Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Here's mine. One button for on and off. I really like having the zero button ( green 0 ) spaced away from the rest of the buttons. I never have a fat finger moment with this arrangement. I've looked at shars.com and they have a similar appearing unit but I don't know for a fact if the position is stored when turned on and off. That would really suck to loose the numbers or to have to turn the unit on or off manually. I'm really surprised that the display would burn the batteries out so quickly if left on. I've had my eye on this one but again I don't know if it stores the location when the unit is turned off or if it has an auto shut off. I never bought from these people before but I like what I'm seeing with the brackets included, a spare battery, water/oil proof and 1 year battery life. I get about 6 month on mine. http://cgi.ebay.com/6-VER-DIGITAL-DRO-QUILL-READOUT-SCALE-fits-BRIDGEPORT-/230503994599?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ab1bd4e7 -Tim - Original Message - From: "Grant Lasson" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:25 PM Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > Tim, > > I noticed that on some DRO's the green button is for "ON/0"and the red > button is for "OFF"--that's the kind I have. On others the green button is > for "0" only and the red button is for "ON/OFF". I would prefer that > arrangement quite a bit. > > In any case, I immensely prefer the light blue/dark blue button style DRO to > the black body version. To me, it would be worth the risk of dealing with > 800Watt. > > Grant > > -Original Message- > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Krause > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:20 PM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale > > ...I bought one of those and they looked identical to the > picture just shown and exactly what legacy was using at the time. The odd > thing is my scale does have an auto shut off and it remembers where it was > when turned on and off. But it still goes through batteries when not in use > because it's saving the position in memory. Funny how something can look > identical but have a different program inside :-) > > If you go the ebay route, please update us with the unit you bought and if > it meets your needs. > > -Tim > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. <>
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
I've used Wixey DRO's on my table saw and on the x-axis of my 1000EX. It looks like Barry's got a new entry: http://www.wixey.com/remote-planer/index.html that would work well for a z-axis. Actually, I think I'll email him and ask if the position sensor can be used on his standard track. I've been patiently waiting for him to bring out a remote digital readout function. Currently, I can't see the readout most of the time I'm cranking the mill. That really limits its utility to work closer to the spindle. Anyway, Wixey's stuff has worked pretty well for me. He only resolves to 0.005" but I don't think that will be a problem for most OM situations. Grant -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Krause Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:20 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale There's other scales on ebay as well. http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3692.m570.l1313&_nkw=quill+dro&_sac at=See-All-Categories 800watt makes me nervous everytime I buy something from him. The biggest problem is zero communication. If you have a problem assume you are out of luck. It does not matter how much you have spent with him. I had problems with missing items, damaged in shipping, poor fit and even trying to get him to send me an invoice for multiple items. Of all of my purchase, I've only received one response and that was an invoice so I could pay him. All pre-sale questions and post sales questions which needed problem resolution where ignored. So, buyer beware. I do see his feedback is looking better than it has been for a long time and they do a boat load of sales so maybe communication issues have been resolved. Back in 2005 there was a note about a scale designed for planers available from digi-kit. Now I see they have move well beyond the inexpensive consumer market kits. I bought one of those and they looked identical to the picture just shown and exactly what legacy was using at the time. The odd thing is my scale does have an auto shut off and it remembers where it was when turned on and off. But it still goes through batteries when not in use because it's saving the position in memory. Funny how something can look identical but have a different program inside :-) If you go the ebay route, please update us with the unit you bought and if it meets your needs. -Tim - Original Message - From: "Grant Lasson" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:39 AM Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > Greg, > > That's exactly the digital readout (DRO) I have for my Woodrat. It works but > can't remember where it was when you turn it off. It also doesn't have an > incremental mode. Do yourself a favor and go buy this one: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/0-6-Y-AXIS-VERTICAL-DIGITAL-SCALE-Digital-Readouts-DRO-/ > 140490645449?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5e51fc9 > > You must have one of the very earliest z-axes made. Legacy shipped mine > without a DRO (they were unhappy with the returns they were getting from the > original DRO--the one you have). When I finally called and said it was > taking too long (after a couple of months) they shipped me one exactly like > the eBay auction I listed above. I've been happy with it. > > Grant > > -Original Message- > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood > LLC > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:33 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > > Hope the photo works this is the one I received from legacy. > > Thanks > Greg Knudtson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi.
