On 10/23/2014 8:59 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> If you want the fan to not fail again, use a drop of silicone oil on
>> its bearings. Silicone brake fluid is ideal for the job. It's
>> essentially silicone oil with a touch of purple dye and possibly some
>> corrosion inhibitors.
>>
>> It has much be
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On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Rene Hopf wrote:
> I do not know if there is anything happening on Friday. If not I will
> spend the evening in the local Hackerspace: http://shackspace.de/
>
> > On 23 Oct 2014, at 12:59
On 24 October 2014 17:11, Kirk Wallace wrote:
> As you probably know, servo motors are available with magnetic release
> brakes built in.
Indeed, but I don't have one. The entire mill was built around three
motors I got cheap on eBay.
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On 10/24/2014 02:55 AM, andy pugh wrote:
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> And it might not be as simple as E-stop. (As an example, my Z axis is
> a moving table. It drops when the power goes off. I wouldn't want that
> to happen part way through a tool-change if I had a rack toolchanger,
> so the correct response to a f
On Friday 24 October 2014 04:24:20 Gregg Eshelman did opine
And Gene did reply:
> On 10/23/2014 8:59 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> If you want the fan to not fail again, use a drop of silicone oil on
> >> its bearings. Silicone brake fluid is ideal for the job. It's
> >> essentially silicone oil wit
On 24 October 2014 12:37, David Armstrong wrote:
> look at the toolchangers we did for the orac and triac.
> and the interaction between stages to see that each is completed ,. far far
> easier than remap
It depends.. For that toolchanger, definitely.
For a rack-toolchanger that works entireley
Pete,
look at the toolchangers we did for the orac and triac.
and the interaction between stages to see that each is completed ,. far far
easier than remap
in fact i hate remap , but i dont know why if i'm honest , it just does not
seem to dig deep enough .
and even the triac and orac changers do
On 23 October 2014 08:26, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
>> The complexity arises in detecting failures and responding
>> appropriately. (imagine if the air went off and the spindle didn't
>> release).
>
> Wire an air pressure sensor switch into the e-stop circuit, same as you
> would any other system you
On 10/23/2014 8:59 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> If you want the fan to not fail again, use a drop of silicone oil on
>> its bearings. Silicone brake fluid is ideal for the job. It's
>> essentially silicone oil with a touch of purple dye and possibly some
>> corrosion inhibitors.
>>
>> It has much be