MadModder
The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: smiffy on May 17, 2016, 04:43:40 PM
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Looking on flea bay there are lots of cheap digital read outs , are they any good ?
I want to fit a read out to my lathe , what would the collective recommend
Thanks Mike
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Mike,
I have a number of these on my milling machines....
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Digital-Readouts-with-Dedicated-Remote-Display/Digital-Readout-Bars-with-Dedicated-Remote-Display
My ultimate goal is to have the scales read out on this...
http://www.yuriystoys.com/2012/09/do-it-yourself-dro-with-arduino-and.html
I already have a number of Arduino micros and I bought an Android tab, just need to sort it all out...
Like this guy....
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,2865.0.html
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I have one on X for my lathe. It seems robust. The one on the mill quill chews batteries though..
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Looking on flea bay there are lots of cheap digital read outs , are they any good ?
I want to fit a read out to my lathe , what would the collective recommend
Mike -- If they are good out of the box, they tend to stay good. If they are bad out of the box, there is no salvation. Therefore, as soon as you get one, set it up and take a number of known measurements (several times) as a quick check. Be sure to run them off of a power supply when you install them as the batteries go bad quickly when they get cold. With those caveats, I use them regularly.
I use the Harbor Freight digital calipers quite a bit. I bring in a couple of the batteries and (say) four well "ranged" gage blocks to check them with before I purchase them. The only bad ones were "gifts" from those who did not know the "secret."
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Mike,
I have a number of these on my milling machines....
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Digital-Readouts-with-Dedicated-Remote-Display/Digital-Readout-Bars-with-Dedicated-Remote-Display
My ultimate goal is to have the scales read out on this...
http://www.yuriystoys.com/2012/09/do-it-yourself-dro-with-arduino-and.html
I already have a number of Arduino micros and I bought an Android tab, just need to sort it all out...
Like this guy....
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,2865.0.html
I put the accuremote scales (the blue ones) on my Burke Millrite and they worked great, got a good deal on a Bridgeport and sold the mill. I made and used Yuiys bluetooth read out for the accuremote gages that worked great and no longer use it would sell for $70. I chose to get some Chinese DROs XYZ for the new to me mill. For a lathe they may be the best choice because of limited mounting areas. the mill has room for the larger glass scales, the good thing about the igaging mag scales they can easily be cut, I used my bandsaw.
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Thanks for your replies I will buy 2 and see how well they work on my Arborga mill Thanks Mike