Lathe DRO from Digital Caliper .. 10 Bucks .. 6" caliper has range of entire 16" bed

[jjr2001]

Thanks Tm51, good info. I did a quick test and with my 2" indicator reading in parallel with the
digital caliper mod I had readings within .002" for a 2" range. Pretty good for what I do in the shop.
I compared 4 different digital calipers that I have in the shop to a part that I turned on the lathe
and they all were within .001" to .0015" of each other. I also tested them with a 1 2 3 block and again
every one was within .001" of the other so I am pretty happy with the results.

Thanks again for your insight.

Cheers, JR