Re: DRO linear strips - make my own ... maybe

Linear scales for DRO

Well I went ahead and made some myself on a 2540 dpi film setter
because someone here (contrary to my thinking) thought they would
be high enough res to give me at least 0.0005. So who wants to
test them for me? Anyone got a set up that could handle a
test? I'll send the strips to you, you post the results
(no need to send um back). If they work then I can generate
them at almost any length for free (can run them in waste space
in production galleys here). They are on film and @ 1" high
and maybe 8" long.
Any takers?

Ken Jenkins
kjenkins@...

> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:08:53 -0800
> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
> Subject: RE: Re: DRO board - another question
>
> As far as I know the only printed circuit board for sale board that will
> work with Tom Kulaga's software is my PCB Also it is the only known
> board that works with deskncrt and emc with encoder feedback.
> I'll call US digital and find out about availability of the 500 CPI
> linear strips.
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Jenkins [mailto:kjenkins@...]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:47 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO board - another question
>
> Hey Dan,
>
> Do you have any idea how long? I don't mind waiting in that I have
> oh, just "a few" other projects to work on as well, but is this a
> real thing you've heard from them? I'd rather do linear than hassle
> with the mechanicals of the other design. What kind of software is
> available which works with the board I have the Tom K. software,
> anything else available particularly with source code in C or some
> flavor of Basic?
>
> Ken Jenkins
> kjenkins@...