DRO Scale testing

How about this one?

You do know you can buy readers, scales and cables as seperate devices often times cheaper than you can buy a complete package..right? A buddy of mine has BIG machines..bought a new 10 FOOT scale for $500 for his horizontal machining center with Heidenhain DRO 3 axis.

Now I know a couple shops that have purchased Jenix and have gotten good service out of them so far with no issues noted

BTW......Found this...how much do yall think it is going to sell for? Cute little bastard!

Btw....its almost Christmas and Id love to put a DRO on my new Clausing Colchester

These folks make a very inexpensive DRO on sale that would be a great stocking stuffer for me if you want to buy me one

Check in catalogs/websites for MSC, Enco, etc.. not Harbor Freight, Grizzly or mini-mill/hobbiest sites (not for a machine used for production/income). Brand names that have product support, repair facilities and documentation.

Compare the brand name unit new prices to pieces which can be found on eBag or surplus sellers. A number of years ago, maybe 8, there were numerous DRO manufacturers' websites showing a lot of technical info and brand name cross-reference compatibility, but I dunno about now.

Or, just buy more Chinese units. Put the defective stuff on eBag and see what it will bring, maybe a good portion of the new Chinese unit. Then in let's say, 2 to 18 months, repeat.

Maybe your priority is spending any spare time demeaning others on usenet, instead of doing some research for your company's production.

Ugly li'l bitch, y'mean? They sure did their damnedest to hide the tooling and accessories in the pics, didn't they? Foos.

$8-900?

I put a Jenix DRO on my Millrite MVI, and it works just fine.

Joe Gwinn

Interesting do it yourself DRO reader using arduino.

RogerN

Yep, I look at them all. If I have to replace the scales, I hope the mounts are the same because I did a PERFECT job of installation!

Sinpo makes a bunch of different brands including my old Uniq unit and my scales.

This was the first DRO I ever had and the mill wasn't used a lot. But with a brand new BP and a DRO our capabilities grew and more complex design were possible and done a LOT faster. It was just getting our feet wet on the cheap. Just like a guy just starting to get interested photography doesn't buy a Leica or he's a fool. Now, I would buy a top brand at the local supplier if the scales are bad as well as the readout. I can't complain about the Uniq, it worked perfect for 5 years up until there was a power outage that took out electronics all over the complex we are in. I had three computers, two light fixtures and a refrigerator crap out in the building, as well as the DRO.

I don't demean people on usenet, I never originate OT posts, I only respond to and make fun of outrageous statements and respond in kind to how I'm written to. Sorry if you feel offended.

Not to worry about me being offended, I don't give a FRA about it.. but you do participate regularly in the pathetic pissing contest, name calling and demeaning habits of gummer and others (apparently just for the fun? of it), so don't bother to attempt to suggest you don't.

Were readers of your post suppose to imagine that the DRO was damaged by a destructive power line surge? That's essentially the same type of damage incurred with lightning damage and likely not going to be restored to dependable/reliable operation. So use the insurance money for a better quality DRO.

Or maybe you were anticipating an insurance payment plus a simple fix.. which kinda smells like fraud.

You never originate OT posts.. well, not lately anyway. So many dumbasses seem to forget that I've been reading RCM attentively for over a decade.

Gunner is a very good friend and our relationship has nothing to do with RCM and is far from the scope of usenet. His *real* life is far, far from what's presented on newsgroups, I can't believe people buy in to the novella! People don't have a clue! Those few of us that know, just shake our heads and chuckle at his antics and outrageous musing. And yes, I do have fun on posts that I don't originate. It's very easy to get immature people with shallow belief systems to make fools of themselves...for my entertainment and maybe Gunner's. Does ANYBODY take this shit seriously?

Thanks for the advice on my real-life DRO issue! It's really a tiny matter what ever I do with it, replacing it with a top-end unit with a phone call and an on-site technician in an hour is just a matter of doing what's necessary for production. However, it's fun and challenging to play with some interesting toy and see what I can do with it on my own. It's ALL a game and doing it cheap earns more points.

I would NEVER think of filing a claim for anything less than a tens of $k, that isn't what insurance is for nor how it works; premiums would skyrocket. Fraud is not in my vocabulary nor in my philosophy, never was - never will be.

...shussss...you will bust the magic!

Of course it isnt. You are a Conservative Democrat...not a grasping self centered mentally ill Leftwinger.

Did you get the chance to test things out yet?

RogerN

A Muslin shouting "Death to America" cannot be put on the terrorist watch list since Obama had it rewritten. A war veteran shouting "Support the Constitution" can be... waking up yet?

Nope, a week of fire fighting and grumpy people. Mr. Murphy gets his mail here!

Yes! There IS a huge difference; not all Democrats are rabid, senseless lemmings of the current administration and the lapdog MSM. (which gives a bad name to lapdogs everywhere)

Last week they were having a Missouri congressional debate or something like that, I liked the Democrat candidate. The Democrat candidate was pro-life, believed marriage should be between a man and a woman, and was against some other stupid liberal ideas. He said he wasn't on Obama or Pelosi's Christmas card mailing list! A Democrat that's man enough not to not lower himself to libtardism.

RogerN

A Muslin shouting "Death to America" cannot be put on the terrorist watch list since Obama had it rewritten. A war veteran shouting "Support the Constitution" can... waking up yet?

Where in hell did you get that, Roger? Cite, please.

Facebook, isn't that a reliable source? :-)

RogerN

No.