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I did some work on the stock gibs and set screws and it helped quite a bit. I wrote it up here: http://benchtopmachineshop.blogspot.com/2013/06/mill-gibs.html

A feed rate display would be really nice, especially for those of us without power feed. A "nearing zero" warning might also be nice.

Agreed. You'll also be able to browse the web, watch movies, and listen to music on it. How many other DROs can do that?

The Bluetooth is also nice because you can move the display around wherever you want without wires getting in the way.

The three axis plug into the box, and the box communicates with my Android phone or tablet via Bluetooth. There is no direct connection between the box and phone/tablet, and the phone/tablet needs to have Bluetooth capability. The cable coming out of the box is for power only. The app is written...

Just finished packaging up the Android DRO, and I'm really quite pleased with how it turned out: http://benchtopmachineshop.blogspot.com/2013/06/packaging-my-android-dro.html

I installed my gas spring not too long ago, but instead of drilling another hole in my column, I made a mount for the bottom which allows it to rest on the base. It seems to work fine: http://benchtopmachineshop.blogspot.com/2013/06/mill-gas-spring-installation.html

That's my link, and there's nothing wrong with it. It goes to my blog on blogspot and it doesn't even have ads. If something weird happened to your PC, it wasn't from my link.

I just went with the Android DRO route using my old phone, and I'm really quite happy with the result. It's easy to use, and easy to upgrade if I want to. http://benchtopmachineshop.blogspot.com/2013/06/android-dro.html

Same here and it kind of made me sad.

Just something to consider. In the past year I procured both a C2 7x12 mini lathe and a X2 mini mill. Had I gotten a bigger lathe I would not have been able to afford the mill. For me personally, I need both to do what I want, and for the year I only had the lathe I was constantly annoyed by...

So I'm using a mini lathe and had some questions I'm hoping you could answer. - I have a QCTP with a boring bar holder. Is there any reason I can't use a boring bar for facing jobs? It seems like the boring bar is already configured for essentially that job. Plus it would save me extra tool...

I have a X2 mini mill and am working on getting everything squared up. I've already squared the head to the column, but I'm having problems squaring the column to the table. The issue is the column is tilted slightly forward, so my Y axis is off about .0075" across the table. When I put a .0015"...