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Tim, I noticed that on some DRO's the green button is for "ON/0"and the red button is for "OFF"--that's the kind I have. On others the green button is for "0" only and the red button is for "ON/OFF". I would prefer that arrangement quite a bit. In any case, I immensely prefer the light blue/dark blue button style DRO to the black body version. To me, it would be worth the risk of dealing with 800Watt. Grant -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Krause Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:20 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale ...I bought one of those and they looked identical to the picture just shown and exactly what legacy was using at the time. The odd thing is my scale does have an auto shut off and it remembers where it was when turned on and off. But it still goes through batteries when not in use because it's saving the position in memory. Funny how something can look identical but have a different program inside :-) If you go the ebay route, please update us with the unit you bought and if it meets your needs. -Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
I have to agree with Tim. I've only ever purchased DRO's from him-- 4 or 5 I think. The first time I was really nervous. No communication whatsoever. Nevertheless, the DRO showed up and worked just fine. I haven't worried about the others. Given the feedback, I know I wouldn't buy anything complicated or expensive from him. I reasoned that I was only out ~$25 if he screwed me. Grant -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Krause Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:20 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale There's other scales on ebay as well. http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3692.m570.l1313&_nkw=quill+dro&_sac at=See-All-Categories 800watt makes me nervous everytime I buy something from him. The biggest problem is zero communication. If you have a problem assume you are out of luck. It does not matter how much you have spent with him. I had problems with missing items, damaged in shipping, poor fit and even trying to get him to send me an invoice for multiple items. Of all of my purchase, I've only received one response and that was an invoice so I could pay him. All pre-sale questions and post sales questions which needed problem resolution where ignored. So, buyer beware. I do see his feedback is looking better than it has been for a long time and they do a boat load of sales so maybe communication issues have been resolved. Back in 2005 there was a note about a scale designed for planers available from digi-kit. Now I see they have move well beyond the inexpensive consumer market kits. I bought one of those and they looked identical to the picture just shown and exactly what legacy was using at the time. The odd thing is my scale does have an auto shut off and it remembers where it was when turned on and off. But it still goes through batteries when not in use because it's saving the position in memory. Funny how something can look identical but have a different program inside :-) If you go the ebay route, please update us with the unit you bought and if it meets your needs. -Tim - Original Message - From: "Grant Lasson" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:39 AM Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > Greg, > > That's exactly the digital readout (DRO) I have for my Woodrat. It works but > can't remember where it was when you turn it off. It also doesn't have an > incremental mode. Do yourself a favor and go buy this one: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/0-6-Y-AXIS-VERTICAL-DIGITAL-SCALE-Digital-Readouts-DRO-/ > 140490645449?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5e51fc9 > > You must have one of the very earliest z-axes made. Legacy shipped mine > without a DRO (they were unhappy with the returns they were getting from the > original DRO--the one you have). When I finally called and said it was > taking too long (after a couple of months) they shipped me one exactly like > the eBay auction I listed above. I've been happy with it. > > Grant > > -Original Message- > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood > LLC > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:33 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > > Hope the photo works this is the one I received from legacy. > > Thanks > Greg Knudtson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quo
