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    Handwheel Readouts?



    Where do you get devices like you see below the handwheels on the TS29? How do you buy them - by thread or size or what? What are they called?
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    Looks like what I would call a rotating shaft counter, but I have never seen direct reading ones, though these don't look like they do either. The ones I have seen count tenths of a revolution but I haven't seen ones that look like they would be an easy retrofit for this application, but you may be able to find something.
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    remote reading would be even better. Any links Van?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Heidrick View Post
    remote reading would be even better. Any links Van?

    No, I meant direct reading as in the readout displays inches or mm etc. I don't have any links but bet you could see what I was talking about at Mcmaster Carr etc just search rotating shaft counter. It may get you a start but I haven't seen them with threads just shafts...
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    I found Siko - Awesome stuff. They make handwheels too - I wonder if I can retrofit my T1002S!
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    Those look very cool!
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

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    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.

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    We have these on some machines at work. I could look Monday and give you a name and possibly a supplier.

    They only read in tenths and full revolutions of the shaft. The thread size and TPI doesn't matter but you'll need a section of straight shaft to mount them on.

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    I've got one on my shaper, but don't find it all that useful. Soon to be replaced with a pro scale. I believe it reads in 1/100 of an inch. Sounds accurate enough, but for things like setting the height on cope & stick cutters, it's quite inadequate.

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