Re: Survey Please read

on 2000-01-27 23:12:20 UTC

Thanks for the insight. Now if I could buy such a thing, my mill takes
5/16" and someone said these devices where available in 3/8"
another reason I don't like the MAXNC it's pitiful on selection for
various items...

Hans W

Jon Elson wrote:

>
> From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
>
> hansw wrote:
>
> > Well I have not had a need for an edge finder and to be honest I don't
> > think for the kind of work I do that I need it, or at least I'm dumb,
> > fat, and happy without it... About 50% of what I do is panels for
> > prototypes and circuit board drilling. Then I just located 0,0 and set
> > the Z axis and let it rip...
>
> Well, it is very nice to take a piece off the machine, and later need to
> put it back on, and be able to machine some new feature on it with
> coordinates consistant to within .002" or so from the first pass.
> Sometimes, when doing large panels, I have to shift the panel over
> on the table, because it exceeds the travel range of the machine.
> Nice to pick up the center of an existing hole and reset the reference
> from that, and have everything come out as if it had been made in
> one setup on a bigger machine. The edge finder lets you do this
> (although I usually use a dial test indicator on a spindle mount for
> locating holes).
>
> Jon
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