On Saturday 08 October 2016 01:23:06 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Pretty simple. There's a vertical dial indicator on top, which doesn't > rotate. The rods fit into the bottom part that does rotate. If the ID > or OD it's touching isn't precisely centered, the rod wiggles back and > forth, causing another part to move up and down as the rod spins > around. Sort of like the reverse of collective pitch control in a > helicopter. When the needle on the indicator stops wiggling, the part > is centered under the spindle. > Sounds like a handy gizmo to have, and easy enough for the all mechanical types to understand. But a shop made electrical probe and some g38.2 magic works for that to a fraction of a thou repeatability, and it didn't cost me anything, and might be faster. But probably 6 of one, a half dozen of the other time wise. As a C.E.T., I naturally lean to the all electrical solution and some gcode to do that as its free of any $ expenditure. :) > > > From: Gene Heskett <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] pressure equalizer method around ball nut > > On Friday 07 October 2016 09:46:22 andy pugh wrote: > > You could consider using one of these instead of a probe: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/CO-AX-INDICATOR-MILLING-MACHINE-COAXIAL-COAX > >-0 005-/300841418164 > > I've not figured out how one of those works. The price seems decent > though. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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