Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GCODE FOR DB9

John,
To put it plain and simple, I have reached that time in life where I enjoy
doing stuff like that "when I want to" and if I did it for a "business",
that means deadlines etc and it would no longer be fun. To me, it is more
about the education value and pride of making all this stuff for one's
self. Anybody and plunk down $$$$ and buy one. If you make it, you know how
to fix it when (not if) something goes wrong! I'm happy and satisfied just
trying to help others achieve their goals by giving advice (hopefully all
good).

Besides, I like to "tinker" to much and the idea of a set plan is not in my
book anymore. I start out with a sketch and modify it along the way. For
instance, I am working on my "Portable optical home switch" now and things
get changed as I go along making parts. As for putting the DRO on the
lathe, see my web page, been there done that. Used the cable idea on the
bed and mounted an encoder on the back end of the cross slide.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/A/r/Arts_home_page/lathe/



At 09:37 PM 12/12/2004, you wrote:

>Hello Bubba,
>
>I enjoyed your dro setup. You know old but functional computers are
>"cheaper than dirt". Why don't you add a couple of chips to the parallel
>port and do a three axis setup for the newbies. There are tons of small
>cheap dc motors with encoders attached available. This setup with a pulse
>setup on the spindle could give x,y, z and spindle rpm display on an old
>monitor. In fact on the cross slide on a lathe a wire setup would be much
>less bulky than a digital scale setup. Any way it gave me some ideas on
>using a wire driven encoder with plain old dc motors for servo drive.
>
>John "Older than Bubba" Ocala Florida

Bubba

OLDER THAN DIRT
Country Bubba
(Actually the inventor of Country and Bubba)
In God We Trust

http://bellsouthpwp.net/A/r/Arts_home_page/limitswitches/

LaGrange, GA


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