On Friday 22 November 2013 17:50:45 Scott Hasse did opine: > How about a magnetic dial indicator base? Unscrew the rod from the > magnetic base and tap a hole into the spindle casting to screw it in > there instead. It would give you fine adjustability anyway. > > Scott Considered but this is a small machine and those things are a good 2.25" tall. And could still get knocked out of whack by a passing wrench while changing tools. So that thought faded till you mentioned it. :) But thanks, it proves that other minds may think like mine. ;-)
> On Nov 22, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I finally managed to cobble up an > > EMBED_TAB_COMMAND = camview-emc -C camview.cfg -g togle-caa.ui -H > > campins.hal -w {XID} > > > > That actually works if I use the original halio.c, and I don't even > > have to patch /usr/bin/axis to get it to run. So except for the lack > > of a background for the DRO display in camview, its looking good > > enough to make me think about making a mount for the camera. > > > > I go out and stare at the right side of the spindle casting, and the > > camera, in search of a vision as to how to mount it both rigidly AND > > adjustable for alignment. And I'm fresh out of visions, must have used > > up my allotment for this year. Or something along those lines... > > > > So I would be interested in how someone else has mounted one of the > > endoscope cameras on his mill, allowing for suitable methods of > > tweaking alignment. > > > > PM's with attached pix would be fine if someone has the time to send > > them. > > > > Thanks all. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription > Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. > Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and > game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile > landscape. Sign up now. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.cl > ktrk _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Don't hit a man when he's down -- kick him; it's easier. A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users