{"id":917,"date":"2010-02-08T00:23:46","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T05:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thmsblog.tedatum.com\/?p=917"},"modified":"2010-02-08T00:56:26","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T05:56:26","slug":"sneak-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/?p=917","title":{"rendered":"Sneak Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-439c855fa142c2932ab7f6c66395e4d8-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/slideshow?p=917'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/dropros-01810.jpg\"\n               title=\"Y axis on the X3 mill\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/dropros-01810.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/thumbs\/thumbs_dropros-01810.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"66\"\n               data-title=\"dropros-01810\"\n               data-description=\"Y axis on the X3 mill\"\n               data-image-slug=\"dropros-01810\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"439c855fa142c2932ab7f6c66395e4d8\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"dropros-01810\"\n                    alt=\"dropros-01810\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/thumbs\/thumbs_dropros-01810.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"100\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/dropros-01830.jpg\"\n               title=\"X axis on the X3mill, bottom bracket not installed yet.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/dropros-01830.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/thumbs\/thumbs_dropros-01830.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"67\"\n               data-title=\"dropros-01830\"\n               data-description=\"X axis on the X3mill, bottom bracket not installed yet.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"dropros-01830\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"439c855fa142c2932ab7f6c66395e4d8\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"dropros-01830\"\n                    alt=\"dropros-01830\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dropros\/thumbs\/thumbs_dropros-01830.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"100\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I have been putting time into installing a <a title=\"DroPros Site\" href=\"http:\/\/dropros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Read Out (DRO)<\/a> for my X3 mill. These are a couple of spy photos of the installation. What you see here is the completed Y axis scale installation and the nearly finished X axis scale. I am using the mill to make the mounting brackets. That is why you see some dross in the pictures and the vice on top.<\/p>\n<p>I am currently\u00a0machining a bracket for the X axis carriage mount.Then I\u00a0have an idea how to mount a cover over the X Scale. That is the reason for the ears at each end. A slightly shorter scale could be used here for the X axis but the longer length is not a problem. I am also noodling out how to mount the Z axis scale.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a full report on this installation and how the DRO operates coming up soon. Lots of action photos on the installation and operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been putting time into installing a Digital Read Out (DRO) for my X3 mill. These are a couple of spy photos of the installation. What you see here is the completed Y axis scale installation and the nearly finished X axis scale. I am using the mill to make the mounting brackets. 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