Clive603
Titanium
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2008
- Location
- Sussex, England
I'm looking for a DRO with a logic output on zero that could be used to control an electronic feed drive to make it work like a lathe bed stop or Bridgeport style rod operated trips.
I frequently use a multi position bed stop on my S&B 1024 lathe and would use the feed trips on my Bridgeport a lot more if they weren't such a pain to get just so. Simple button pushing on the DRO would be much easier. Seems like it could give the single tooth dog clutch on my P&W model B multiple position capability if I rigged up a control rod pusher with motor or hefty solenoid too.
Seems to be such a potentially useful function when combined with the large number of programmable offsets all modern DRO boxes have that I expected all but the most basic devices to have such outputs.
Apparently not. I'm blowed if I can find one so fitted except for the top of the range Acu-rite DRO 300 whose brochure implies it might be able to do what I want via an external box.
If it really doesn't exist is there any other way of getting the capability. Maybe LinuxCNC has DRO capabilities hidden inside. Tangling with Linux CNC looks about as attractive as Brer Rabbits briar patch but if needs must.
Help and suggestions gratefully received.
Clive
I frequently use a multi position bed stop on my S&B 1024 lathe and would use the feed trips on my Bridgeport a lot more if they weren't such a pain to get just so. Simple button pushing on the DRO would be much easier. Seems like it could give the single tooth dog clutch on my P&W model B multiple position capability if I rigged up a control rod pusher with motor or hefty solenoid too.
Seems to be such a potentially useful function when combined with the large number of programmable offsets all modern DRO boxes have that I expected all but the most basic devices to have such outputs.
Apparently not. I'm blowed if I can find one so fitted except for the top of the range Acu-rite DRO 300 whose brochure implies it might be able to do what I want via an external box.
If it really doesn't exist is there any other way of getting the capability. Maybe LinuxCNC has DRO capabilities hidden inside. Tangling with Linux CNC looks about as attractive as Brer Rabbits briar patch but if needs must.
Help and suggestions gratefully received.
Clive