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  • New DRO !

    From Snag@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 12 15:04:51 2024
    I got tired of the glitches with the Shumatech DRO 350 ... bought a relatively inexpensive unit that uses glass scales . I have mounting for
    the X and Y axes figured out , but the Z is going to be interesting .
    The DRO 350 used capacitive scales , and a 6" caliper worked just swell
    for it . This scale is totally different ... but hey , I've got stock
    and tools !
    --
    Snag
    "They may take our lives but
    they'll never take our freedom."
    William Wallace

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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Wed Mar 13 12:13:54 2024
    On 3/12/2024 1:04 PM, Snag wrote:
      I got tired of the glitches with the Shumatech DRO 350 ... bought a relatively inexpensive unit that uses glass scales . I have mounting for
    the X and Y axes figured out , but the Z is going to be interesting .
    The DRO 350 used capacitive scales , and a 6" caliper worked just swell
    for it . This scale is totally different ... but hey , I've got stock
    and tools !


    Is new DRO day as exciting as new tool day?

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    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff


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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Wed Mar 13 17:26:24 2024
    On 3/13/2024 2:13 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 3/12/2024 1:04 PM, Snag wrote:
       I got tired of the glitches with the Shumatech DRO 350 ... bought a
    relatively inexpensive unit that uses glass scales . I have mounting
    for the X and Y axes figured out , but the Z is going to be
    interesting . The DRO 350 used capacitive scales , and a 6" caliper
    worked just swell for it . This scale is totally different ... but hey
    , I've got stock and tools !


    Is new DRO day as exciting as new tool day?


    Well , a DRO is a tool ... I'm really looking forward to having
    accurate location data . The Shumatech unit has had problems since I
    built it . The best I can say about it is it was better than nothing -
    once you learned to work around stuff like .200" jumps in the middle of
    a cut .
    --
    Snag
    "They may take our lives but
    they'll never take our freedom."
    William Wallace

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