Trav-a-dial mount & chip guard

[Frank S]

TM51 the chip guard just barely clears the High low or as it would be called in older lathes the back gear lever.
the trav-a-dial does not interfere with close in work in the least on this particular make of lathe.
But yes it would have limited the outboard travel somewhat had I mounted it in the usual position out board of the lead screw thread count indicator. Actually the trav-a-dial did come with a mount for that location and with very minor modification to that mount I could if need be put it there.
My whole reason for wanting to locate it where I did was I sometimes make 2 3 an 4 grove pulleys with the web being on the center line of the groves doing all machining after the bore and key way is done without removing it from the lathe so to do this I use a keyed arbor this allows me to cut both sides of the web.
Sometimes when having to work that close to the chuck it is nice to be able to see what your are doing and still be able to see the trav-a-dial at the same time since I have to actually stand behind the chuck.
What it really boils down to I guess is it works for me and when I don't need it I simply rotate it on the mount away from the bed to reduce wear and tear Someday I might even join the DRO world and do away with it but @ 63 I've never needed DRO yet