> On 17 Mar 2015, at 20:26, Marcus Bowman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 17 Mar 2015, at 09:54, Marshland Engineering wrote: > >> Last post seems to have got lost. >> > I got both ok. > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFrVdoOhu1Q >> >> This is quite something. Using, amongst other things, granite blocks, flat >> within 1 micron >> > > Watched the video and some of the others. That lathe is the bees knees right > enough. An outstanding project. I notice it uses air bearings for most moving > surfaces, and I wonder how much that limits the loads it can bear. I noticed > the builder did say quite clearly it was for small loads, but I wonder what > he means by small? At what kind of loads does an air bearing stop bearing?
A lot stiffer than you would expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOTWx69mghM > > I also noticed his joysticks integrated into the apron. Nice touch. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
