On Friday 28 December 2018 16:12:19 Todd Zuercher wrote: > I'd mix 25% antifreeze (car) with the water. Unless you anticipate it > getting really cold in your shop, then bump it up to 50% just like > your car. > Sounds like a 50/50 mix. 50% 50/50, and 50% distilled would be a decent choice. I'd assume that won't eat the impeller in the Chinese submersable pump?
Thanks Todd, I've got distilled, use it in the missus's oxygen generator by the pint at a time, and may even have some 50/50 antifreeze already. > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Heskett <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2018 3:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 6040 axis etc > > On Saturday 22 December 2018 02:09:26 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I finally found a pix of the controller front panel, and it turns > > out that that box does include the vfd, so I'll either have to by oe > > of the clones for 70 and change, or just buy it now, and buy the 18 > > and change set of er-11 collets since it only comes with a 6mm. > > > > That then is a single parport drive cable. And more than likely a > > std bob inside the controller. Does the 5i25 have a firmware to > > drive it? For better control I'd druther use the 5i25<->7i76 like > > I'm making for the G0704. I don't see any limit/home switches. It > > has 5 sockets on the back, assume one per axis and one to drive the > > spindle, so there is no facilities to hook up home and limits till I > > invent them as theres no plugs for such on that control box. I > > wonder how they control the water pump? > > > > This guy seems to think it can only be used with a 32 bit windows > > running Mach3, which he doesn't sell. Chuckle. Does the mach guy > > spread it that deep about linuxcnc? > > > > So I'm assuming some signal re-routing will be required. It also > > comes with a usb based remote control, so I may be asking for some > > adaptation how to's on that at some point, hopefully someone else > > has cut a path thru that jungle before me. What I have in mind will > > need more than a std bob on the 5i25's p2 has for inputs, but if I > > can hack up my own bob thats mostly inputs, then hal can handle > > programming the p2 plug (I think, iirc any un-dedicated pins can be > > either direction on the 5i25.) > > > > This might be educational as I have only a faint clue how it > > controls the spindle (and a faint hint that the direction reversal > > might be only from the 3 position switch on the front panel, > > possibly indicating the spindle is 100% manual control? That would > > be a "what a revolting development that is" discovery. Fixable of > > course. > > > > I think I'll likely find out... We'll see what sort of docs it > > comes with. :) > > Turns out that for my purposes, zip docs. What docs it has is pointed > at getting mach3 set up and usable. Nothing on the final assembly once > you get all the 60+ lb pieces piled up on the same table. Which I've > done and assembled but I'm wasted for the day now. The y cable is > about an inch short so I've got to wiggle it thru all the cable chain > to make it reach. I couldn't convince myself that was going to be fun > though. I'd had enough fun for one day. :( I also don't think a hell > of a lot of the advertising claiming the motors were 57's, which gave > me a mental pix of honking big motors, but the SOB's are 17's! And x > feels awfully stiff to be moved by a 17 even if it is a longer one. > > Somebody asked if Y was on plastic wheels, no. Rod sliders, but all > look like oilite, not ball, and a 12mm ball screw. X screw could be a > 16mm, z looks like a 10mm ball screw. I think the first program I'll > write will be something to exercise it over full travel about 5000 > times. Wear it in IOW. But first, some overhead furniture. I'm still > cogitating how to do that solidly enough to carry the computer and > power unit, and hang the monitor on the front end of the x forward > travel, and I picked up about a 4 gallon plastic thing with a lid at > wallies for coolant while I was out collecting scripts yesterday, > should be ok for cooling water, I'll set it on the back of the table. > And while it does have leveling feet, I've not twiddled on them yet, > maybe thats the x drag? Dunno till I see if I can satisfy a Starret > level. > > The lid on the coolant tank isn't vapor tight but does fit fairly well > and latches on so it can be carried by the handle in the lid, keeping > the stink-bugs out (I hope). I'd assume I should fill and use > distilled water for makeup. > > Whats the best way to keep microcritters from growing in the coolant? > > Oh, and theres some sort of a windows cad/cam thing on a cd came in > the boxes. The docs have a page or so on it. Maybe cross-over will > run it? Some day I'll find out... Right after I find my missing round > tuit. > > Thanks all. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
