On 16 August 2016 at 16:02, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
> Is that amount of > reduction fast enough for the ins and outs of a G76 threading operation? The 9x20 lathe has a 1:1 geared NEMA23, and actually works fine. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIYMfyf4jDI ) > Thats neat, using the bikes timing chain cut to size. Is that a servo or > a stepper behind the apron? It's a 900W servo. I decided not to mess about with that lathe :-) It's quite quick, and I haven't actually done much tuning yet (It probably ought to have cascaded PID as it runs torque-mode) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
