Re: cnc/copy mill teach

Steve,

It sounds as though you want a regular 3d digitizer.

Microscribe is one that seems to get pretty good reviews.

http://www.immersion.com/digitizer/



Here is a site that describes use of the Microscribe digitizer.

http://palaeo-electronica.org/2002_2/scan/three.htm

Chris

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Haushahn"
<haushahn@c...> wrote:

> The parts I am most wanting to make are copies of gun parts...What

I would like is a 2 axis stage on ball bearings - no lead screws-
with rotary encoders to follow/read table travel..Then having stylus
in the conventional vert mill orientation. I would like to have
gunpart - a hammer, trigger , lever whatever, mounted on table ,
then push table so stylus follows part contour and then have the
encoders send those changing coordinates to computer in teach
mode.....The intention is similar to digitizing but considerably
faster for getting X/Y - possibly Z coordinates into the 'puter...

> Anybody want to comment on what might be done to put this copy

stage together? Surely somebody has already done this , anybody?

> Steven
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