Recent content by Joe Kirby

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Hi David, Sure you can have a copy of the .stl. Just a couple of things when you build it. There is a pointed 3mm grubscrew that holds the phosphor bronze spring from sliding out. The threaded hole in the bracket will probably require tapping out. Use the bracket as a guide when sticking the mag...

Finished my mods on the CX601mill existing quill DRO. I thought the existing DRO was hard to see (no backlight) and I wanted to sum the quill movement with the Z axis and display it on my DRO tablet. There didn't seem to be any way to output the signal from the existing PC board so thought I'd...

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I used the mount in the following Amazon link: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LULUYHC?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details The tablet can easily be moved to horizontal or vertical

I shouldn't have mentioned the 3M tape - that is just the adhesive tape on the back of the mag scale tape as supplied You can get both the tape and the sensors from Ditron, Fivetecnc (and others) on Aliexpress. Make sure the mag tape magnetic coding matches the sensor. I used tape with 2+2mm...

They are connected to an adapter for glass and magneticDRO scales (as a kit). Also from Yuriy's Toys.

The self adhesive mag tape c/w stainless covers is available (1 or 5 micron) from companies like Ditron or Fivetecnc on Aliexpress at about CAN$70 per meter. Photo below shows readout head which is just an android tablet running over bluetooth (no cables). I use Touch DRO software from Yuri's...

Just completed adding X,Y and Z axis DRO's to a CX601 mill. Tried to keep things very simple but still needed to maintain accuracy. Used self adhesive 10mm wide magnetic tape (1 micron) in a stainless/mag tape/stainless sandwich. Brackets are 3D printed and I may make from aluminum at a later...