On Sunday 02 December 2007, Kirk Wallace wrote: >I just found this link: > >http://members.shaw.ca/swstuff/spindle-encoder.html > >I may have to try this on my lathe. I am concerned about coolant getting >into my current setup because there are no seals between the spindle >shaft and encoder housing. I am not wild about the belt either. With my >current encoder, I decided to take the shortest route to a decent >encoder and fix it later if needed. I suppose if Hardinge had problems >with coolant getting into the works, they would have fixed it, but I am >half hoping that something goes wrong.
This fellow has some downright neat stuff. We paid $175 for a capacitor ESR tester several years ago, and that thing easily beats sliced bread and bottled beer for troubleshooting digital electronics. It is the major tool for that. I think you could build his for under $30. Anybody who doesn't bookmark that site isn't running on all cylinders. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Real Programmers don't eat quiche. They eat Twinkies and Szechwan food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
