Mini-Mill: Adding A Y Axis DRO

Adding a Y axis DRO on the mini-mill.
People have put their Y axis DRO in various positions.  Some are on the right, some on the left.  I used a vertical style readout.  Because the buttons are horizontal, and the readout is too, you have a problem with swarf getting into the innards.  When a repeater DRO is made (in process...), I'll be able to seal the top with a shield.
Here's the one end of the Y axis readout.  I decided to put the readout on the left side of the mill.
It's not installed, but it's jut kinda sitting there.  This is to see if it can and will be useful at that position.
I started by mounting the end of the bracket on a flat piece of aluminum made supported by a piece of angle bracket.  The bracket attaches to the front of the mill.  The flat plate extends the reach of the bracket so that the support bracket keeps the whole readout horizontal.  The flat piece will be trimmed shorter.
Attached to the base below the table, the support bracket for the readout is made from a piece of angle bracket.  The small notch keeps the bracket from hitting the mill structure.  There's a clearance issue with the flat support plate.
On the back end of the mill, the bracket extends the platform out, and the length of the readout is supported by the flat plate.
This is a view from the top down, looking at the bracket on the back.  The bevel on the bracket clears the column if it is tilted.
Another view of the back, slightly different angle
Looking down from the top, you can see the support plate for the back end of the readout.
On the readout itself, you can see the bottom plate that goes under the readout.  You can also see clearance between the support plate and the bottom of the readout.
This is at the maximum forward extension of the table, so there's just enough clearance to do well.
Looking at the whole thing from the side, you can see some of the details of the front mount.
This is the mill table at maximum forward Y stretch.  You can read it from the front, but a remote readout will be better.
A view from the front, showing all three readouts.  The Y axis is rather hard to see from this viewpoint.
A last shot of the Z axis readout.
A view of the x axis readout, visible from the front.
A view over the table of the Y readout.  You can read the digits, but it really needs a shield to make the readout proof against the swarf normally generated by the mill.
This is the last part of the mill XYZ readouts, although a readout package is being planned.  It's in a somewhat slow development process, and will be a real plus when it is ever done.  The readout will be placed in the fast mode, which increases the readout speed.  That will be a whole 'nother project.