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Posted by Kevin Steele on October 9, 2006, 5:20 pm
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On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:10:55 +0100, "Nospam"
>I became very disillusioned today after what I thought would be my pride and
>joy, a laser edge finder.
>Setting my CNC mill was a nightmare to say the least, the laser dot over the
>edge of the workpiece is highly inaccurate. Any feedback on the electronic
>edge finders available from MATTOOLS or indeed, any other suppliers, would
>be welcome, age is getting the better of my eyesight, so figured electronic
>or something with lights on is the way to go...........
>Bob
>
I know toolmakers who use nothing apart from a 10mm dowel pin and a
thou feeler gauge. Move the dowel towards the work until the feeler
gets tight. Although this is usually for centering on work, so any
discrepency would be balanced out by using the same method on both
sides.
Haven't tried the laser ones, but have always been dissapointed with
the electronic ones.
Regards
Kevin
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>joy, a laser edge finder.
>Setting my CNC mill was a nightmare to say the least, the laser dot over the
>edge of the workpiece is highly inaccurate. Any feedback on the electronic
>edge finders available from MATTOOLS or indeed, any other suppliers, would
>be welcome, age is getting the better of my eyesight, so figured electronic
>or something with lights on is the way to go...........
>Bob
>