Erik Asked
"Now I have another question with micro switches. Do
you guys
recommend mounting them so that the carriage actually
runs into the
switch or do you mount them transverse so that a tang or
a cam will
actuate them as it sweeps by. "

The machines I work on use a cam on the carriage (Moving
Part) and the switch was mounted on the fixed part. The
switch was mounted so a malfunction would drive the
carriage into a "SOLID" part of the machine, and not
damage the switch. I hope this helps.
Bill Higdon