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Yes--it switches between mm and in. The readout is in 0.001" increments and 0.01 mm increments. Grant -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood LLC Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:12 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale I hope I don't have one of the earliest made, I bought it in nova of 2009 with my 1200, they forgot to ship it originally and my z axis was damaged in shipment and I had to send it back. Took about 2 months to straighten out. Does your DRO (the new one not my picture) have the ability to switch form mm to In and what is the readout .01 or .001 or more? Thanks Greg -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Lasson Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:39 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale Greg, That's exactly the digital readout (DRO) I have for my Woodrat. It works but can't remember where it was when you turn it off. It also doesn't have an incremental mode. Do yourself a favor and go buy this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/0-6-Y-AXIS-VERTICAL-DIGITAL-SCALE-Digital-Readouts-DRO-/ 140490645449?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5e51fc9 You must have one of the very earliest z-axes made. Legacy shipped mine without a DRO (they were unhappy with the returns they were getting from the original DRO--the one you have). When I finally called and said it was taking too long (after a couple of months) they shipped me one exactly like the eBay auction I listed above. I've been happy with it. Grant -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale
There's other scales on ebay as well. http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3692.m570.l1313&_nkw=quill+dro&_sacat=See-All-Categories 800watt makes me nervous everytime I buy something from him. The biggest problem is zero communication. If you have a problem assume you are out of luck. It does not matter how much you have spent with him. I had problems with missing items, damaged in shipping, poor fit and even trying to get him to send me an invoice for multiple items. Of all of my purchase, I've only received one response and that was an invoice so I could pay him. All pre-sale questions and post sales questions which needed problem resolution where ignored. So, buyer beware. I do see his feedback is looking better than it has been for a long time and they do a boat load of sales so maybe communication issues have been resolved. Back in 2005 there was a note about a scale designed for planers available from digi-kit. Now I see they have move well beyond the inexpensive consumer market kits. I bought one of those and they looked identical to the picture just shown and exactly what legacy was using at the time. The odd thing is my scale does have an auto shut off and it remembers where it was when turned on and off. But it still goes through batteries when not in use because it's saving the position in memory. Funny how something can look identical but have a different program inside :-) If you go the ebay route, please update us with the unit you bought and if it meets your needs. -Tim - Original Message - From: "Grant Lasson" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:39 AM Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > Greg, > > That's exactly the digital readout (DRO) I have for my Woodrat. It works but > can't remember where it was when you turn it off. It also doesn't have an > incremental mode. Do yourself a favor and go buy this one: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/0-6-Y-AXIS-VERTICAL-DIGITAL-SCALE-Digital-Readouts-DRO-/ > 140490645449?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5e51fc9 > > You must have one of the very earliest z-axes made. Legacy shipped mine > without a DRO (they were unhappy with the returns they were getting from the > original DRO--the one you have). When I finally called and said it was > taking too long (after a couple of months) they shipped me one exactly like > the eBay auction I listed above. I've been happy with it. > > Grant > > -Original Message- > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood > LLC > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:33 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale > > Hope the photo works this is the one I received from legacy. > > Thanks > Greg Knudtson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
I hope I don't have one of the earliest made, I bought it in nova of 2009 with my 1200, they forgot to ship it originally and my z axis was damaged in shipment and I had to send it back. Took about 2 months to straighten out. Does your DRO (the new one not my picture) have the ability to switch form mm to In and what is the readout .01 or .001 or more? Thanks Greg -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Lasson Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:39 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale Greg, That's exactly the digital readout (DRO) I have for my Woodrat. It works but can't remember where it was when you turn it off. It also doesn't have an incremental mode. Do yourself a favor and go buy this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/0-6-Y-AXIS-VERTICAL-DIGITAL-SCALE-Digital-Readouts-DRO-/ 140490645449?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5e51fc9 You must have one of the very earliest z-axes made. Legacy shipped mine without a DRO (they were unhappy with the returns they were getting from the original DRO--the one you have). When I finally called and said it was taking too long (after a couple of months) they shipped me one exactly like the eBay auction I listed above. I've been happy with it. Grant -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Greg, That's exactly the digital readout (DRO) I have for my Woodrat. It works but can't remember where it was when you turn it off. It also doesn't have an incremental mode. Do yourself a favor and go buy this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/0-6-Y-AXIS-VERTICAL-DIGITAL-SCALE-Digital-Readouts-DRO-/ 140490645449?