Re: US Digital linear strips

I've run into the same problems. One should never look a gift-horse
in the mouth, but it would be helpful if the photos

http://206.19.206.56/dan_mauch_encoder_mount.htm

showed the strips themselves and how the whole assembly mounts on
and interfaces with the motion of an axis.


Here's a reply I got from US Digital on mounting the strips
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The three mounting methods that we recommend for the strips are as follows:

1. Sandwich or pinch the strip between two rigid bars and leave about 1/2
of its width hanging out for the optical module to straddle.

2. Use double-sided adhesive to stick it down to something rigid.

3. Drill or punch small holes at even intervals along its length and screw
it down.

Clark Ludahl Applications Engineer US Digital
Phone: 360-260-2468 Toll-Free: 800-736-0194
Fax: 360-260-2469
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> There must be more info hiding somewhere on adapting US Digital mylar
> linear encoder strips to a cnc environment. Numerous searches always
> get me to Tim's excellent photos: http://206.19.206.56/
> dan_mauch_encoder_mount.htm, but there the trail grows cold. Nothing
> on the camtronics site either, that I can find. Was there an article
> (perhaps in N&V?) that included text and drawings? What was Tim working
> from when he built his?
> Pointers to more info on the web or elsewhere would be much
> appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Steve Clay-Young