Looking at the drawing that Sarah was kind enough to supply, the Renishaw MP10 is about 5 inches plus the probe. That wouldn't be too bad to fit on my Tormach 770 which is a mid-sized hobby machine.
> -----Original Message----- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 12:49 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] snagged touch probe on eBay - anybody know how to > interface ? > > On 22 September 2016 at 16:02, Ken Strauss <ken.stra...@sympatico.ca> > wrote: > > > I've never handled a MP3 so... > > Most of the MP3 probes listed on eBay include a CAT40 or CAT50 taper. > > Is this easily removable? If removable what is the native shank for a > > MP3? > > > > Yes. The probe mounts to the shank with 4 screws and then a ball in the > probe > fits in a hole in the shank. The screws don't pull up tight, you adjust them > like a > 4-jaw chuck to centre the probe tip. > > I used a BT30 boring-bar adaptor (they are cheaper than metal from eBay) and > fitted a adaptor to increase the diameter enough for the screws: > https://goo.gl/photos/sRDrZbNsnT3z1tuN9 > > The MP3 is not a particularly small probe. If you have a tiny machine then > you > might want something littler. > > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for > the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." > - George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
