Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] study, study, study

From: "Jon Elson" <elson@...>

> > What's a deadband?
>
> In this narrow sense, it is an amount of error between commanded position
> and actual position which will not cause the CNC control to attempt to
> reduce the error. it is essentially a "close enough" decision.

<ding!> <lightbulb appears overhead>
Gotcha.

> > > You will need an encoder counter. The cheapest is the Dan Mauch
> > > DRO, which I believe requires an ISA slot in the computer.

I checked these out, and it's certainly appealing,
but I can see my unborn child's tuition going out the
window quickly here with all the things I *could* do... LOL~! (:>)

Weyland