To calculate the weight of the tape you have to know the number of "1" bits. The contribution from hanging chad is a second order correction.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 1:42 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean? > > And what about hanging chads?? ;-) > > On 9/2/2016 1:34 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > > Is that using paper or Mylar tape? Did you account for the weight > > reduction due to chad removed? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: John Kasunich [mailto:jmkasun...@fastmail.fm] > >> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 1:13 PM > >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean? > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 07:29 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > >>> > >>> On 08/31/2016 10:22 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > >>>> Surprising that just for the fun of doing it, someone hasn't built > >>>> a > > punched > >> tape reader for a 3D printer. > >>> > >>> Have you SEEN 10MB of paper tape?!? :-o > >>> > >>> The bits on paper tape are about .1" in diameter. That's a lot of > >>> paper tape. > >> 15.8 miles of paper actually. > >> > >> The spool would be over 35 inches in diameter and weigh 115 lbs. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> John Kasunich > >> jmkasun...@fastmail.fm > >> > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------ > > -- > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
