Re: OK, I've got a detent encoder... What now?

Marcus,

This is a good post. You make good points, but I'm with Fred on this
one. Here's why.

Many machinists HAVE learned or worked extensively with manual
machines. To the point that their hands are "trained" to expect a
certain movement from a certain rotation of a wheel... There are many
who can "dial" VERY close to the "number" they want BEFORE looking at
the wheel to get the "final" count (much as you describe doing with
your 5.00 O.C. holes).

The handwheels on manual machines typically have 50, 100, or 200
units per rev. Having detents that relate to this will help these
machinists avoid mistakes. It will ALSO help newbies, when/if they
eventually use handwheels on manual machines, as their fingers/hands
will be trained also...

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Marcus & Eva" <implmex@a...> wrote:
> Hi Fred:
> Are you SURE it has to be a number like 100 detents per turn??
> I've used commercial controls with manual pulse generators for a
while now,
> and I can't ever remember counting either turns or clicks of the
handwheel.
> What I care about, is that each click gives me an even decimal
increment
> that I can control.
> The reason for this is as follows:
> When I am jogging up to the edge of a job, I eyeball it at 0.01"
per click<snip>