On 3 June 2012 02:38, Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com wrote:
On May 30, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Roland Jollivet wrote:
I've been looking at different printers for months,
but they only seem to be able to produce junk.
Hi Roland,
Check out the quality of prints on the Ultimaker some with 20
Yep, that about covers it. ;-)
Mark
On 6/2/2012 7:54 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
Heh!
Wife = transformer?
Power = money?
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On Jun 2, 2012, at 6:14 AM, Mark Wendt
(Contractor)mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil wrote:
On 6/2/2012 6:35 AM, John Thornton wrote:
After
Currently with the 10hp idler and the Samson lathe running as a second
idler and the 611 in the BP 308 on I have the voltage balanced at 245
between all three phases give or take one volt. The VMC will make parts
and run at 2k with full rapid speeds or ramp up with G code to 6k and
run about
Every generation seems to loose some of the old generations 'base
knowledge', and their expectations of their 'basic normal' is upped to the
current level of 'consumer tech'.
My Mom told me about kerosene refrigerators, and before that just keeping
milk cool in water pumped (by wind) from the
On 6/2/2012 2:14 PM, Dave wrote:
Unfortunately if he buys a transformer it still might not work. That
is why I would try and borrow one before opening my wallet for $1400.
I hope to borrow one before dumping more cash into this machine, as
stiff as the phase converter is not I'm wondering
Are the lights on the infeed unit when a drive fault occurs identical to
what you saw before?
So now I'm thinking that there might be an actual problem in the
infeed unit because once it starts to trip out if I reset the machine
and start running again it trips out real fast.
This sounds like
What is your S1-3 dipswitch switch settings on the infeed module? Do
you have regeneration back into the line turned on?
That might be a situation that could cause thermal issues in the infeed
with the phase converter setup. I think the infeed might have some big
problems trying to
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 08:17:55 -0500
Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote:
Every generation seems to loose some of the old generations 'base
knowledge', and their expectations of their 'basic normal' is upped
to the current level of 'consumer tech'.
Oh, how true. I remember the spring's cooling water
I can't honestly say if the lights are the same, but I'll notice from
now on. BTW, the bottom 4 leds were lit up on the infeed unit the last
time I checked after a fault.
The unit itself does have a fan plus a fan in the door in front of the
611. The internal fan was pretty gummed up when I
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:37:11 AM cogoman did opine:
I reworked the postscript program so you can specify encoder wheel size,
and index pulse width for an encoder, then you can call the subroutine
(done twice at the bottom) at different places on the paper.
Hopefully the instructions in
I have verified that the infeed and the spindle drive internal fans are
working and blow air nicely out of the top. I can not however find any
dip switches on the infeed unit. I turned on all the lights and got a
flash light... in the manual it shows some of the units have the dip's
on the
My infeed looks like Fig 6-2 on page 6-143.
John
On 6/3/2012 9:44 AM, Dave wrote:
What is your S1-3 dipswitch switch settings on the infeed module? Do
you have regeneration back into the line turned on?
That might be a situation that could cause thermal issues in the infeed
with the phase
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 11:44:44 AM Jack Coats did opine:
Every generation seems to loose some of the old generations 'base
knowledge', and their expectations of their 'basic normal' is upped to
the current level of 'consumer tech'.
My Mom told me about kerosene refrigerators, and before
These printers are very clever and the products entertaining, but I have
issues with how they fit in with the big picture. Plastic, over a the
long run has very limited utility, but never goes away and stays toxic.
What is going to happen to all of these busts of Yoda once the
entertainment value
For the most part they are trying to move to PLA, which has several
advantages, the most important being it's biodegradable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid
Thanks,
DougM
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Kirk Wallace
kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote:
These printers are very
And to some extent, MOST plastic is recyclable.
We DONT do it, typically because it is (1) inconvenient, (2) un-economical
There are projects like the filabot (a kickstarter project) that is
coming up with a re-grinder and filament maker for personal use.
I look forward to the day that
Sunday night video, high speed CMM. It almost looks too fast. See how the
engine housing and it's supports shakes relative to the CMM at 33s. But
they must have it all figured out?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUgWBlEewyk
Regards
Roland
On 3 Jun 2012, at 18:46, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote:
And to some extent, MOST plastic is recyclable.
We DONT do it, typically because it is (1) inconvenient, (2) un-economical
Pretty much all my domestic plastic goes in the recycling bag. I think that is
true of most of Europe.
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 11:39:30 -0400
gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:37:11 AM cogoman did opine:
I reworked the postscript program so you can specify encoder wheel
size, and index pulse width for an encoder, then you can call the
subroutine (done twice at
John Thornton wrote:
Currently with the 10hp idler and the Samson lathe running as a second
idler and the 611 in the BP 308 on I have the voltage balanced at 245
between all three phases give or take one volt. The VMC will make parts
and run at 2k with full rapid speeds or ramp up with G
I do some work periodically at a plant that recycles sheet plastic -
like shopping bags. It is all low density polyethylene.
