Re: [Emc-users] black list aliexpress

2024-03-18 Thread Chris Albertson
I remember once working at a company where we bought a fairly high-end PC. We found we could not export it without a license. But guess what? It was made in China. Some rules are pointless. > On Mar 18, 2024, at 7:33 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 3/18/24 18:50, Jon Elson wrote: >> On

Re: [Emc-users] black list aliexpress

2024-03-18 Thread gene heskett
On 3/18/24 18:50, Jon Elson wrote: On 3/18/24 07:53, Todd Zuercher via Emc-users wrote: Gene, In all honesty I wouldn't mind knowing more about your VFD source you say you want black listed.  I'm so sick of trying to track down high speed VFDs that I'm almost tempted to pay the machine

Re: [Emc-users] Not so slight problem with spindle/tools

2024-03-18 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 18 Mar 2024 at 21:13, Dave Engvall wrote: > So I’ve built Tee-nuts that will retain the cat40 assuming the > M6 shcs hold. Planned use is to use small tools at max spindle speed. > (4K). I need ideas to clamp the cat40 so I can torque down tool while in > the spindle. > I am not 100%

Re: [Emc-users] black list aliexpress

2024-03-18 Thread Jon Elson
On 3/18/24 07:53, Todd Zuercher via Emc-users wrote: Gene, In all honesty I wouldn't mind knowing more about your VFD source you say you want black listed. I'm so sick of trying to track down high speed VFDs that I'm almost tempted to pay the machine manufacturer's ridiculous 3X normal

Re: [Emc-users] Not so slight problem with spindle/tools

2024-03-18 Thread gene heskett
On 3/18/24 17:11, Dave Engvall wrote: On my Muzak the belleville stack is too far gone to retain tools. Access is from the top which means removing the spindle motor, and transmission a nontrivial task. A couple of years earlier model everything came out the bottom and would have been a much

[Emc-users] Not so slight problem with spindle/tools

2024-03-18 Thread Dave Engvall
On my Muzak the belleville stack is too far gone to retain tools. Access is from the top which means removing the spindle motor, and transmission a nontrivial task. A couple of years earlier model everything came out the bottom and would have been a much easier job. So I’ve built Tee-nuts that

Re: [Emc-users] black list aliexpress

2024-03-18 Thread gene heskett
On 3/18/24 11:28, Todd Zuercher via Emc-users wrote: Gene, Well 2 things I've observed since posting that, Todd. the pix is identical for a 3 kilohertz version on amazon for about the same price, once adjusted to us dollars . So I'm wondering if aliexpress added an extra 0, they rarely know

Re: [Emc-users] black list aliexpress

2024-03-18 Thread Todd Zuercher via Emc-users
Gene, In all honesty I wouldn't mind knowing more about your VFD source you say you want black listed. I'm so sick of trying to track down high speed VFDs that I'm almost tempted to pay the machine manufacturer's ridiculous 3X normal retail list price markup the next time we need a new one.