On Wednesday 09 August 2017 21:26:33 Jon Elson wrote: > On 08/09/2017 10:38 AM, Dan Bloomquist wrote: > > I know how accurate this thing is. The idea is that I can > > start up without hunting switches. > > Why is that such a big deal? LinuxCNC now can do all axes > with the press of ONE button! > I really don't see the need for exotic and possibly finicky > sensors when a VERY simple switch will actually do the job > BETTER! A lot of people who don't have encoder index to > refine the accuracy report simple microswitches have a > repeatability of about 0.003" > > Jon > I think I am beating that with dollar a copy on ebay microswitches, Jon. A thou or so. Which is about what I can measure is absolute terms. Z repeatability is better than the backlash on the Sheldon.
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