Malcolm, thanks for the photos. Very nicely done indeed; now I know how to do it myself. Did you start with one of those long digital calipers that go cheap? - it hadn't occurred to me one could be mounted onto a lathe to give a readout...this opens up all sorts of ideas.
Best, Charles
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "Malcolm" <mparkerlisberg@...> wrote:
>
> I have just uploaded some photos of my very long stroke digital DTI to my folder, Malc Parker-Lisberg, see:
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gingery_machines/photos/album/464773070/pic/list>
>
> It is not quite finished, it needs an end fitting to hold a steel ball bearing to give consistant contact and a better bracket for the right hand end of the spring, but it works fine as it is now.
> The mounting brackets were cast in aluminium using lost foam.
>
> Malcolm
>
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