[gerryv]

Hi All,

Because of memory and information organizing problems from an accident I have great difficulty with even basic measurements - a conventional mike in my hands is a disaster in my hands. I fare a bit better with a digital vernier but DRO would reduce my current knee depth piles of scrap even more. I think what would be ideal for me would be to go a small step beyond DRO and add some simple memory or sequential step capability in a dead-simple to learn/use device.

This leads me to ask whether anyone has any thoughts on whether the answer might lie in a device such as the $500 Sherline 8850 linear controller/stepper pkg? I never expect to go beyond very basic machine control, it's more an issue of an aid to reducing my calculation errors and as a possible bonus, even helping to reduce the terrible slop that I keep forgetting I have in my hand wheels with some backlash compensation.

Does anyone have any experience or successes with this or some similar controller/stepper setup and if the Sherline unit might be useable on other machines with using a custom mount for the stepper?

Thanks much,
Gerry