Re: Programming Slo-Syn SS20001 with SS2000D6

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Andy Wander <awander@...> wrote:

> I like it because it requires me to put a number in, and then it goes there. I can't tell you how many times I ruined apart using manual control(before CNC) by misreading a machine dial.
>

A DRO eliminates the issue of having to read dials carefully, and remember how many turns you've made when making a long cut. A DRO might improve a lathe somewhat (although analog gauges do as well), but it transforms a mill.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@...> wrote:
> But, in either case, you probably would need to have TWO axes under CNC
> control so the taper angle stays coordinated.
>

It's a long story that probably isn't of sufficient interest to merit typing, but although you are correct that two axes would need to be controlled to do this correctly, one will do it with more than sufficient precision on the taper. The larger problem that will limit me is flexing of the shaft I will be cutting (which is only 0.1" in dia.).