Lathe DRO: How to use it to make long pieces - Tips and Tricks

Lathe DRO: i made 2 simple shaft for a friend, both shafts have the same workmanship, apart from the length which is different: the problem is the length itself, because I can't detect it at the beginning and I can't measure it at the end.
But I can use my DRO to detect the size of the blank, in doing so it will then be possible to cut the amount of material necessary to arrive at the finished length.
I then showed how I perform the various processes, with this I hope to give inspiration to those like me who may find themselves faced with having to perform those processes on the lathe and on the milling machine.

Alberto

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00:00 Intro
00:46 Project description
03:05 Making a ring of 12 (0;+0.01) mm
04:08 Reading the X1 and X2 value
06:22 Calculating the rough lenght of the shaft
07:18 How to make a straigh M12 tapping hole
08:25 Making a pad to test the 16 mm hole
08:48 Making 2 plans for 19 mm key
09:44 Tapping holes M6
10:07 Conclusion and thanks to my friend Pego

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[ab-shop]

Hello everyone,
In this video I show you the construction of 2 trees for a friend: the operations to be performed are normal, but I don't have such a large gauge to measure the length of the bars precisely, since the bars must have a precise length; so I decided to use my DRO (Digital Read Out) to measure the part, quite unusual but effective; I also showed how I perform some of the most common processes, always hoping that what I do is an inspiration or a simple aid to those who want to do the same processes!!
Alberto

[GardenTractorBoy]

This is a great tip and will be very useful once we get around to installing our DRO, thanks

[andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Hello Alberto. Thank you for such a brilliant idea. I can see how very useful this tip will be. Thank you for sharing. 👏👏👍😀 Andrew

[Engineerdd]

This is very nice. Now to get a dro on my lathe.

[fainderskurs-koi]

Лайк. Когда есть электричество, даже не смотрю, подсматриваю. Каждая электроминута на учете.

[TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Alberto,
A very good tip... I am sure a many variations on the idea would also work... thanks for sharing.
Take care.
Paul, ,

[dmakerzone]

Great tip. I sure it will be useful in some future projects.

[GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin' Alberto? It's been a while since I have visited your channel. Sorry about that. I have been busy. This is a neat trick you have shown here to get the precise length of the shaft. You're not just a pretty face buddy!! Thanks for the tip and ciao Alberto!!

[jackdawg]

Clever. If you trusted your lathes jaws to be square / flat, could you just zero against the jaw, tighten down the ring against the jaw, turn the bar around and measure to the face of the ring that had been against the jaw? Save having to be precise about the thickness of the ring, as you would not need to include the ring thickness.

[machinists-shortcuts]

You can machine the ends to length + flats and holes on a mill first, then finish the end features on the lathe.