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I know that the machtach is defunct, and that there is another product out there the Tachulator, which appears to be pretty basic but a healthy $120 USD for a completed unit.
Is there a need for another? For cheaper and with a greater depth of features? One where the core processor is swappable between machines?
What would your dream machining tachometer have as feaures?
My brother wants to have an optional lathe setting that will input the workpiece diameter directly from the DRO.
I want a hyper accurate revolution counter for when I wind copper magnet wire onto bobbins for making electric motors and generators.
I dont think I'll ever own a shaper, but it with forethought the tool can easily be made to calculate SFM based on rpm and stroke length, with a factor for the fraction of the revolution that is actually cutting metal. I worked this all out on another forum last year when someone was trying to design a calculator for their shaper based on an optical sensor.
so what would you want?
Is there a need for another? For cheaper and with a greater depth of features? One where the core processor is swappable between machines?
What would your dream machining tachometer have as feaures?
My brother wants to have an optional lathe setting that will input the workpiece diameter directly from the DRO.
I want a hyper accurate revolution counter for when I wind copper magnet wire onto bobbins for making electric motors and generators.
I dont think I'll ever own a shaper, but it with forethought the tool can easily be made to calculate SFM based on rpm and stroke length, with a factor for the fraction of the revolution that is actually cutting metal. I worked this all out on another forum last year when someone was trying to design a calculator for their shaper based on an optical sensor.
so what would you want?