They process hundreds of tons of it per day and they are expanding.
Their finished product is pellets which are used to make more sheeting.
Considering that their
2012/6/3 Roland Jollivet roland.jolli...@gmail.com
See how the
engine housing and it's supports shakes relative to the CMM at 33s. But
they must have it all figured out?
I guess that the part is placed on elastic supports on purpose (you can see
them from 1:07). And its position is
Roland Jollivet wrote:
Sunday night video, high speed CMM. It almost looks too fast. See how the
engine housing and it's supports shakes relative to the CMM at 33s. But
they must have it all figured out?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUgWBlEewyk
These are all transmission housings, and
And the claims of peak petroleum are bunk and a bill of goods in an attempt
to control us and fleece us.
On Jun 3, 2012 1:53 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote:
I do some work periodically at a plant that recycles sheet plastic -
like shopping bags. It is all low density polyethylene.
They
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 19:15:07 +0100
Andy Pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote:
On 3 Jun 2012, at 18:46, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote:
And to some extent, MOST plastic is recyclable.
We DONT do it, typically because it is (1) inconvenient, (2)
un-economical
Pretty much all my domestic
After working in the oil patch most of my career, it doesn't really matter
what we 'think', it
matters what we are charged. ... If we don't want it, we don't have to buy
it.
There are many centuries of $500/barrel oil (in todays $$) and no
$14/barrel oil available.
The price is what the market
Sorry for those who get bored with history, but I would especially like to
thank Dave and Gene for
chiming in. That makes me feel that I am not alone in my understanding of
the world! :)
Thanks for allowing me to vent my war stories. ... I needed that.
... Jack
Whatever you do, work at it with
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 03:06:54 PM dave did opine:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 11:39:30 -0400
gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:37:11 AM cogoman did opine:
I reworked the postscript program so you can specify encoder wheel
size, and index pulse width for an
On 3 June 2012 16:39, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
But its duty cycle was
about 57 on to 43 off,
I don't think duty cycle is all that important, unless it drifts far
enough to break the quadrature.
If you use analogue-output sensors with comparators to square them up,
then you can
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, andy pugh wrote:
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 21:03:18 +0100
From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com
Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Encoder
On Jun 3, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote:
These printers are very clever and the products entertaining, but I have
issues with how they fit in with the big picture. Plastic, over a the
long run has very limited utility, but never goes away and stays toxic.
What is going to happen to
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On 6/3/2012 6:31 PM, Michael Haberler wrote:
Am 03.06.2012 um 18:54 schrieb Kirk Wallace:
These printers are very clever and the products entertaining, but
I have issues with how they fit in with the big picture.
Plastic, over a the
Kirk,
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 08:11:48 PM andy pugh did opine:
On 3 June 2012 16:39, gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
But its duty cycle was
about 57 on to 43 off,
I don't think duty cycle is all that important, unless it drifts far
enough to break the quadrature.
If you use
Hi John,
On the top of section 6.3 in the PDF manual it says:
A switch S1 is provided on the upper side of the NE and monitoring
module that
is used to set the following functions (for UI 5 kW on the front side):
Below that line it shows the meanings of the dipswitch settings.
The NE is the
On 6/3/2012 8:05 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
Generation of the step/dir signals is straight-forward, but modern
RepRap firmware also does PID control of the extruder temperature via
a thermister sensor. I am currently planning on using a simple 555
timer circuit to convert temperature
Michael:
however, I'm much more concerned about this project basically missing the
boat on 3D printing altogether
In what way?
It seems to me that some of the mechanical designs are simply bad. (OK,
perhaps horrendous would be a better term)
I'm all for inexpensive, but there a point where
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Dave wrote:
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:08:44 -0400
From: Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com
Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox:
I got a mesa 5i25 with prob_rfx2 firmware. I've tried two suggestions to
try and test it out.
I put a prob_rfx2.xml (that I got off this list from a bit back) to the
lib/firmware/hm2/5i25 folder as well as the .bit and .pin files. Then
used pncconf to configure it. I think I am
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Bryce Johnson wrote:
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 20:30:03 -0500
From: Bryce Johnson sie...@gmail.com
Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Emc-users] Got
That might make sense. Inside of case was dusty. I'll clean it out and
give it another try tomorrow.
On Jun 3, 2012 9:45 PM, Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Bryce Johnson wrote:
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 20:30:03 -0500
From: Bryce Johnson sie...@gmail.com
gene heskett wrote:
On Sunday, June 03, 2012 03:06:54 PM dave did opine:
Any chance of collimating the LED's by putting a slit in front of them?
Placing the slit would be an exercise in precision I haven't mastered.
I got a nearly lifetime supply of beam-break sensors out of
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