Wow.... That is a large machine.
Dave On 9/14/2010 4:15 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > now you are testing my memory banks - I think the weight is 68,000 lbs - the > Y axis ram with the Z axis, the AB head and the counterweight is 30,000 lbs. > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Dave<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Stuart, >> >> OK.. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn1bJ3YAQdI >> >> Is this the machine? Impressive video and machine. >> >> How much does that machine weigh roughly? (Assuming it is yours.) >> >> Dave >> >> >> On 9/14/2010 10:49 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> >>> no - this machine has encoders on the motors and is compensated using the >>> lead screw compensation and the cincikins that corrects for geometric >>> >> errors >> >>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Dave<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Stuart, >>>> >>>> Do you have direct reading linear scales on that machine? >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> On 9/14/2010 8:17 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> The shop is using the machine and beginning to trust it. They are >>>>> >>>>> >>>> running >>>> >>>> >>>>> a flat plate (2 1/2 axis) part with more than 130 holes. The hole >>>>> >> pattern >> >>>>> has a true position requirement of .004 (this is roughly +-.002) >>>>> diametrical. I am not certain it can do this tolerance. This will be a >>>>> >>>>> >>>> good >>>> >>>> >>>>> test. We will see. The idea they think (and will even try) it might do >>>>> >> it >> >>>>> >>>> is >>>> >>>> >>>>> to me a testament to the machine and control capability. I will report >>>>> results when I hear. >>>>> thanks >>>>> Stuart >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>>> Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances >>>> and start using them to simplify application deployment and >>>> accelerate your shift to cloud computing. >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances >> and start using them to simplify application deployment and >> accelerate your shift to cloud computing. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
