Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Which to trust, home-built DROs or hash marks?

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From: "Damon" <damonfg@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Which to trust, home-built DROs or hash
marks?


>
> Did you measure the end mill? I have a boatload of 1/2" EMs
> that measure 0.450 - 0.480.
Not yet, I'll do it soon
>
> Also when you manually manipulated the knobs, did you account
> for backlash ?
I tried to feel for the change in resistance in the knob to determine when
the backlash was eliminated
> like approaching both locations from the same side?,
I went in from the side, so yes.
> and clamp the gib of the non-used axis?
Yes, I did that.
>
> Just trying to rule out the easy stuff.
> -Damon