Inexpensive DRO?

[tooManyHobbies]

Found this site recently: http://www.wixey.com/

For $80 you can get a 4.9" DRO, with remote display, designed for a router height measurement. They target wood-working tools, but they have extensions for the scales, WR7002 "Readout Track Extension Kit", for only $55.

Who'll be the first to try them out?

I'm tempted, but I'm going CNC eventually.

Tom

[SherlineGuy]

That seller on eBay, 800watt, also has some 'digital-caliper' styled DRO tools about 1/3 the cost of those on his website, but the one you referenced with the remote display is interesting tho.

[HimyKabibble]

Originally Posted by tooManyHobbies Found this site recently: http://www.wixey.com/ For $80 you can get a 4.9" DRO, with remote display, designed for a router height measurement. They target wood-working tools, but they have extensions for the scales, WR7002 "Readout Track Extension Kit", for only $55. Who'll be the first to try them out? I'm tempted, but I'm going CNC eventually. Tom

You'd be MUCH better off going for one of these:

http://www.wildhorse-innovations.com

It does WAY more than just display position, and is a really nice piece of equipment. It works with Chinese scale, or quadarature scales (with little adaptors for quadrature).

Regards,
Ray L.

[SherlineGuy]

The Wildhorse does ALOT more and is on sale right now. It's got my socks rolling up and down (feels weird!).
Thank you, Ray L for that link.

[tumutbound]

The Shumatec DRO has been around for a while. There's a group about it on yahoo.

If I could get cheap scales (I don't think 800watt ships outside the US?), I'd probably get one of these so I can get some manual milling experience before I CNC the X2.

[tumutbound]

Does anyone know of a supplier of the low cost scales that will ship to Australia?
The ones I've looked at on eBay will only ship to the US.

[fretsman]

Originally Posted by tumutbound Does anyone know of a supplier of the low cost scales that will ship to Australia? The ones I've looked at on eBay will only ship to the US.

I believe "Shars" will?

http://www.shars.com/helps/view/3/Shipping_Options

Dave

[tumutbound]

Just went through the order process at Shar's website:

Total cost of goods ordered $165
Cost of shipping UPS $283

I guess the local prices isn't that bad after all.

[fretsman]

Originally Posted by tumutbound Just went through the order process at Shar's website: Total cost of goods ordered $165 Cost of shipping UPS $283 I guess the local prices isn't that bad after all.

$283 just to ship? That's just criminal........

Dave

[tumutbound]

I'm hoping the shipping quote is just a place filler needed by the invoicing software. The website does indicate that a quote will be given for international shipping. The Shars eBay site does give more reasonable prices for shipping so I'll wait for a replay to my question about the quoted price.

[Matt McColley]

$283 just to ship? That's just criminal........

last I checked the Land Down Under was indeed an island....

so you can get their by....

1.) airplane.... that's not cheap
2.) ship.... that can be cheap, if you fill a container with 1,000 widgits and then ammortize the cost.
3.) submarine..... don't think UPS has one of those in their fleet
4.) rocket...... same as #3, plus the product would likely not fair to well



ever process export paperwork?

ever deal with Australia's extremely anal requirements for packaging materials..... You aint gonna just go out back and grab a pallet from the pile.

[hoss2006]

UPS is nuts.
I ship up to 20 lbs in a USPS Priority Flat rate box for $49.95, just fill out customs declaration form 2976-A and off it goes.
Do they have a USPS option?
Hoss