Re: Optical mouse for DRO anyone?

Hello,

Dan Mauch built a similar machine many years back. It's listed at
his website. I've always found the idea intriguing; but the lack of
a proper cutter has been the "sicking" point in my case.

I'd be interested in hearing seeing details of how you--and Dan or
any others who havc made a wire whacker!-- handeld this part of the
machine.

Solenoid size, cutter blade details, etc. Please<G>

Thank you in advance,

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Ron Kline <ronkline@...>
wrote:

>
> CL
> I don't know if you want to get this complicated but I built an
> interesting machine several years ago that should do what you are
> looking for very easly.
> It is a CNC wire cutter that easly cut stainless steel wire +-

.002" ,

> just tell it the lenght you want and how many and it spits them

out and

> cuts them to length .
> It is sort of a 1 axis CNC I used a stepper motor with a rubber

roller

> slid over the shaft and another spring loaded rubber roller above

to

> pinch the wire , as the stepper turns it feeds out the desired

length

> and stops then the G code program activates a large solenoid that

is

> attached to a cutter blade that shears off the piece , the program
> repeats this as many times as you need . I used it to cut 15,000

of one

> piece and 4,000 of another which more than paid for the machine

and I

> have used it several times sense for smaller jobs.
> If someone is interested contact me off list and I can send some
> pictures , and answer questions .
>
> --
> Ron Kline
>
> American Precision Ceramics .. (Industrial ceramics)
> Central Ky.
>
>
>
> mrclicit wrote:
> >
> > 1. How to read a mouse is straightforward:
> > http://www.computer-engineering.org/ps2protocol/
> > <http://www.computer-engineering.org/ps2protocol/>
> >
> > 2. I need to measure cordage in lengths from 1 to 100 ft with
> > precision of a couple of inches at 100 ft.
> >
> > If you check around, there is no readily available, simple tool

to do

> > this. There are the simple counters used by hardware stores and

Home

> > Depot Electrical Dept's everywhere, but none of these work with
> > something similar to a shoe lace or any kind of rope like cord

3/8" in

> > diameter or less....I know the exiting tools don't work because

I've

> > tried them all (or almost all...)
> >
> > CL
> >
> >
>