Adding a DRO to a small lathe?

Rather than putting this in the Hercus section I thought it may be better served here as I imagine the difficulties would be experienced by other small lathe owners.



I'm in the process of adding a DRO to a Hercus 260, and I'm trying to explore different options with regard mounting the X scale. Unfortunately on a small lathe like this it's always going to be a case of various compromises, unfortunately I think that's just the way it is. But I'm keen to see what others have come up with, how it affects the lathe operation (ie one option would limit the tailstock for example), what they may do differently, etc. I think it's one of those situations where there's no "right" way to install the slide, and it's likely to be more a case of which compromise suits the individual.



It's quite likely before I start drilling and machining too much I'll literally stick the thing in place temporarily just to get a feel for how it may work out once permanently mounted, but it would be good to get some other's input and opinions, even if it's on larger lathes and it's been a "gotcha" that's come up.



Thanks