Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PIC DRO

I'd like to be able to use some of the 1000 line encoders I already have
that have cogged belt drives that I can run over an idler and get a reading
directly off the moving part, not the drive. I don't really need accuracy
to the last thou.

cvl

> It seems like the problem will be how to couple to everyone's shafts.
> What would you use for a shaft encoder that would be somewhat
> universal? There may be no way to fit full size machines as well as
> tabletop machines. Also, a shaft encoder cannot manage the backlash,
> so your resolution will be no better than the current lash in the
> lead screw, right?
>
>
> Bryan Mumford