Re: Camera software and lenses

Get a Intel Play QX3 microscope. It connects to your
computer and includes all the software. It was sold
as a toy but it can do usefull work. They are
on ebay all the time. Have a look at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330014096581

Pete.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "turbulatordude"
<dave_mucha@...> wrote:

>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, wanliker@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/2/2006 2:39:02 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> > denschmitz@ writes:
> >
> > My interest in using a camera in my CNC mill is to accurately
> characterize
> > > light sources. This is largely a software problem. The hardware
> just has
> > > to take pictures of the light source from all angles that it
> emits light
> > > into. The software then generates a database of a large number
> (10^7 or so)
> > > of rays that describe the source.
> > >
> > > Is this getting off the CCED range of topics?
> >
> >
> >
> > NO, IT IS NOT,
> >
> > As long as it remains tied to a home shop application, but if it
> goes off on
> > tangents we will need to drag it back ON TOPIC.
> >
> >
>
> I hope this DOES come on-topic.
>
> I could really like to have a video microscope in my shop to look at
> small drills and PCB traces and such.
>
> Once you have the basics, the rest start to get on the wish-list.
>
> I used a laser micrometer in a lab one. just hold the drill bit in

the

> light curtain and it reported the diameter of the round shaft to 4
> decimal places. really cool.
>
> Targeting sights to line up parts ? part inspection ? lots of uses
> for a video in the shop.
>
>
> Dave
>