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5e51fc9 You must have one of the very earliest z-axes made. Legacy shipped mine without a DRO (they were unhappy with the returns they were getting from the original DRO--the one you have). When I finally called and said it was taking too long (after a couple of months) they shipped me one exactly like the eBay auction I listed above. I've been happy with it. Grant -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood LLC Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:33 AM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale Hope the photo works this is the one I received from legacy. Thanks Greg Knudtson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Mine came with the z axis supplied from legacy for my 1200 On Jan 4, 9:30 am, "Grant Lasson" wrote: > #1) No. The digital scale remembers where it is at all times. The only thing > that alters that is when I have to change the battery. > > #2) No. It won't turn itself off. However, the display draws a very tiny > amount of power so it doesn't really matter very much if it is on or off. > > Barry Wixey confirmed this the me in several emails. It uses quite a bit > more power to remember its position than it does to display the position. > > It sounds to me like you have a scale much more like the first one I > purchased and use on my woodrat. Turning it on or off resets the position > every time. Also, there is no incremental mode on these scales. I use > incremental mode quite a lot so that wouldn't be acceptable to me on my > legacy. > > If you want to hold a certain absolute position while changing the battery, > the best procedure would be to take the mill to the "zero" position before > removing the battery. > > Grant > > > > -Original Message- > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of gk777 > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:27 AM > To: Legacy Ornamental Mills > Subject: Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale > > A few questions aobut the digital scale: > 1) if you turn it off does it re-zero or have the number you left it > at? > 2) does it have auto turn off feature or if you forgot to turn it off > does it stay on forever? > > I will try to ad a picture of mine which when turned off turns on at > zero every time and does not have auto off feature whixh means of > course i forgot and it stays on overnight.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
RE: Y-Axis Digital Scale
#1) No. The digital scale remembers where it is at all times. The only thing that alters that is when I have to change the battery. #2) No. It won't turn itself off. However, the display draws a very tiny amount of power so it doesn't really matter very much if it is on or off. Barry Wixey confirmed this the me in several emails. It uses quite a bit more power to remember its position than it does to display the position. It sounds to me like you have a scale much more like the first one I purchased and use on my woodrat. Turning it on or off resets the position every time. Also, there is no incremental mode on these scales. I use incremental mode quite a lot so that wouldn't be acceptable to me on my legacy. If you want to hold a certain absolute position while changing the battery, the best procedure would be to take the mill to the "zero" position before removing the battery. Grant -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of gk777 Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:27 AM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Subject: Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale A few questions aobut the digital scale: 1) if you turn it off does it re-zero or have the number you left it at? 2) does it have auto turn off feature or if you forgot to turn it off does it stay on forever? I will try to ad a picture of mine which when turned off turns on at zero every time and does not have auto off feature whixh means of course i forgot and it stays on overnight. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale
A few questions aobut the digital scale:
1) if you turn it off does it re-zero or have the number you left it
at?
2) does it have auto turn off feature or if you forgot to turn it off
does it stay on forever?
I will try to ad a picture of mine which when turned off turns on at
zero every time and does not have auto off feature whixh means of
course i forgot and it stays on overnight.
On Dec 14 2010, 8:14 am, "Grant Lasson"
wrote:
> Craig asked if I could post pictures of the y-axis digital scale I added to
> my ornamental mill. So, here they are.
>
> Adding a y-axis digital scale was one of the easiest upgrades I've made to
> my 1000EX. I took an aluminum angle with the same depth as the rail and
> attached it to the non-drive side y-axis rail using the standard locking
> tabs and brass thumb nuts. I created a threaded post on the locking tab by
> inserting a socket head screw backwards from the way it would normally be
> viewed. There is just enough room for the socket head to fit inside the
> rail. The final effect here is that the aluminum angle iron can be removed
> without tools. I also rounded the outside corners of the angle iron with a
> file.
