Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-21 Thread gene heskett
On 5/21/23 02:56, marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 2023-05-21 03:43, Chris Albertson wrote: Even 3D-printed PLA plastic can be strong enough.  I have a 3D-printed CNC conversion of a harbor freight milling machine.  Normally they use metal parts for the motor mounts and such but

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-21 Thread gene heskett
On 5/21/23 05:00, Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: lör 2023-05-20 klockan 23:28 +0700 skrev Thomas J Powderly: I saw an overarm router recently and wondered if a sewing machine frame was stiff. Compared to a desktop gantry mill. Gantry ought to be more stiff. That depends on the gantry, my

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-21 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
lör 2023-05-20 klockan 23:28 +0700 skrev Thomas J Powderly: > > I saw an overarm router recently > > and wondered if a sewing machine frame was stiff. > > Compared to a desktop gantry mill. Gantry ought to be more stiff. ___ Emc-users mailing list

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-21 Thread marcus . bowman
On 2023-05-21 03:43, Chris Albertson wrote: Even 3D-printed PLA plastic can be strong enough. I have a 3D-printed CNC conversion of a harbor freight milling machine. Normally they use metal parts for the motor mounts and such but PLA can be just as rigid if you make the parts thicker. Yes;

[Emc-users] free drive mode

2023-05-21 Thread theman whosoldtheworld
a curiosity: when the cobots press the freedrive button, they use torque sensors such as ? on an admittance based control or just add and subtract torque to the loop in torque control? I would implement these function on my robot. ___ Emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
One of the continuing discussions on the Gingery "Make your own shop from scrap" forums were the lightness of aluminum castings and how that made them more susceptible to vibration. That's the biggest fault in my Gingery Lathe. I did cut some steel stock intending to create a stronger bed

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-21 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
Epoxy is a bonding agent Fiber (glass or otherwise) add cross linking in the resulting matrix. Thes two Used alone, the resulting composite will be weak. You need sized aggregate to make a much more rigid and robust structure. The epoxy is then strongest bonding all these parts together Sand