04-05-2012, 11:39 PM
John, very nice freebie install.
Even if it packs up sometime soon, it has basically cost you nothing, so a win win situation all round.
Willie,
I'm really glad you got your head around it and got it sorted.
On my Sino units, my problem isn't programming them any more, but that I have 200 memory slots to remember all sorts of datum setups.
Just remembering what each individual setup is for is the major problem.
It is definitely a case of too much information storage. Ten would have done me just fine.
One thing I do really like though, is that if I turn the machine off, even for a month or so, it remembers where it was and displays the exact position where I left it, plus also, with the machine turned off, and if I play about with the handles, when it comes on, it automatically detects and displays where it is in relation to my last settings. So all I do before shutting down is note down the 3 axis readings, and when I turn back on, make sure the readings are set to those coordinates, and I am ready to start machining again.
In all honesty, unlike what some people think, I don't class having DRO's as 'cheating', more like a modern day assistance tool, like an edge finder, power feed or dial gauge, something that helps you to achieve what you want to do more easily (sometimes).
John
Even if it packs up sometime soon, it has basically cost you nothing, so a win win situation all round.
Willie,
I'm really glad you got your head around it and got it sorted.
On my Sino units, my problem isn't programming them any more, but that I have 200 memory slots to remember all sorts of datum setups.
Just remembering what each individual setup is for is the major problem.
It is definitely a case of too much information storage. Ten would have done me just fine.
One thing I do really like though, is that if I turn the machine off, even for a month or so, it remembers where it was and displays the exact position where I left it, plus also, with the machine turned off, and if I play about with the handles, when it comes on, it automatically detects and displays where it is in relation to my last settings. So all I do before shutting down is note down the 3 axis readings, and when I turn back on, make sure the readings are set to those coordinates, and I am ready to start machining again.
In all honesty, unlike what some people think, I don't class having DRO's as 'cheating', more like a modern day assistance tool, like an edge finder, power feed or dial gauge, something that helps you to achieve what you want to do more easily (sometimes).
John