Re: DRO

I just went up to my shop, and found the roll of stuff I have been using.
It is 0.35" dia, plastic coated, and has give or take 21 strands. Trying to
cut it is a bear so might be stainless steel! The roll it came on is so
old, that no lables exist anymore so I can't help you there. This is some
stuff that was in the junk box, available and so I tried it! It works.
What with everybody doing CAD today, I'm not sure any of the office supply
houses even carry it anymore. But then I am some what limited in where I
can shop in the small town that I live in. When I went to Engineering
school, they taught me two things (and thats about all I can remember):

1. KISS (Keep it simple stupid)
2. If it works, don't fix it till its broken!

That is the basis of all my tinkering. If I can do it simply, it will
usually work better. Had thought about speed increasers (backlash) and
other ways of doing it, but this way works.

Sorry, No pictures yet. Am still refining the pieces; and should be able to
do something this weekend. Hopefully will be able to get the product down
to the finish line by next weekend; then will have the blocks caded up and
be able to post some pictures on my web site. Even then, probably won't be
as pretty as some the items I have seen posted by this group, but we will
give it a shot.

Art

At 07:22 PM 02/24/2000 EST, you wrote:

>From: wanliker@...
>
>In a message dated 2/24/00 3:14:49 PM Mountain Standard Time,
>axtein@... writes:
>
><< However I am using a "cable" that appears to be plastic coated
> multi-strand wire. It is the stuff that is used on a parrallel bar for a
> drafting table >>
>
>any idea what the diameter is, and do you have any new pictures posted
>anyplace?
>Give us more, we are hungry about this.
>Thanks,
>bill
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