Lathe suggestions?

[routercnc]

Still more issues . . . . but we got there in the end!

[routercnc]

Something a bit different now - I've reviewed this tailstock DRO from Linn tools. Have a look and see what you think . . .

[magicniner]

Those Digital Scales don't have a fraction of the service life of a proper DRO and linear encoder, I have a DRO from Machine DRO on my Myford Super7 that's given around 20 years of always on service so far.

[routercnc]

Those Digital Scales don't have a fraction of the service life of a proper DRO and linear encoder, I have a DRO from Machine DRO on my Myford Super7 that's given around 20 years of always on service so far.

You could be right so I’ll report back any issues. So far so good though. I don’t run coolant on the lathe so maybe that helps.
I have a machineDRO branded scale on my drill press quill and that is also working well after many years.

[routercnc]

I had someone ask about the encoder bracket since they have a similar lathe. The Fusion360 file is here for those interested (unzip it first):

Encoder_Brkt.zip