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As an experiment, I built a laser indicator for my 9x42 Enco mill. It has adjustments to aim the
red dot to the center of the quill. The guts of an old laser pen was used as a basis for the experiment
and a 3 volt lithium battery and small switch were employed to put it together. I'm still working
on tightening up the dot a bit and so far it looks promising. I will be doing some testing to
determine the accuracy of this set up. The dot focuses at only one height so with the table
higher or lower than the focus point one gets a circle. This may prove to be handy
for centering round materials mounted vertically and possibly other applications.
I have to blame the computer gremlins for rotating my top photo, anyway, you get the picture...
red dot to the center of the quill. The guts of an old laser pen was used as a basis for the experiment
and a 3 volt lithium battery and small switch were employed to put it together. I'm still working
on tightening up the dot a bit and so far it looks promising. I will be doing some testing to
determine the accuracy of this set up. The dot focuses at only one height so with the table
higher or lower than the focus point one gets a circle. This may prove to be handy
for centering round materials mounted vertically and possibly other applications.
I have to blame the computer gremlins for rotating my top photo, anyway, you get the picture...
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