DRO 3 Axis Digital Readout Display +3Pc Glass Linear Scale For CNC Mill Lathe Machine (250+350+400) Review

I bought the 3 axis package for my Bridgeport. Mary and I had a brief discussion about the length of the encoders and the DRO arrived in about a week. It was exactly what we had agreed upon. The encoders had glass scales and were easy to install, the gaps and parallelism of the mount were very forgiving making it easy to get up and running.The readout has many features making things like bolt circles and hole patterns easy to program. The readouts are bright green and their intensity can be set

The ToAuto DRO has been an essential addition to my Little Machine Shop 3990 Mini Mill. I purchased the 150mm (y-axis), 300mm (z-axis), and 350mm (x-axis) glass scales. With carefully thought out installation, this DRO has performed flawlessly! It makes machining on the mini mill very easy because there is no need to lay out feature dimensions on a workpiece. Using a simple edge finder, spot drill, and the DRO; positions for drilled and bored holes are extremely easy. Milled features are simple

As a hobby machinest i don't have deep pockets to buy other brands of DRO's. This product more than met my needs. It's only weakness is installation instructions. Scales require an accurate precise installation. Review of installs on youtube and product video were enough to install but should have Had tolerance info.

DRO works like it should and measures accurately. Setup is pretty straight forward, the instructions provided do not have anything on installation but Google and YouTube will get you by. The brackets provided will probably need to be modified and all hardware is metric.Had to specify lengths and Mary was quick with getting things finalized and made sure things were correct before shipping.

Installed on my mill/drill and after calibration and compensation positions are highly repeatable to all day long. Time and money well spent.

So far this system works very well, and represents an excellent value. My only complaint is that the packages of scales offered did not exactly fit my requirements. I inquired about replacement scales, but they would need to be ordered from the factory in China. And 2 scales would cost almost as much as the entire system. So I opted to adapt and cut one of them down to size. It is constructed so that it can be disassembled and cut. Not a job for a novice, but a skilled technician could handle…

The scales require some planning to install, and the generic mount brackets were of little use to me, but the scales are great

Great DRO. Very accurate. I was a little nervous about cutting the glass scales. but found it to be very easy. I scored the glass with a Dremel and then it would snap almost straight.

It is what you would expect for the price and came in good time. Included all the necessary hardware. If I had it to do again I might go for the more accurate version.

Product was received as ordered and packaged very well. The quality of the scales and DRO are very good. The best part of this transaction was the customer service I received. They were Very responsive and dedicated to customer satisfaction.

As a self-proclaimed hobby machinist, I did a lot of research to determine A) what DRO system I wanted B) respective scale sizes that will fit my mill. This was my first DRO install which resulted in 10 working hours, but trust the process & enjoy a couple cold ones and you'll be okay. Hopefully the pictures & information below will serve as an aid in making your DRO purchase/install.SPECS USED - ENCO Model 100-1599 (49" x 9")-Longitudinal Travel (X): 35" - 37" Scale-Transverse Travel (Y): 12"…

I have three machines with dropros systems. they have been great. I recently did have a problem with one, and it was fixed by the company immediatly, and at no charge, even though they where 10 or so yers old. Great outfit.

Put this on a J head Bridgeport. Works perfect. Regardless of what anyone says, you can easily cut the scales. I cut one with a 3 in. cutoff wheel in a die grinder and another on my bandsaw. They work perfectly. Even if you chip the glass at the cut, doesn’t matter. You’re not using the last 2 inches anyway.

Unit was exactly as described. Came with a good assortment of brackets and hardware. Everything worked well and installation was very straight forward. Good quality and function for the price. Well packaged.