On 30 July 2015 at 08:02, Marcus Bowman <marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: > it would be useful if folks could put the pictures somewhere we could all see > them.
I have been tending to embed inductive proxes in the machine somewhere with a drilled hole as the target. https://picasaweb.google.com/108164504656404380542/HarrisonMill#5989135693933177186 The Y-axis prox is embedded in the gib block, and uses a drilled hole target. The Z-axis is actually also on the gib block and the target is a metal block screwed to the main column casting. The X (not visible) is in a bolted-on block under the edge of the saddle with another drilled hole in the underdide of the table slide as the target. They can all get wet but X and Y are completely protected from swarf and the Z is out of the way of swarf. I bought 5 of the 8mm proximity sensors from eBay for less than £15. You want the ones where the outer threaded boy extends right to the end as the others won't work buried in metal. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190836819378 For example. There may be arguments for buying more expensive ones for better reliability. Not immediately obvious is that they have an LED inside them to indicate status. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
