3 axis moving! ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOHL_KlUdqw

sam

On 9/6/2010 11:38 AM, sam sokolik wrote:
>    2 axis moving!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU_O_Z7Vv8c
>
> sam
>
> On 8/26/2010 4:38 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> Well - I fail at copy and paste...
>>
>> this should work better.
>>
>> I thought I would give an update on our ongoing project.
>>
>> This is a 60's vintage NC that used hydraulic servos.  we are converting it 
>> to EMC2 using not quite as old Inland servos. (80's vintage) they are 8 
>> brush low rpm high torque.  (with the amc drives we are using - it will be 
>> 40ft-lbs peak.)  We are using 2 mesa 5i20 boards as we are needing a good 
>> 70+ i/o + atleast 7 encoder counters and 5 +/-10v outputs.  We are at the 
>> point where the machine is waking up.  the mesa hardware is awesome (thank 
>> to peter and seb for their work).
>>
>> Be sure to watch the 2 videos at the end of this email.
>>
>> lets see if I can create a linear picture show...
>> this is what the machine looked like in the 60s
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/oldkandt.JPG
>>
>> this is what the machine looks like now
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/DSCCurrent.JPG
>>
>> getting rid of the old control
>> http://www.electronicsam.com/images/control.jpg
>>
>> this is the old electrical box
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/mainelectricalbox.JPG
>>
>> we welded 2 of the same boxes together for new electronics.
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/moreelec.jpg
>>
>> here is it mostly hooked up
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/mostio.JPG
>>
>> This is the x,z,b gearbox - the old control used 1 hydraulic servo to run 
>> all 3 axis
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/xaxis/start.JPG
>>
>> open
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/xaxis/start.JPG
>>
>> stripped
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/xaxis/stripped.JPG
>>
>> shafts extended out so we can hook the servos up.
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/xaxis/3shafts.JPG
>>
>> servo plate mounted
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/servo/x-zservo_mount.jpg
>>
>> belts (B axis still needs a solution)
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/servo/belts.jpeg
>>
>> Because we are still using the z axis drive train that goes up though the 
>> saddle - we needed to get the backlash out of it.  It uses split gears to do 
>> that.  Grinding 1 washer thinner takes the backlash out of 5 sets of gears. 
>> the washer is the spacer between the 2 lower small gears.
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/zaxis/gears.JPG
>>
>> we still have to mount the y axis servo. - The plan is to direct couple into 
>> this shaft.
>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/yaxis/yaxisshaft.JPG
>>
>> here is the tool chain logic working...
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nuRea6615s
>>
>> here is the first closed loop movement with the x axis
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgOqEz5Tk-Y
>>
>> Getting there :)  Very happy with the progress.  (I only work on it about 
>> once a week.)
>>
>> sam
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:27:29 -0500
>>    <[email protected]>   wrote:
>>> I thought I would give an update on our ongoing project.
>>>
>>> This is a 60's vintage NC that used hydraulic servos.  we are converting it 
>>> to EMC2 using not quite as old Inland servos. (80's vintage) they are 8 
>>> brush low rpm high torque.  (with the amc drives we are using - it will be 
>>> 40ft-lbs peak.)  We are using 2 mesa 5i20 boards as we are needing a good 
>>> 70+ i/o + atleast 7 encoder counters and 5 +/-10v outputs.  We are at the 
>>> point where the machine is waking up.  the mesa hardware is awesome (thank 
>>> to peter and seb for their work).
>>>
>>> Be sure to watch the 2 videos at the end of this email.
>>>
>>> lets see if I can create a linear picture show...
>>> this is what the machine looked like in the 60s
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/oldkandt.JPG
>>>
>>> this is what the machine looks like now
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/DSCCurrent.JPG
>>>
>>> getting rid of the old control
>>> http://www.electronicsam.com/images/control.jpg
>>>
>>> this is the old electrical box
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...ctricalbox.JPG
>>>
>>> we welded 2 of the same boxes together for new electronics.
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...n/moreelec.jpg
>>>
>>> here is it mostly hooked up
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...ion/mostio.JPG
>>>
>>> This is the x,z,b gearbox - the old control used 1 hydraulic servo to run 
>>> all 3 axis
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...axis/start.JPG
>>>
>>> open
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...axis/start.JPG
>>>
>>> stripped
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...s/stripped.JPG
>>>
>>> shafts extended out so we can hook the servos up.
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...is/3shafts.JPG
>>>
>>> servo plate mounted
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...ervo_mount.jpg
>>>
>>> belts (B axis still needs a solution)
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...rvo/belts.jpeg
>>>
>>> Because we are still using the z axis drive train that goes up though the 
>>> saddle - we needed to get the backlash out of it. It uses split gears to do 
>>> that. Grinding 1 washer thinner takes the backlash out of 5 sets of gears. 
>>> Don't think the previous owner ever did this as we had to take a good .040" 
>>> off the washer. The washer is the spacer between the 2 lower small gears.
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...axis/gears.JPG
>>>
>>> we still have to mount the y axis servo. - The plan is to direct couple 
>>> into this shaft.
>>> http://electronicsam.com/images/Kand...yaxisshaft.JPG
>>>
>>> here is the tool chain logic working...
>>> YouTube - Kearney and Trecker tool chain logic working in EMC2. 
>>> Mechanically barcoded tools
>>>
>>> here is the first closed loop movement with the x axis
>>> YouTube - Kearney and Trecker first closed loop movement with EMC2.
>>>
>>> Getting there Very happy with the progress. (I only work on it about once a 
>>> week.
>>>
>>> sam
>>>
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