PM-833TV quill scale in metric?

[jlficken]

Is it supposed to me marked in .02mm increments? Everything else on the machine is .001” increments so that’s confusing.

 

[coolidge]

Weird, must be a factory oops. Though if I were smart I would have converted to metric years ago.

 

[jlficken]

Weird

Yeah I’m hoping it’s an oversight and I can get one on .001” increments as I’m over 40 y/o and switching back and forth messes with my brain

ETA: I was wrong and it’s .02mm not .1mm increments.

 

[coolidge]

That said, as I'm over 60 I find DRO's much easier to read and use vs the dials.

 

[jlficken]

That said, as I'm over 60 I find DRO's much easier to read and use vs the dials.

Yeah a DRO is on the list after the X-axis power feed.

 

[coolidge]

Yeah a DRO is on the list after the X-axis power feed.

You will love the X axis power feed. On that topic I also removed the ANNOYING safety spring from the other X handwheel opposite the power feed. I get it, the spring keeps it disengaged so you don't accidentally get wrapped up in it but after cussing that thing for the 40th time REMOVED!!

 

[jlficken]

You will love the X axis power feed. On that topic I also removed the ANNOYING safety spring from the other X handwheel opposite the power feed. I get it, the spring keeps it disengaged so you don't accidentally get wrapped up in it but after cussing that thing for the 40th time REMOVED!!

Yeah I already hate it.

 

[jlficken]

It looks like it should be in .001” increments from the manual photos.

Hopefully they can swap it out for me.

 

[AllenV]

I had to go out and look at mine. It's in inches. But you can see the gears are metric as it is 0.102" / rev

 

[jlficken]

I had to go out and look at mine. It's in inches. But you can see the gears are metric as it is 0.102" / rev

Thanks for the confirmation!

Hopefully PM will send me the correct dial then.

I was very confused when I saw that last night.