I just had a silly idea... If I made a bracket to hold my cheap digital calliper on an axis of my lathe/mill. All I would have to do is set the 0 and I'd have about 6" of measured travel. Maybe a movable stop on one end so that range could be set to wherever I was working... maybe a magnetic base.
has anyone tried this or is there a problem with the idea I can't see yet?
David...
blink..blink... ah..Dave?
Gunner
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He was kidding ....right?
Not a silly idea but rather a fair idea that keeps popping up as new people figure it out. Dial indicators were used before the digital stuff came out and the followon to dial indicators are calipers of the various kinds to get a longer range. In other words, not a new idea but a well worn path of an old idea.
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I used the Mitutoyo quill kit 'cause I got a deal on it. I could send you a picture if you wish.
Ted
A guy at the auction yesterday bought a milling machine with a three axis DRO for $140, took the DRO off and sold the machine for $50.
No, I wasn't kidding. I just never heard of a "digital scale unit." Thanks for the pointer, do they go by any other names that I can search for?
That's the problem with most things when you get into them. How do you find what you want if you don't know what their called? Or don't know they exist.
David...
Geez...
Where the heck are auctions like that??
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This one was six miles from my house. The machinery dealers have more machines they can warehouse right now, so they're not even bothering with the less marketable stuff.
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