Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 28 November 2014 00:13:25 Marius Liebenberg did opine And Gene did reply: > A puller like that would be nice to have but I am afraid that there is > no gap or any protrusion of the bearing race to grip on. Whats chances you could drill into it at 180 degree opposing locations, switching

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Jon Elson
On 11/27/2014 09:04 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > > Handi-Wipe is a paper towel with strands of some plastic > fiber that makes it > retain strength when wet. Actually, I think maybe that these Handi-Wipes are NOT paper, but some kind of a non-tree based fiber stuff. I'm guessing something like it is a

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
A puller like that would be nice to have but I am afraid that there is no gap or any protrusion of the bearing race to grip on. On 2014-11-27 22:49, Marcus Bowman wrote: > On 27 Nov 2014, at 20:21, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > >> I will do the weld bead tomorrow and hopefully it will come out withou

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Jon Elson
On 11/27/2014 02:49 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2014-11-27 22:43 GMT+02:00 Jon Elson : >> I have a piece of PVC drain pipe fitted loosely into a >> reducing fitting. I have a disc >> of Plexiglas with a bunch of drilled holes that fits below >> the pipe, resting on >> top of the angled part of the

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 11/27/2014 9:40 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > I decided to set up coolant on my router to make it easier to work > with aluminium. > For coolant pump I used windshield washer pump from unknown car > (probably BMW), just had it laying around. > The thing is that I would like to filter of

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2014 at 20:49, Marcus Bowman wrote: > At this stage, unless you know someone with a puller like this, welding is > probably your only other option. Just make one on the Oh Never mind. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ---

Re: [Emc-users] NASA's 3D Printer

2014-11-27 Thread Tobias Gogolin
looks heavy all out of metal... I would have thought 'carbon fiber' and such Also the linear slides to delta concept appears to me the most practical which optimizers material use... so what kind of materials might they have taken to space to extrude? On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 8:08 PM, andy pugh

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marcus Bowman
On 27 Nov 2014, at 20:21, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > I will do the weld bead tomorrow and hopefully it will come out without > too much trouble. It's a counsel of perfection, I guess, at this stage, but I would use a puller fitted with very thin lips at right angles to the legs. These are desi

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2014-11-27 22:43 GMT+02:00 Jon Elson : > > I have a piece of PVC drain pipe fitted loosely into a > reducing fitting. I have a disc > of Plexiglas with a bunch of drilled holes that fits below > the pipe, resting on > top of the angled part of the fitting. I lay several pieces > of Handi-Wipe on >

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Jon Elson
On 11/27/2014 10:40 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > I decided to set up coolant on my router to make it easier to work > with aluminium. > For coolant pump I used windshield washer pump from unknown car > (probably BMW), just had it laying around. > The thing is that I would like to filter o

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
On 2014-11-27 18:24, andy pugh wrote: > On 27 November 2014 at 16:13, Marius Liebenberg > wrote: >> BVC25A > That looks like a very close relative of mine. > On mine there were oilers on top of the head casting. Once I removed > the oilers and drilled the holes deep enough to reach the bearings

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
I will do the weld bead tomorrow and hopefully it will come out without too much trouble. On 2014-11-27 19:30, Ed wrote: > On 11/27/2014 10:52 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> So a little bigger tap with a little bigger mallet did the job. The >> front bearing fell apart and is badly worn. >> Now t

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Mine was also taper roller bearings. The front one was very badly worn. You should have earned me before but once this is sorted out it should be OK I hope. On 2014-11-27 18:24, andy pugh wrote: > On 27 November 2014 at 16:13, Marius Liebenberg > wrote: >> BVC25A > That looks like a very close r

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Marshland Engineering
I use a large plastic box and I have 3 settling compartments in there. So the coolant fills the first then spills into the next and the next each time dropping more swarf. A trick is to drill holes in the tank separators near the top but below the liquid, that way nothing floats over the top. It

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Greg Bentzinger
Two items that have worked great. 1) Paint straining bag - sold to be put in a 5 gal (18-20L) bucket then the paint is poured in to about 80% capacity then the bag is lifted out taking any paint "skin" or clumps with it. We made a large holder - much like a oversized coffee filter basket to al

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 11/27/2014 09:18 AM, Pete Matos wrote: > Never heard of that lathe. Does it have an oil bath in the headstock like a > lot of lathes? Good luck man> Peace > > Pete I found on my lathe that the back gear is used as an oil slinger. The problem is that I don't use the back gear much, so the gear

Re: [Emc-users] EMC communication problem then motor start

2014-11-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 11/27/2014 08:32 AM, Karlsson & Wang wrote: > A small value capacitor decrease the problem so I guess the > commutation spikes are the problem but driving a capacitive load is > not good. > > Nicklas Karlsson (My general view on noise) One should not expect to simply run a wire from a signal so

