Originally Posted by xiphmont  ...I'm wondering how you plan to attach wires to the sintered contacts of the glass LCD... you can't exactly solder them on. |
I will use the Zebra strips which come with caliper.. No soldering to LCD glass.
Below is very brief description of my idea.
--Buy 3 calipers. Dismount the LCD glass + Zebra. Mount newly made small PCB with necesary electronics where the LCD glass was.
--Add flat flexible cable + wire strain relief to calipers.
--Cut/drill and mount the claipers to the three axes of the mini-mill
--Buy gooseneck magnifiying lamp and mount to the Mini-mill.
--Make newly machined plastic LCD housing which fits exactly under the manifying lamp. One for each axis
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--Mount the LCD's with newly made PCB + cables from calipers with necesary electronics under the magnifying lamp (=to the magnifying lamp)
--Adjust goosneck of magnifying lamp to see part & LCD's same time.Vola.
In doubt, please ask.
PS: I will make all the PCB's + electronics using P->S and S->P CMOS IC's..