Customer Reviews for VEVOR 1 Axis Lathe Linear Scale 550mm with Accuracy 0.0002" Optical Length Precision Linear Scale Aluminum Body for Mill Milling Lathe Machine with Accessories (550mm(22"))

I was loosing my Zero point on my X-axis, so I bought the 800mm one based on the recommendations of others. I received this one in good shape and installed the scale with no problems but a little elongating of a mounting hole (my original scale 37.25" compared to this 37"). From a little testing, it seems to be functioning reliably. Other sites would charge $230+ for a glass scale with shipping. Huge savings over the other popular web site(s) for scales. When my other 2-axis give me problems, I plan to come back. Very satisfied so far, hope time and use do not prove otherwise.

The diagram above is misleading. It would be correct for the socket that this scale plugged into. There are numbers next to the pins in the connector. #1 is on the left not the right. The chart is correct ( #2 is ground 2nd pin from the left on the scales connector) and ( #7 is +5v, 2nd pin from the left on the bottom row)otherwise it seems to be well made and works smoothly.

Came in excellent shape , will be useful on my lathes, and help in finding the positions as I operate them.

Was totally surprised at the quality of this product.I expected mediocre at best...What was received was way way above what I thought it would be....fit finish and completeness was 10+...it plugged rt in NO hassles....now only time will tell as to its durability. I highly recommend this to anyone who needs it.

Used on a Grizzly G0759 milling machine. Bolted right up to the X axis factory bolt holes with factory DRO

Heads up, it comes in two shipments, something they don't tell you.

The item came shipped as two different boxes and one arrived two days later than the other. That was a little confusing but no big deal.Mounting the scales takes a little bit of work, but there are some helpful videos that show good examples of how to do it.I was able to shorten the one meter scale to match the length of my table. I'm sure it voids the warranty and return, but it was as simple as milling the housing back to the length I wanted and redrilling the holes that the end cap screws into. The housing is extruded so it has the same profile anywhere along it's length. And the scale inside of the housing is just a piece of glass with graduations on it so you can shorten it to whatever is the optimal length.

This scale was a replacement for my hobby milliing machine that I have in my workshop. The reason I needed to replace it was that I made a mistake and broke my original that came with my Vevor Scale. The replacement arrive properly it was installed quickly with no issues. It works the way it should. Thank you again for your excellent customer service.

Added this linear encoder to the cross-slide of my mini lathe, works great! Bought the 200mm one for the carriage as well.

The scales are pretty well made and look pretty good. Tracks well, can't say on the durability, time will tell. It should be ok as long as treated well.