Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help with DRO
Posted by
A. G. Eckstein
on 2000-10-06 13:00:27 UTC
At 04:54 PM 10/6/00 -0000, you wrote:
You can view my web page at
www.surfsouth.com/~axtein/dro/index.html
to see how I did it. My cost was less than $200 INCLUDING a used 486 and
monitor! Unfortunately, I understand the encoders I used are no longer
available, but the principle will be the same no matter where you get the
encoders. Price may vary, but if you search the surplus market, who knows
what you will find. Also remember for the shorter axis, there is always the
strip and encoder salvaged out of an old HP printer. This is I think a 360
line per inch quadrature encoder and will give about .7 ten thousandts
resolution. With the modifications that I have made as noted on the updated
link on this page, I have been extremely happy. Now if I can just get the
lathe done!
Art
A. G. Eckstein
axtein@...
>I would like to add a x& y dro to my Mill which is like 18 x 48Chris,
>
>What would be the most economical way,,, I have a PC in the shop so I
>could use it for the read out....
>
>thanks
>chris
You can view my web page at
www.surfsouth.com/~axtein/dro/index.html
to see how I did it. My cost was less than $200 INCLUDING a used 486 and
monitor! Unfortunately, I understand the encoders I used are no longer
available, but the principle will be the same no matter where you get the
encoders. Price may vary, but if you search the surplus market, who knows
what you will find. Also remember for the shorter axis, there is always the
strip and encoder salvaged out of an old HP printer. This is I think a 360
line per inch quadrature encoder and will give about .7 ten thousandts
resolution. With the modifications that I have made as noted on the updated
link on this page, I have been extremely happy. Now if I can just get the
lathe done!
Art
A. G. Eckstein
axtein@...
Discussion Thread
Joe Vicars
2000-02-21 06:14:20 UTC
Help with DRO
D.F.S.
2000-02-21 10:51:05 UTC
Re: Help with DRO
D.F.S.
2000-02-21 13:04:31 UTC
Re: Help with DRO
A. G. Eckstein
2000-02-21 15:02:00 UTC
Re: Help with DRO
Chris Salter
2000-10-06 09:54:50 UTC
Help with DRO
A. G. Eckstein
2000-10-06 13:00:27 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help with DRO
James Owens
2003-07-14 10:58:13 UTC
Help with DRO