Shox Dr
Chief Engineer to Carlos Fandango
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Bought a Baileigh Tube Notcher a while ago, nice bit of kit but just like every other notcher it's a pain transferring an angle to the notcher and getting it spot on.
So I used a Digital Rotary encoder from Allendale stores machined up a pin to replace the stock M12 Allen Bolt (they had used a setscrew not a bolt
)
Cross drilled the head and fitted a 4.5mm roll pin. The supplied nut was very thin, less than a half nut, I've nearly lost a knuckle on a few occasions. So I Machined a new one up.
To allow for Z Axis moment, the shaft was extended so the Encoder doesn't hit the jig. The lower shaft is only 1.6mm thick so I need to machine up a sleeve to hold the nut and screw to hold the encoder shaft.
The bracket is a bit of a kludge, but I need to keep the SS bracket on as it also fits my bender. (ignore the M3 thread the bracket is pop riveted on)
So I used a Digital Rotary encoder from Allendale stores machined up a pin to replace the stock M12 Allen Bolt (they had used a setscrew not a bolt
)Cross drilled the head and fitted a 4.5mm roll pin. The supplied nut was very thin, less than a half nut, I've nearly lost a knuckle on a few occasions. So I Machined a new one up.
To allow for Z Axis moment, the shaft was extended so the Encoder doesn't hit the jig. The lower shaft is only 1.6mm thick so I need to machine up a sleeve to hold the nut and screw to hold the encoder shaft.
The bracket is a bit of a kludge, but I need to keep the SS bracket on as it also fits my bender. (ignore the M3 thread the bracket is pop riveted on)
