Could you provide the dimensions of everything in the plans you made for this? or could you post the plans online or something? The quality of the video makes it so that I cannot read these plans with any accuracy... Thanks!

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nice work

Good job sir

This is a great addition to your last video, thanks for the detailed pics and info, I see you haven't fitted a compound slide, did you modify the set up? On my Boxford I have fitted a solid toolpost, but can switch back to the compound for cutting tapers, cheers, Dave

This is great, so neat and directly in line with the cross slide lead screw, so the ideal position, I have a Boxford lathe which is a direct clone of the 9 inch South Bend, I'm seriously thinking about doing this mod to mine too, I like the way you mounted the other reader head to the cross slide set up, really neat. Yes, it looks really good, well done!, cheers from the UK, Dave

Good idea, looks good

I'm gonna copy this, Thanks!

Two adjusters on the head allow adjustment of the spindle in the x- plane, place a protective piece on the table to support a bottle jack and undo the bolt holding the column use the bottle jack to raise the column and put shims in to adjust the spindle in relation to the table in the Y - axis.

Excellent video, thank you!

Great idea. Yesterday I got my LMS 5100 delivered. I also ordered their carriage lock. I may copy your idea if I experience the same frustrations. Thanks for sharing

Thank you very helpful

Jim, just finished doing the upgrade myself on my 9” South Bend. Thanks for the video!

Love it that looks like something I can afford to do myself

Nice work, like your approach. Thanks for sharing

This is awesome. Just got a 10K and was trying to wrap my head around where to mount a DRO setup on the little guy. Thank you.

This is the cleanest and simplest install for these machines i've seen yet, that doesn't get in the way.. Thanks for posting this.

I gather the scales for my install and need to ask, what size square tubing did you use? Or was that a custom bend.

Thanks!!! You saved me $30 since I was about to buy the LMS carriage clamp you bought!! I'm not a real machinist, so I'm going to investigate getting some help and maybe use your design. Just got a LMS 7450 mini lathe for hobby use (HO trains, model ships).

This so far is the best solution for fitting dro scales to a South Bend lathe. I plan on using your example to install iguaging scales to my lathe..Do you remember what length scales you used?

Love the compact and simple design. Thank you so much for sharing the nfo. Researching which lathe to buy right now, so might need this idea soon myself.

All you have done, it looks like to me is made some tee blocks. What's up.

Thanks for the video, great idea!

Just finished the cross slide portion tonite. 3 days of work and experimentation. Lots to digest here but I finally got it working as smooth as it was before the dro.... thanks for the detailed explanations. It made all the difference.

Olen, I just recently bought the LMS 6550. Do you know who I can contact to to get a kit to make my machine CNC?

Nice job. I plan to use the same approach on my 9a. Thanks for sharing this great idea! It really fits the lathe nicely.

I'm looking at picking up this mill now (the 6550) and this was VERY helpful on this function, thank you! All I hear when you talk is Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec. No disrespect intended, he's awesome on that show :)

well done

Fantastic👍 the best install I’ve seen for a south bend 9”

Hey Olen - thanks for making these videos. I just received my LMS Mill - same size - almost exactly as yours. How did you lift the Mill into place? I’m thinking to strap it under the Head. Is this correct?!I have an electric winch already in the ceiling. I’m also wondering whether it will swing much back and forth in the process. I other words, will it be fairly balanced when I lift it. If you recall when you did it, I’d appreciate your input. Thanks!

well done

Did you feel as though LMS did as much as they could to help you with the issues? I always assumed the premium to buy a sieg from LMS was due to additional quality control and good customer service. It appears my assumption about additional quality control may have been incorrect.

What was the procedure to have the iGaging DRO to display 2 X the value on the X axis? I am concerned that the value displayed will be 1/2 X to small.

Very smart and very clean job thank you for the info will be doing this to mine !

How did you bolt the lathe down?

Excellent video. The speed is just right for someone trying to learn how to use the function. Some points you might add: 1) the workspace preview function, 2) how to use the "automatic selection" function, and 3) how to erase what you have done and start over. I still haven't been able to figure those out.

Clean install. Thanks for sharing.

Out of all the videos I have seen for adding a DRO to a lathe, especially a South Bend, this has the be the most ingenious method. While most folks use the mounting holes for the follow rest, this is not a option for me because i do use it. Do you have pictures or plans posted somewhere else? What length scale did you use for for axis.

Thanks for this overview. I'm getting ready to install the same setup on my South Bend 10K.

A great addition do ypu ha e links to the dro scales great job and thanks for sharing .

I recently acquired a South Bend copy (Sanches Blanes) from brazil. I was wondering how to mount a DRO on this machine because it doesn't have a straight line on it (except for the ways). Too bad I don't have a mill yet. Found your channel and subscribed, because you deserve more followers. Have a good one from the Netherlands

Do you bolt lms down

Looks Good... I have a set of these as well and have pondered how to mount them.

Thanks for this, definitely an elegant solution!

First.. nice job,, want to add this to my SB 9" Is there a reason you did install the carriage readout scale a little further back so you did not need to mill the nut?

Great job on the video and your engine. I like the way you finished it. I have the LMS 7550 Deluxe lathe with DRO and I’m waiting on a back order on the mill you have. So keep these videos coming.

Thanks for sharing!

thats a really nice upgrade. great bracket....nice work. sweet find on the lathe.

Awesome!

Very nice job! I did a simular install on my Atlas 618 using the Iguaging scales. I would highly recomend looking into the Touch DRO. It works in conjunction with the Iguaging scales and gives true DRO function including lathe mode. It uses a tablet for larger resolution viewing. It's a great asset to the scales, also allows for linear scale adjustment by the way! I'm sure you will enjoy your DRO over the dials, I sure do!

I was a little surprised by the comment on the lack of information in the manual. I used LMS's generic mini lathe user guide to set-up my no-name mini lathe that came with a 2 page user manual, so I was surprised to see they just provided the bare bones sieg manual, usually when they brand a machine they write a manual for it. Their manual for the 3990 mini mill that I'm currently getting set-up is pretty comprehensive, the column mounts are similar so you could download this manual for tramming instructions, but it's basically measure, shim, repeat. Also, Grizzly is a great source for Chinese machine user manuals. I was able to find a suitable manual for my generic mini-lathe there, I was even able to find parts and a manual for an old no-name band saw I picked up at yard sale from Grizzly. I believe the equivalent grizzly model of your mill would be the G0759. Just for the heck of it I checked out their manual, 57 pages of everything you could possibly want to know, except how to tram the column, lol. But there is a bunch of other stuff like spindle break-in procedures which even LMS doesn't include in their own manuals. Nice to see other Granite Staters here.