On 03/10/2015 06:56 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Greg - just saw this email from you in my "spam" folder. > > I've got a genuine Compact-8 waiting to be CNC'd - one of these years. Have > the 3 phase motor, VFD, the Mesa 5i25/7i76 got put in another vertical > mill, but that's easy to purchase. > > I was thinking of using the feed screws but making acetal nuts using the > "melt the plastic" method. I do read that this works fine, or sometimes > it's a bit tight. Maybe ball screws are the best way forward. > > If you do proceed, tell me how you get along. > > John. > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 5:57 AM, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Picked up a JET 9x20 for only $50 last night. When did JET paint their >> stuff grey? I've only seen them green or off-white. >> >> Should make a decent base for CNC conversion, many 9x20's have been >> done. Should be able to make it at least as good as an ORAC since those >> are built on a Compact 8 clone and the 9x20 is a slightly larger copy. >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, >> sponsored >> by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for >> all >> things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs >> to >> news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the >> conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored > by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all > things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to > news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the > conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > I converted a mini mill using acetal nuts, they worked out great, cheap and no backlash.
I got the idea from this forum thread. http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/43645-Making-Acetal-leadscrew-nuts-the-easy-way A lot of good tips in that thread. Some pics of the mill http://s87.photobucket.com/user/madluther/library/Mill?sort=6&page=1 Regards, Steve. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
