Home Depot sells a digital protractor with a magnetic base for $30. You can set the zero point anywhere you like. It might work https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-Digital-Angle-Gauge-and-Digital-Leveler-Magnetic-Mount-935DAG/311131769?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US Klein Tools Digital Angle Gauge and Digital Leveler, Magnetic Mount 935DAG homedepot.com
> On Sep 4, 2025, at 12:56 PM, Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello! > > I was asked to implement a very basic DRO for one encoder. That is for > rear stop on bending press. Original controls are out of order, they > have manual control of moving rear stop with buttons directly wired to > VFD, but there is nothing to show actual position (there is encoder > mounted on the shaft that moves the rear stop). Owner said that they > do not want to invest too much as the machine is old etc, so I thought > about adding DRO for that single encoder. > But I could not find much of options that could be used for this. > Well, it was actually one useful result: > https://www.machine-dro.co.uk/products/mini-single-axis-linear-readout-display-console-for-magnetic-or-optical-quadrature-encoders > > Aliexpress had zero matches, ebay had the same unit for a higher price. > So I would like to ask, if there are any other possible solutions that > I should look at in the same price range below 100 eur > > I would like to avoid doing DIY Arduino project, because hardware will > cost a lot less, but that will take a lot more of my time... > > Thanks in advance! > > Viesturs > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
