In article . com, " wrote:
I wouldn't have bothered to respond to this thread if I was worried
about the reponses I got. I really did expect it and I really don't
care what those who responded think. I'm more entertained by it than
anything.

Uh-huh.

I never said I could achive the same thing that ed does with a stick.

Not exactly. But you *did* say "I achieve the same thing at a much lower
cost anyway."

I would have gladly enlighted some of you before but understanding the
true profiteer nature that many of you have, I don't see a purpose in
giving you something else to sell.

chuckle

I can tell you that I get much
better accuracy

Even accepting that claim as true -- which I don't -- it's still pointless.
The accuracy and repeatability of the TS-Aligner already exceed that of any
commonly available woodworking equipment. Greater accuracy is of no benefit.

with a system I put together with a cheap laser, prisms
that I swap in/out

I bet *that's* convenient.

and an FPGA to calculate distance.

Still cheaper than the TS-Aligner, huh? I doubt it, somehow.

Dial indicators
are mechanical and have flex in them.

I'm sure some of the machinists here will have a comment or two on that one.
g

The only shortcoming of my
approach is atmospheric conditions which only come into play under
extreme circumstances.

ROTFLMAO!! You've devised a system that's (a) cheaper than the TS-Aligner, and
(b) is so precise that its accuracy can be affected by atmospheric conditions.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Since I've made so many friends here lately, I thought I'd pay some of
them a visit. I wonder who I should visit first?

My buddy at 841 N Kentucky Ave?? Maybe the one at 3272 W 42nd St?

Oooohhhhhh... you can do a whois lookup to find publicly available
information. Wow. I'm so impressed.

Come on over. You're welcome any time. Bring your magical alignment system
along, and we'll compare it to the TS-Aligner Junior in my shop.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.