Re: Re: Re: Re: Limit and Homing switches

Sven

Good thinking. This is great if the pitch of the screw is enough to trip
on the same rotation each time.

Ray

>    From: Sven Peter <peteryco@...>

> Hello Ray,
> might be you misunderstood me. In the case I talk of, the cam is on the
> end of the table screw while the nut and the micro switch are fixed to
> the bed itself. (Typical case: Bridgeport x table) So the micro switch
> will be hit by the cam only on the end of the travel. Obviously it
> needs some tinkering to position the micro switch well so it does enter
> right on
> the ramp.
> The cam may run out like a snail house up to full diameter with the
> pitch ot the thread, so it will help as safe limit too. And on the
> other side you put a mirror part for the limit switch.
> Have a nice weekend.
> Sven Peter
>
> rehenry wrote: