Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Peter Blodow
Mmmh, twenty odd answers - and nobody had the idea of simply and quickly making those few bolts on the lathe? Last week, I needed some 3/8 x 16 tpi bolts to fasten a little wood router to the table of my Cooksley circular saw, British made in 1965. I took a couple of M12 bolts, turned them

Re: [Emc-users] Servo tuning MESA 7i48 cards

2013-01-28 Thread Marshland Engineering
Thanks for the replies Month end so I'm busy finishing jobs at the moment !!! The motor is attached to a ballscrew and encoder. Currecntly I only running 25 volts and the motor turns at approx 300 rpm full speed. The servo is set to current mode and the maximum current is 10 amps. Currently on

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I had several of those, got my SS card in '47 IIRC. These are supposed to be my golden years. But the only gold is my wedding ring and one tooth. TBT, getting old isn't for wimps. Some mornings its a chore just to gnaw

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:43 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I have a long history in broadcasting with SS, much of it unpleasant because of its tendency to gaul, freeze and require bolt breaking (3/8 bolts) strength just so it can be replaced, anywhere up to 2000' up in the air.

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread N. Christopher Perry
Have you checked McMaster-Carr? They may not stock really low quantities, but prices are tolerable and there isn't a minimum buy. N. Christopher Perry On Jan 28, 2013, at 5:33, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:43 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I

[Emc-users] Metric threads on an inch machine - Re: Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread John Stewart
Peter; On 2013-01-28, at 4:38 AM, Peter Blodow wrote: Mmmh, twenty odd answers - and nobody had the idea of simply and quickly making those few bolts on the lathe? Last week, I needed some 3/8 x 16 tpi bolts to fasten a little wood router to the table of my Cooksley … A few weeks ago on my

Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-01-28 Thread Kip Shaffer
Good idea. Check out http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Shift_Register_Port_Expander -Kip On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 06:14:56PM -0500, Kip wrote: Greetings all! My shift registers seem to be working well as a cheap

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Peter Blodow
Andy, I wasn't kidden (although I happen to own a bent drill to bore around the corner in tight spots ;-). I have a (that is, one piece) 5/16 x 18 tpi bolt here from my junk screw box - I'd never throw away a bolt or srecw. Must be a common thread in imperial country, though. The threads are

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Andy Pugh
On 28 Jan 2013, at 18:26, Peter Blodow p.blo...@dreki.de wrote: Andy, I wasn't kidden. Nor was I, I really can single-point bore internal hexes. https://picasaweb.google.com/m/viewer?fgl=truepli=1#photo/108164504656404380542/5747722155741347649/5837103068057146674

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 January 2013 12:10:30 Peter Blodow did opine: Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett Mmmh, twenty odd answers - and nobody had the idea of simply and quickly making those few bolts on the lathe? Last week, I needed some 3/8 x 16 tpi bolts to fasten a

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 January 2013 12:25:36 Andy Pugh did opine: Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett On 28 Jan 2013, at 09:38, Peter Blodow p.blo...@dreki.de wrote: Mmmh, twenty odd answers - and nobody had the idea of simply and quickly making those few bolts on the

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 January 2013 12:38:44 Mark Wendt did opine: Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I had several of those, got my SS card in '47 IIRC. These are supposed to be my golden years.

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 January 2013 12:42:21 Mark Wendt did opine: Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:43 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I have a long history in broadcasting with SS, much of it unpleasant because of its tendency to

Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

2013-01-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 January 2013 12:54:24 N. Christopher Perry did opine: Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett Have you checked McMaster-Carr? They may not stock really low quantities, but prices are tolerable and there isn't a minimum buy. N. Christopher Perry