10-12-2013, 01:23 PM
The DRO scale for X axis (cross slide) on my lathe is also stuck on "way out back" and doesn't interfere with anything at all.
OK, so there is a tiny sacrifice in how close the tailstock can get to the cross slide. A socket head cap screw prevents the tailstock from ever hitting the DRO scale.
![[Image: X-scale_top_right.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/X-scale_top_right.jpg)
![[Image: X_scale_low_right.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/X_scale_low_right.jpg)
OK, so there is a tiny sacrifice in how close the tailstock can get to the cross slide. A socket head cap screw prevents the tailstock from ever hitting the DRO scale.