Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad

2020-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 01 June 2020 14:17:14 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 01 June 2020 01:02:01 Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 31 May 2020 22:58:31 Chris Albertson wrote: > > > > Second, my testing for motor heating may not have been close enough > > to stopped as I was just turning the speed down to

Re: [Emc-users] Servo emco compact 5 cnc conversion

2020-06-01 Thread Sam Sokolik
Some machining required... On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 6:00 PM Sam Sokolik wrote: > Finally got back to the emco project. Pittman servos - 10.15 tpi - 2.5 > belt reduction (stock) 500 line encoders Input scale of 50800 (inches) > > I think they are rated at 22w but I cannot find specs for

Re: [Emc-users] SPAM: Re: missing feature of openscad

2020-06-01 Thread Todd Zuercher
>On Monday 01 June 2020 01:02:01 Gene Heskett wrote: > >> On Sunday 31 May 2020 22:58:31 Chris Albertson wrote: >> >> Second, my testing for motor heating may not have been close enough to >> stopped as I was just turning the speed down to about a tick a second >> from the generator which may

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable feed rate

2020-06-01 Thread andrew beck
has anyone tried G wizard it looks pretty good. heaps of people really like it and the guy that makes it BOB is a diy cnc guy himself I learnt a lot about cnc when I was first starting reading his posts on his website https://www.cnccookbook.com/ regards Andrew On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 4:08

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad

2020-06-01 Thread N. Christopher Perry
It’s common practice to have a fan on the ‘cold end’ of the print head to keep the heater and motor from prematurely softening the filament. N. Christopher Perry > On May 31, 2020, at 1:29 PM, Chris Albertson > wrote: > > Use a metal hub on the gear, especially if it connects directly to a

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad, OT a little bit

2020-06-01 Thread Chris Albertson
Yes, electronic CAD and mechanical CAD have already merged some years ago. Even with free software.Take a look at the gadget I made in the link below. I designed a PCB in KiCAD and had the boards made in China then imported the 3D model of the PCB into Fusion and used that model as a

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad

2020-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 01 June 2020 01:02:01 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 31 May 2020 22:58:31 Chris Albertson wrote: > > Second, my testing for motor heating may not have been close enough to > stopped as I was just turning the speed down to about a tick a second > from the generator which may not have

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad

2020-06-01 Thread Chris Albertson
105F is about 40C. 40C is fine for PLA. If you do have heat issues, the first solution is to use ABS plastic as it can handle temps up to about 90C. and I hope your motor never gets that hot.They also make a glass-filled nylon that is even stronger when hot and very stiff and hard

Re: [Emc-users] Simple spindle speed control for mini mill

2020-06-01 Thread Chris Albertson
There is another way to isolate an analog control. Use an LDR. A light-dependent resistor. These act like normal resister but change value depending on how much light is shining on them.Ages ago in the 1960s people would package them in a tube with a light bulb then you have an optically

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad

2020-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 01 June 2020 01:02:01 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Second, my testing for motor heating may not have been close enough to > stopped as I was just turning the speed down to about a tick a second > from the generator which may not have been long enough to cause a > current turndown. So I'll

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable feed rate

2020-06-01 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
> On Sunday 31 May 2020 17:10:10 Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: > > > > On Sunday 31 May 2020 16:32:57 Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 31 May 2020 at 19:58, Nicklas SB Karlsson < > > > > > > > > > > nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Remember something about it from

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad, OT a little bit

2020-06-01 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
> I was about to post the same thing. OpenSCAD s not a general purpose CAD > system that you can use for machine design. > > How to check for clearance: On a normal CAD system you can have commands > like "move this enough so it contacts this other object." I do that, then > move it back by

Re: [Emc-users] Simple spindle speed control for mini mill

2020-06-01 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > > On Monday 01 June 2020 08:25:12 Dan Henderson wrote: > > > Chris, would think you would be able to connect the 0-10v output from > > a BOB directly to the controller middle leg output of the > > potentiometer. You wouldn�t need the hot leg,

Re: [Emc-users] Simple spindle speed control for mini mill

2020-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 01 June 2020 08:25:12 Dan Henderson wrote: > Chris, would think you would be able to connect the 0-10v output from > a BOB directly to the controller middle leg output of the > potentiometer. You wouldn’t need the hot leg, but would likely need > to ground the bob to the controller. >

Re: [Emc-users] Simple spindle speed control for mini mill

2020-06-01 Thread Jon Elson
On 06/01/2020 12:11 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: My cheap Harbor Freight mini mill has a variable speed spindle that is controlled by hand with a knob on the front of the mill. This knob turns a potentiometer.I think all mini mills work like this. Has anyone interfaced the potentiometer to

Re: [Emc-users] Simple spindle speed control for mini mill

2020-06-01 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 1 Jun 2020 at 06:13, Chris Albertson wrote: > My cheap Harbor Freight mini mill has a variable speed spindle that is > controlled by hand with a knob on the front of the mill. This knob turns a > potentiometer.I think all mini mills work like this. > If it is a KBIC speed

Re: [Emc-users] Simple spindle speed control for mini mill

2020-06-01 Thread Dan Henderson
Chris, would think you would be able to connect the 0-10v output from a BOB directly to the controller middle leg output of the potentiometer. You wouldn’t need the hot leg, but would likely need to ground the bob to the controller. On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 12:13 AM Chris Albertson wrote: > My