panel was a swivel. I left it that way to see of I would be moving it doing different things, and I think after almost a year, I could lock it down and be fine. So similar to what ORJ said, I'm going to find or make something to just cinch it from swinging.

 

[txvwnut]

Mines mounted on the wall next to the machine, I can see it from pretty much anywhere I'm standing when running the machine.

 

[Grant Gunderson]

On top of the ram there is a threaded hole ment for a lifting eye bolt. I ran a piece of scrap from this out then mounted the DRO to that. Washer on top and bellow for the pivot.


Washers on top and bellow bar again so DRO can pivot as well.
I can easily pivot it as needed but it’s rigid enough so you can really push on the buttons