Is the 'carriage' driven at both ends? Last 3-axis machine we built (about 6.5m long and 1.5m wide) was rack and pinion drive on one side only with the other end on square linear rail. The carriage wouldn't drive smoothly, it moved at the driven end then suddenly the other end would come unstuck...
I have the Clarke/Sealey monster as shown in black further up... I think I've used it once :rolleyes:
Welded up a frame to support my compressor and the bike stand slides in underneath it, on its side.
My mate has the air/hydraulic version, his doesn't get much use either (he likes polishing the...
Over the years my chiefs had L200s, Amaroks and Landrovers... I think the Nissan was the most spacious internally.
I found the L200 a cramped, shuddery thing, especially when towing a trailer to Portsmouth.
Hauling a Lotus Esprit 240 miles on a twin-axle on the back of the Connect (I didn't know...
A few years back every man and his dog was getting crewcabs for that reason: classed as a commercial so the tax levy was minimal. They've got rid of that now which probably explains why same man and dog are now in the mechanised posing pouches made by Landrover.
Yeah that is odd for Mitutoyo. All of our gear is from them. I drove our granite surface plate down to their place at Coventry for a 5-year recert (didn't trust the carriers) and the inspection report showed it was as good as the day we got it (in flatness terms, it does have a few chips...
Yeah, I'd only ever used ERs until I won an Osborn Titanic on Ebay (or is it eBay?) - same principle as the Clarkson, with the self-tightening design. Great idea, wonder how many workpieces have been ruined by ER-mounted cutters pulling themselves into the part... wrecked a few of mine, I know...
Might have been nice if we'd had some of those at my school: although I didn't realise it then, mild steel isn't that hard to file as long as the file isn't smoother than the thing you're filing.
We were on-site in Mancunianland a couple of years ago, someone left the Connect's back door open and when we came out the battery was too low to start the damn van. It leaves all the lights on as a clue FFS :vsad:
Cue the site expert with his jump pack: start anything this will mate, we even...
Have to agree with the fizzmeister... well, to a point. Let's just say that within the resolution of the instrument (2 decimal places) the cheap ones are as good as the expensive ones. I've shown this time and again in our metrology lab at work, using quality slip gauges traceable under UKAS...
I've heard tales of people leaving 'blunt' files out in the open for a few weeks/ months so they rust in the weather and it 'resharpens' them... I guess if you need it in a hurry the citric acid method might be a bit quicker.
That's odd, those on my Amadeal linear scales look the same as the ones you show in your first post.
I modded my scales to work from mains supplies (ex-Nokia I think) as they are a bit inaccessible for changing batteries. Even when turned off, most digital calipers continue to drain the...
I went through this a few years back; never managed to find them as a standalone part. They always came attached (moulded) to cables supplied with DRO systems. My Perrin used them on the linear scales I fitted to the table to give DRO (the other ends are like a computer network cable connector...