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Ed
On 11/27/2014 10:52 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > So a little bigger tap with a little bigger mallet did the job. The > front bearing fell apart and is badly worn. > Now the seat is stuck inside the headstock To take out a bearing cup I use an arc welder and run a bead of weld around the inside o

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Pete Matos
Also when I have a really bad stuck bearing race I usually run a tig weld around the OD of it and that usually frees it up and often cracks it enough to just hit it with a chisel and mallet and it falls off. I am sure you probably don't have a tig welder but if you cannot get it off you might take

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Pete Matos
Never heard of that lathe. Does it have an oil bath in the headstock like a lot of lathes? Good luck man> Peace Pete On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Hi All > I finely got my lathe working and by the third part the spindle bearings > start to seize. Its a brand new

Re: [Emc-users] EMC communication problem then motor start

2014-11-27 Thread Karlsson & Wang
I know most tricks how it should be done in theory but have some limited experience practice. There are also some difference to be in a well supplied electronic lab as solving the problem in a limited time with some scrapped chokes avialable at the same time take care of a child. Nicklas Karls

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Dave Caroline
Where there is no provision for pressing out I use a dremel and grind a slot to weaken inner or outer, needs care and a steady hand but has got me out of trouble a few times. Sharp tap with a chisel/punch to break it once weakened. Dave Caroline On 27/11/2014, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > So a lit

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
So a little bigger tap with a little bigger mallet did the job. The front bearing fell apart and is badly worn. Now the seat is stuck inside the headstock and the bearing piece is stuck to the shaft and I have no idea how to get it out. Anyone know how to get a stuck bearing seat out please? On

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread pc
The typical $100-200 coolant units have a screen in the return inlet to the tank to catch big chips, and a baffle in the tank so the smaller chips in the coolant that pass through the return screen will settle to the bottom of the tank in that chamber while the coolant will flow over the top of

[Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-27 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! I decided to set up coolant on my router to make it easier to work with aluminium. For coolant pump I used windshield washer pump from unknown car (probably BMW), just had it laying around. The thing is that I would like to filter off small chips, before the coolant flows in the tank and go

Re: [Emc-users] EMC communication problem then motor start

2014-11-27 Thread Karlsson & Wang
A small value capacitor decrease the problem so I guess the commutation spikes are the problem but driving a capacitive load is not good. Nicklas Karlsson On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 08:54:59 -0600 John Figie wrote: > Many commercially available PWM drives require using shielded cable for the > moto

Re: [Emc-users] VFD trouble

2014-11-27 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2014-11-27 0:47 GMT+02:00 John Kasunich : > > OK, I found the message where you linked to the motor instruction manual. > > Parameter 01-00 MUST be set to 18. All of the other settings (0 to 17) are > for 50 or 60Hz motors > and will badly overvoltage a 200Hz motor. > > Parameter 01-02 should be

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2014 at 16:13, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > BVC25A That looks like a very close relative of mine. On mine there were oilers on top of the head casting. Once I removed the oilers and drilled the holes deep enough to reach the bearings I had a way to inject insufficient quantities of t

[Emc-users] Lathe spindle bearing problems

2014-11-27 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Hi All I finely got my lathe working and by the third part the spindle bearings start to seize. Its a brand new BVC25A belt driven lathe. I managed to pack some grease in the back bearing when I first started with the build but there is no way to get to the front bearing. Does anyone know how to

[Emc-users] gcmc - 1.5.2

2014-11-27 Thread Bertho Stultiens
Hi All, A new version 1.5.2 of gcmc has been released. This release is a primarily a bug-fix release to fix arcs in the YZ plane. The release also adds new examples and a language feature to address vector coordinates as fields ("v[0]" can now be written as "v.x"). The documentation has been upda

Re: [Emc-users] EMC communication problem then motor start

2014-11-27 Thread John Figie
Many commercially available PWM drives require using shielded cable for the motor. Also shielded Ethernet cable is used in many industrial applications, but for the shielded Ethernet cable to work you must also have RJ-45 connectors that have a metal shell with tabs to touch the shield on the cabl

Re: [Emc-users] Semi OT: Rotary encoder Z pulse alternatives

2014-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2014 at 06:56, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Are the plastic Micro mill gears standard metric or are they some > proprietary "just about right" dimensions? If they're something standard > then a call to Boston Gear should get you something you can modify to > replace the originals. At lea

Re: [Emc-users] Semi OT: Rotary encoder Z pulse alternatives

2014-11-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 November 2014 01:56:44 Gregg Eshelman did opine And Gene did reply: > On 11/26/2014 11:12 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 26 November 2014 23:11:00 Gregg Eshelman did opine > > > >> For the Mini Mill there's a belt conversion and there's metal gears > >> available for the m

Re: [Emc-users] VFD trouble

2014-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2014 at 03:12, Przemek Klosowski wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:04 PM, wrote: >> Put a circuit breaker in line to each motor. > > I think this is bad advice---VFDs react badly to interruption in the > VFD-motor circuit, especially at high currents. You would probably want ea