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3d indicator design
BillTodd:
--- Quote from: Joules on April 05, 2012, 09:59:39 AM ---Ahhh, the penny dropped, two caged bearing races slide over the sandwiched plate....
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Brass_Machine:
I watched the video. What a neat bit of kit. I would be interested in building one and helping you test!
Eric
BillTodd:
Making the probe replaceable has me puzzled ATM.
The Haimer one which has a gimballed probe which cannot rotate , so they screw their probes in position. I rejected the gimbals idea because is would be difficult to make. My linear slide is a simple thrust washer sandwiched between two thrust bearings so has 3 degrees of freedom (X, Y and rotation). In addition the probe has another degree of freedom (Z) and is also free to rotate.
I'm thinking about clamping the probe in a collet like arrangement requiring two spanners to fit (fiddly, but this is DIY ;))
--- Quote ---I would be interested in building one and helping you test!
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It's still in the idea/development stage ATM so I would not encourage you to commit to metal just yet. (machining pixels is faster and cheaper )
I'll post drawings when I'm done
BillTodd:
The latest incantation has bulked up a bit to accommodate a removable probe (held in place by a small magnet)
Still not quite there but getting close.
Divided he ad:
Excellent concept, very neat design Bill :clap:
Gotta love the magnet idea :smart:
I purchased a two very small DTI (1" clock face) second hand from a booty a while back with a view to making your coaxial indicator.... Well, I was going to have a go! (Still on the tuit list)
Now I may have a use for the second one :ddb:
Watching with great interest.... And I'll be nudging you for names of suppliers for the thrust bearings etc too :poke: :)
Ralph.
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