Exactly what I was looking for! My 1949 lathe has no doubt had many owners and no longer has the original pulleys for speed selection so I’m going to retrofit it with a tachometer.
Nice. Going to do something similar for my HF lathe. Nice idea to print the display holder - might try that too. Gotta Lol though... put the thing in a drill press vise, but don't clamp down the vise?
The refresh rate on that display is not fast by any means. I believe the refreshed rate is fairly slow. However the machine does take some time to spin up and slow down.
Exactly what I was looking for! My 1949 lathe has no doubt had many owners and no longer has the original pulleys for speed selection so I’m going to retrofit it with a tachometer.
It's a worthwhile upgrade for about 10-20$. Can't go wrong.
Nice. Going to do something similar for my HF lathe. Nice idea to print the display holder - might try that too.
Gotta Lol though... put the thing in a drill press vise, but don't clamp down the vise?
Clamp the vice to the drill press, genius!
How can these be hooked up to a mills power source to the mills startup power. So it comes on when the mill is started.
I just got one but mine came with no ribbon.
put a bit of wood under it and bolt the press down thats what the slots are for!
Great project and for just $10.
It must be good to have a 3d printer :)
It is awesome to have a 3d printer. I built my own so its double awesome for me :).
I like your vise.
7:32 Seriously Cringe-Worthy (try a clamp next time (and slow the speed of the drill))
C Burr or go to Harbor freight and spend $12 and get a Narrow Unibit set
how quickly does it read?
The refresh rate on that display is not fast by any means. I believe the refreshed rate is fairly slow. However the machine does take some time to spin up and slow down.
Clamp that vise down!