On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:52:21 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:29:46 -0400, Wes
wrote:

Tim Wescott wrote:

They're nice non-contact sensors. They'll get you down to the point
where you have to start worrying about differential temperatures messing
up your measurements, and arms cocked over by milliradians, and other
really smoky stuff.

This thing is part of a system that measures a part one of our turning centers just made
and also provides wear offsets to bring the next part into tolerance.

We are not doing angstroms. I take it they are pretty accurate?

Ayup, they beat the venerable RCH all to hell, in all ways except
style and, um, scent.

And taste.




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