A manual lathe has ... to increased machine time. The addition of a digital readout not only simplifies the process, but also reduces machining time substantially. Since the DRO magnetic strips ...

for his mini lathe and mini mill, but found that buying even one DRO cost as much as either of his machines. The solution? You guessed it, he built his own for cheap, using inexpensive digital ...

with a digital readout (DRO) on the compound rest and one on the cross slide for precision positioning. All the change gears used for lathe threading are durable metal, not plastic, and the machine is ...