On Monday 16 December 2019 16:26:47 andy pugh wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 at 20:10, Gene Heskett
wrote:
> > https://www.cnczone.com/forums/uncategorised-metalworking-machines/1
> >72
> >
> > >314-cnc.html
> >
> > No, but the lack of a geardown makes the step a major portion of the
> > error,
On Monday 16 December 2019 15:43:10 Chris Albertson wrote:
> Is it really so heavy that you need a hoist or winch?
57 kg? Yes, with my ancient back, let redy kilowatt do the heavy work.
> A cheaper
> solution is a rope and a set of pulleys. If you have a marine
> hardware store near
On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 at 20:10, Gene Heskett wrote:
> https://www.cnczone.com/forums/uncategorised-metalworking-machines/172
> >314-cnc.html
>
> No, but the lack of a geardown makes the step a major portion of the
> error, whereas the use of a much smaller stepper with 8/1 or better on
> that
Is it really so heavy that you need a hoist or winch? A cheaper
solution is a rope and a set of pulleys. If you have a marine
hardware store near you you can find some really nice 3:1 or even 6:1
pulley systems. Buy the kind made for single person racing dinghies
as they are strong
On Monday 16 December 2019 14:06:57 andy pugh wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 at 17:21, Gene Heskett
wrote:
> > I see that the worm drive that indexes this thing is not in the
> > base, but in the part that tilts.
>
> It has to be, surely? I can't see how you could tilt the worm and not
> move the
On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 at 17:21, Gene Heskett wrote:
> I see that the worm drive that indexes this thing is not in the base, but in
> the part that tilts.
It has to be, surely? I can't see how you could tilt the worm and not
move the shaft.
> This throws a large monkey wrench into my plans to
Hello All;
I see that the worm drive that indexes this thing is not in the base, but in
the part that tilts. The advertising pix hide that fairly well, but it is what
it is.
This throws a large monkey wrench into my plans to belt drive the worm from a
motor on the rear of the base as the
