Hi, What is your mill? Does it have stepper motors or servo motors? What position feedback (ie. encoder, scale...), if any, do you have?
thanks Stuart On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Dan Bloomquist <z...@lakeweb.net> wrote: > andy pugh wrote: > >> On 9 August 2017 at 18:40, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> >> wrote: >> >> For an absolute position sensor, I'm thinking that a section of tape from >>> a >>> tape measure glued to the slide would work well in conjunction with a >>> screw >>> dial or pointer. >>> >> Maybe something like I found on eBay. >> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renshaw-Reader-Head-/332301624409 >> > > <http://www.renishaw.com/en/rgh22-incremental-encoder-system > -with-rgs-linear-scale--6443> > .3 um error, that is impressive. > > Best, Dan. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > 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 > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private correspondence. Thank you for honoring my wish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users