I am somewhat of an analogue person. I like manually operated stuff. I drive a manual car, like manually wound watches and have yet to convert to electronic shift on any of my bikes. Cables do pretty well. However I decided that it was time to bring my Deckel FP1 milling machine into the 21st century. One of the challenges in working with a relatively small machine was that I didn’t want the accessories to overwhelm the machine itself. So I decided to use the same bracket that the light mounts to for the swing arm, just to reduce the number of things bolted to the machine. I think it works, but only time will tell.

Fagor DRO and slides

DRO swing arm

Nothing like hamertone paint for machinery

Or swarf on the Leinen

Delrin bushes and aluminum caps

DRO fitted up on the FP1

Sharing the bracket