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Sean Cullen	26/09/2019 15:18:23
55 forum posts 11 photos	Having been given a set of DROs for my milling machine I find 2 are slightly too long. I didn't fancy having them overhanging, is it ok to cut them down to the correct length? They are the ones with remote readout from Arc. Sean
Brian G	26/09/2019 15:29:33
912 forum posts 40 photos	If you mean these, (Link) no problem at all. I wrapped the bar in masking tape first to stop the tape ripping then used a fine hacksaw. BTW, if you ever want to go down that route, they work fine with TouchDRO. Brian EDIT: Should have mentioned that unless you remove the read head there is no need to clean up the end, it is encased in the mounting bracket. Edited By Brian G on 26/09/2019 15:31:11
Sean Cullen	26/09/2019 16:46:58
55 forum posts 11 photos	Many thanks Brian, that's the beast. I even bought a new hacksaw today so now I have something to test it on 😊 Sean

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