>
> All of the pertinent assembly details are visible in picture IMG_1915 which
> is an end view.
>
> I used some available plywood as spacers to add the appropriate elevation to
> the digital scale. I think it was left over from drawer bottoms. Attaching
> the digital scale was easy. Just tap the angle iron with the appropriate
> thread size and use the screws to attach. It's important that the scale be
> parallel but it's not difficult to get setup.
>
> Attaching the scale to the moving carriage was also pretty simple. I didn't
> want a big ugly bracket ("BUG"), so I bought some Lexan and machined it as
> my bracket. The best view of it is in IMG_1922. I shaped it to fit the
> existing holes on the carriage and used slightly longer screws to attach.
> Under normal operation, the bracket is almost invisible--I like the clean
> look.
>
> The digital scale has four threaded screw holes in the back. These are tiny
> (4mm?) screws that might take some looking to find. The length must be just
> right because if they're too long, the scale won't slide. Once you've got
> that done, you're ready to go.
>
> A few thoughts on the choice of digital scale. I used a 16" scale that
> measures almost 21" end-to-end. I did that so I could use the full width of
> the mill without restraint. I also made sure that I got a "vertical" reading
> scale because I didn't want to keep tilting my head to read it. Finally and
> most importantly--make sure the scale you get has an incremental and an
> absolute mode. Some scales have only absolute (like the first one I bought
> for my Woodrat). On the y-axis, incremental will be your best friend but you
> won't want to lose your absolute reference point.
>
> I got the digital scale off eBay. No warranty or anybody to stand behind it.
> On the other hand, it's the same model that Legacy gave me with the z-axis
> and I got it for about 1/3rd of what Legacy charges for the 6" model. I
> think the seller was "100Watt"
>
> Good luck,
>
> Grant
>
> IMG_1915_small.jpg
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Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Grant, thanks for showing us how you did this. I see that Ebay Seller
800watt has these digital scales available although no 16" ones at the
moment. I am going to ask him/her if a 16" is available as there may be
several individuals here who may be interested.
Search for "*Y-AXIS VERTICAL DIGITAL SCALE" *on Ebay.
thanks again Grant for sharing
Sanat
On 12/14/2010 8:14 AM, Grant Lasson wrote:
Craig asked if I could post pictures of the y-axis digital scale I
added to my ornamental mill. So, here they are.
Adding a y-axis digital scale was one of the easiest upgrades I've
made to my 1000EX. I took an aluminum angle with the same depth as the
rail and attached it to the non-drive side y-axis rail using the
standard locking tabs and brass thumb nuts. I created a threaded post
on the locking tab by inserting a socket head screw backwards from the
way it would normally be viewed. There is just enough room for the
socket head to fit inside the rail. The final effect here is that the
aluminum angle iron can be removed without tools. I also rounded the
outside corners of the angle iron with a file.
All of the pertinent assembly details are visible in picture IMG_1915
which is an end view.
I used some available plywood as spacers to add the appropriate
elevation to the digital scale. I think it was left over from drawer
bottoms. Attaching the digital scale was easy. Just tap the angle iron
with the appropriate thread size and use the screws to attach. It's
important that the scale be parallel but it's not difficult to get setup.
Attaching the scale to the moving carriage was also pretty simple. I
didn't want a big ugly bracket ("BUG"), so I bought some Lexan and
machined it as my bracket. The best view of it is in IMG_1922. I
shaped it to fit the existing holes on the carriage and used slightly
longer screws to attach. Under normal operation, the bracket is almost
invisible--I like the clean look.
The digital scale has four threaded screw holes in the back. These are
tiny (4mm?) screws that might take some looking to find. The length
must be just right because if they're too long, the scale won't slide.
