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PICTURES -- Uniq 3 axis DRO on my Bridgeport
Ignoramus3863 wrote:
10 millionths precision? Really? Would not be very easy to ascertain its actual accuracy... I am open to suggestions, maybe I will learn something. Is a grinder missing its scales somewhere? Since the scales are attached to slides that have clearance, even with the gibs adjusted, you will never position with the as accuratly as your scales read out. I think I'd put a strip of tape down the least significant digit column so it won't be so distracting. Wes -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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On 2008-09-01, Wes wrote:
Ignoramus3863 wrote: 10 millionths precision? Really? Would not be very easy to ascertain its actual accuracy... I am open to suggestions, maybe I will learn something. Is a grinder missing its scales somewhere? Since the scales are attached to slides that have clearance, even with the gibs adjusted, you will never position with the as accuratly as your scales read out. I could position them and then lock the slides. I think I'd put a strip of tape down the least significant digit column so it won't be so distracting. I do not mind not looking at one. I messed with it last night, and I think that the scale is actually rather accurate (as in, more accurate that I need). -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Wes wrote:
Ignoramus3863 wrote: 10 millionths precision? Really? Would not be very easy to ascertain its actual accuracy... I am open to suggestions, maybe I will learn something. Is a grinder missing its scales somewhere? Since the scales are attached to slides that have clearance, even with the gibs adjusted, you will never position with the as accuratly as your scales read out. I think I'd put a strip of tape down the least significant digit column so it won't be so distracting. My neighbour fitted a similar DRO and the excessive accuracy was annoying so we used the tape route. It worked so well with black tape on a black display surround that we forgot about it, the he called me over to make sense of something and I spent 5 minutes or more trying to figure out why a digit entered when setting it seemed to go missing or require adding a second time, then it dawned on me we had put the tape on, doh!. It got removed and the annoying high precision is lived with. It could do with having one less decimal place. Wes -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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PICTURES -- Uniq 3 axis DRO on my Bridgeport
On 2008-09-01, David Billington wrote:
Wes wrote: Ignoramus3863 wrote: 10 millionths precision? Really? Would not be very easy to ascertain its actual accuracy... I am open to suggestions, maybe I will learn something. Is a grinder missing its scales somewhere? Since the scales are attached to slides that have clearance, even with the gibs adjusted, you will never position with the as accuratly as your scales read out. I think I'd put a strip of tape down the least significant digit column so it won't be so distracting. My neighbour fitted a similar DRO and the excessive accuracy was annoying so we used the tape route. It worked so well with black tape on a black display surround that we forgot about it, the he called me over to make sense of something and I spent 5 minutes or more trying to figure out why a digit entered when setting it seemed to go missing or require adding a second time, then it dawned on me we had put the tape on, doh!. It got removed and the annoying high precision is lived with. It could do with having one less decimal place. I can think of worse problems in my life than those last digits. At least they do not flicker constantly changing 5-6-7-6-7-6-5-6-7 etc. The more I test that DRO, the more highly I think of its accuracy. -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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