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The storebro lathe i'm rebuilding isnt equipped with a carriage stop,
i was thinking of mounting a photocell on a movable bracket attached to some round stock running parallel to the ways and the associated reflector mounted to the rear of the saddle,
the photocell would be wired to declutch the motor drive when the beam makes contact with the reflector.
would swarf be enough of a problem to falsley trip the cell, obviously the reflector would be better at the right hand side of the saddle.
Has anyone else tried this and how did it work?
i was thinking of mounting a photocell on a movable bracket attached to some round stock running parallel to the ways and the associated reflector mounted to the rear of the saddle,
the photocell would be wired to declutch the motor drive when the beam makes contact with the reflector.
would swarf be enough of a problem to falsley trip the cell, obviously the reflector would be better at the right hand side of the saddle.
Has anyone else tried this and how did it work?