Once you've got that done, you're ready to go.
A few thoughts on the choice of digital scale. I used a 16" scale that
measures almost 21" end-to-end. I did that so I could use the full
width of the mill without restraint. I also made sure that I got a
"vertical" reading scale because I didn't want to keep tilting my head
to read it. Finally and most importantly--make sure the scale you get
has an incremental and an absolute mode. Some scales have only
absolute (like the first one I bought for my Woodrat). On the y-axis,
incremental will be your best friend but you won't want to lose your
absolute reference point.
I got the digital scale off eBay. No warranty or anybody to stand
behind it. On the other hand, it's the same model that Legacy gave me
with the z-axis and I got it for about 1/3rd of what Legacy charges
for the 6" model. I think the seller was "100Watt"
Good luck,
Grant
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Re: Y-Axis Digital Scale
Thanks Grant,
The pictures are excellent and I can relate all you say to the
pictures - being as accurate with the y-axis has its place just as
much as depth. Much appreciated - this is definitely something I must
pursue. Thanks again.
On Dec 14, 1:14 pm, "Grant Lasson" wrote:
> Craig asked if I could post pictures of the y-axis digital scale I added to
> my ornamental mill. So, here they are.
>
> Adding a y-axis digital scale was one of the easiest upgrades I've made to
> my 1000EX. I took an aluminum angle with the same depth as the rail and
> attached it to the non-drive side y-axis rail using the standard locking
> tabs and brass thumb nuts. I created a threaded post on the locking tab by
> inserting a socket head screw backwards from the way it would normally be
> viewed. There is just enough room for the socket head to fit inside the
> rail. The final effect here is that the aluminum angle iron can be removed
> without tools. I also rounded the outside corners of the angle iron with a
> file.
>
> All of the pertinent assembly details are visible in picture IMG_1915 which
> is an end view.
>
> I used some available plywood as spacers to add the appropriate elevation to
> the digital scale. I think it was left over from drawer bottoms. Attaching
> the digital scale was easy. Just tap the angle iron with the appropriate
> thread size and use the screws to attach. It's important that the scale be
> parallel but it's not difficult to get setup.
>
> Attaching the scale to the moving carriage was also pretty simple. I didn't
> want a big ugly bracket ("BUG"), so I bought some Lexan and machined it as
> my bracket. The best view of it is in IMG_1922. I shaped it to fit the
> existing holes on the carriage and used slightly longer screws to attach.
> Under normal operation, the bracket is almost invisible--I like the clean
> look.
>
> The digital scale has four threaded screw holes in the back. These are tiny
> (4mm?) screws that might take some looking to find. The length must be just
> right because if they're too long, the scale won't slide. Once you've got
> that done, you're ready to go.
>
> A few thoughts on the choice of digital scale. I used a 16" scale that
> measures almost 21" end-to-end. I did that so I could use the full width of
> the mill without restraint. I also made sure that I got a "vertical" reading
> scale because I didn't want to keep tilting my head to read it. Finally and
> most importantly--make sure the scale you get has an incremental and an
> absolute mode. Some scales have only absolute (like the first one I bought
> for my Woodrat). On the y-axis, incremental will be your best friend but you
> won't want to lose your absolute reference point.
>
> I got the digital scale off eBay. No warranty or anybody to stand behind it.
> On the other hand, it's the same model that Legacy gave me with the z-axis
> and I got it for about 1/3rd of what Legacy charges for the 6" model. I
> think the seller was "100Watt"
>
> Good luck,
>
> Grant
>
> IMG_1915_small.jpg
> 162KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1916_small.jpg
> 119KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1917_small.jpg
> 190KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1918_small.jpg
> 219KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1919_small.jpg
> 98KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1920_small.jpg
> 96KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1921_small.jpg
> 242KViewDownload
>
> IMG_1922_small.jpg
> 185KViewDownload
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