The case for TouchDRO in 2022?

[ycroosh]

Lots to digest here, thanks for chiming in.
I can appreciate the quality standard, hassle of failing equipment is amplified as you get more and more busy...
In fact after reading the TouchDro site I wasnt aware of that rather impressive failure rate, nor stability of the system, there is a sort of (non)survivor bias on the forums as most people come to complain about problems...

Perhaps im just sore i didnt get in on the recent sale...

Another untold secret is that most of the forum members that contacted me before ordering got the "sale" price. I still have some of the old acrylic enclosures that need a good home...

 

[axa88]

Another untold secret is that most of the forum members that contacted me before ordering got the "sale" price. I still have some of the old acrylic enclosures that need a good home...

Im listening...
How does one best contact you about these 'old acrylic' enclosures?

 

[acruxksa]

I don't have any experience with dro tactile buttons, but do have 30yrs experience with tactile buttons on equipment made by Furuno, Raytheon and Racal Decca. Almost without fail, the most used buttons eventually start to crack, the positive feedback click decreases and eventually the button fails. This usually takes several years, but the quality of that equipment was far higher than anything your getting on eBay or AliExpress.

However, I just don't see a situation outside a commercial shop where the dro buttons would be used to the point of failure in a year or two.

 

[acruxksa]

It's definitely more expensive than a Chinese DRO. Chinese DROs got much cheaper (the system in the link the OP posted is $140-ish), and TouchDRo stuff got more expensive. There is no way I can compete on price, period. Even if I cut the corners and then cut the corners on what's left, I still can't beat Chinese imports.
I pretty much gave up on trying to race to the bottom. I'm betting on the fact that I can make the system convenient enough that enough people will be willing to buy my unit to make it worth my while. If not, I will open-source everything, and go do something else.

Don't cut corners! You have a great product at a fair price. A more than fair price given your support of TouchDRO here. That in itself is a great value.

 

[ChazzC]

It's definitely more expensive than a Chinese DRO. Chinese DROs got much cheaper (the system in the link the OP posted is $140-ish), and TouchDRo stuff got more expensive. There is no way I can compete on price, period. Even if I cut the corners and then cut the corners on what's left, I still can't beat Chinese imports.
I pretty much gave up on trying to race to the bottom. I'm betting on the fact that I can make the system convenient enough that enough people will be willing to buy my unit to make it worth my while. If not, I will open-source everything, and go do something else.

Don't do that, Yuriy, we need you!

After your help with the calibration a year ago, my iGaging SS scales & Touch DRO system is performing flawlessly. I installed the battery option, so even when I power down the system everything is still where I left it the next time I power up. Looking forward to the release of the app update.


Charlie

 

[ChazzC]

I do like me some Z axis summing... though i would have thought most any run of the mill 4 axis systems would have 2 axis summing, no?



It certainly is pretty, but how does it do with dirty oily hands? or ones with latex gloves...
Theres something nice about a tactile blister button that doesnt care about being dirty and gives positive feedback...

I try not to work with oily hands (slippery fingers make mistakes happen) or gloves unless I'm dealing with chemicals (gloves aren't safe around machine tools), but Nitrile gloves work fine with my Tab A (just checked). Also, you don't get tactile feedback, but the "buttons" do change color/open windows when pressed.

 

[ycroosh]

Im listening...
How does one best contact you about these 'old acrylic' enclosures?

My email is yuriy at touchdro dot com. That's the best approach (I don't always get/notice forum PM notifications)
As a general rule, I almost always hav some mis-prints, etc. that I can't sell but can throw in for free with a "lesser" order.

 

[ycroosh]

Don't cut corners! You have a great product at a fair price. A more than fair price given your support of TouchDRO here. That in itself is a great value.

Thank you. I appreciate the kind words

 

[ycroosh]

Don't do that, Yuriy, we need you!

After your help with the calibration a year ago, my iGaging SS scales & Touch DRO system is performing flawlessly. I installed the battery option, so even when I power down the system everything is still where I left it the next time I power up. Looking forward to the release of the app update.


Charlie

Thank you. I wasn't going to call it quits just yet
Glad it's working for you

 

[bigolbeast]

Can you make the app so that a number pad or keyboard could cycle through the options? Then you could connect one with a USB adapter and put a plastic protector on the keyboard and be good.