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The price they quoted 20 years ago for the installation made it clear they did not want to do it.
Is there a need for a DRO, I had assumed these lathes were so good that you would not have to worry about backlash and could just use the handwheel dials for perfect results
...or just ignore the Hardinge travelling steady (which is likely to cost an arm, all 12 toes and most of your lower right leg even if you can find one) and make a more conventional one that doesn't conflict with a DRO as and when you need it.
10tpi I thought they bottomed out at 11 tpi
.... what more could I want