Hi Andy; Thank you for the response - I have seen your little 7x lathe cnc conversion on a few places - well done.
I'll readily admit to being a bit "newby" in encoders. The Compact-8 does have a 40 tooth gear on the spindle. Right now spindle pulley is off, because was doing some measurements on it for someone in Britain who specializes in threading clutches - he needed a Compact-8 to measure. Was thinking that, while it was off, I could make up a large disk with holes for the encoder. Would it be better to read off the 40 tooth gear on the spindle?? To me, in my novice state, I'd think that was not as good, but... With the ebay rotary encoder - I can mount that and drive it either via a timing belt, or simple gear - I have a set or three of change wheels for the lathe, and I'm sure one could be put into use. Hmmm - I'm going to look at these rotary encoders more. I'd think that I'd still need a timing pulse though. Thank you - John A. Stewart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
