I've gotten a lot of questions about how I mounted my Wixey Digital Readout on my Jet 22-44 Drum Sander. Below are photos and an explanation. I researched and reviewed how a lot of others attached their Wixey DRO to various pieces of equipment. I have to say, I think a lot of people over engineer/over think it. Here's what I came up with. It's been in place for about six months and a couple hundred board feet. No problems what so ever. The entire process to mount the DRO took about 45 minutes (including fabricating a new bracket).
Here is a side shot showing the original height scale indicator bracket:
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This is a close-up of that bracket, removed:
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I took that bracket off and fabricated my own (none of those supplied with the DRO would work). The bracket is made from a truss/joist joining plate I had laying around:
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I attached that bracket using the same bolt/nut as the original height scale bracket and fastened it to the actual readout unit using the factory-supplied washer and screw:
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All attached and setup for use. I attached the scale to the drum sander using the attached double stick tape. It has held very well. If, in the future, it fails, I'll drill and tap holes for screws in the two holes you can see on the scale bracket.
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Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope this helps others in mounting a Wixey Digital Readout Gauge. It's an awesome addition and well worth the money.
Be well,
Doc