Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sunday 23 December 2018 21:39:07 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > and you can get all the parts for Little Giant Pumps. > ( rotors, seals, brushes, motors.) > That makes any investment easier to swallow. > tomp tjtr33 > Merry Merry! Happy Happy! > Hey Tomp, been too quiet out your way, hope you and

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

and you can get all the parts for Little Giant Pumps. ( rotors, seals, brushes, motors.) That makes any investment easier to swallow. tomp tjtr33 Merry Merry! Happy Happy! On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 1:28 AM Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 23 December 2018 09:10:50 Bruce Layne wrote: > > > On Sat,

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On 12/23/2018 03:16 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Sunday 23 December 2018 16:00:01 Jon Elson wrote: On 12/23/2018 01:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: I sort of like that, 23 ft of head would let me put the tank below the machine, but it appears the motor may not be cooled by the coolant, does that

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sunday 23 December 2018 16:00:01 Jon Elson wrote: > On 12/23/2018 01:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I sort of like that, 23 ft of head would let me put the tank below > > the machine, but it appears the motor may not be cooled by the > > coolant, does that have any effect on its life? And its

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On 12/23/2018 01:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: I sort of like that, 23 ft of head would let me put the tank below the machine, but it appears the motor may not be cooled by the coolant, does that have any effect on its life? And its 9" tall. But that would let me mount it below the machine and

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sunday 23 December 2018 13:34:16 Jon Elson wrote: > On 12/23/2018 08:10 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > > You don't need a big pump regardless of the size of the > > spindle motor. I use a small Little Giant pump that's > > often sold for fountains, hydroponics, etc. I get the > > best version they

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On 12/23/2018 08:10 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: You don't need a big pump regardless of the size of the spindle motor. I use a small Little Giant pump that's often sold for fountains, hydroponics, etc. I get the best version they make and it's still inexpensive. Good brands include Superior

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sunday 23 December 2018 09:10:50 Bruce Layne wrote: > On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 23:50, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The only thing I could not find with any > > search terms was a 1/2 to 1 gallon water tank to bury the water pump > > in. > > I have a Chinese water cooled spindle on two different

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 23:50, Gene Heskett wrote: The only thing I could not find with any search terms was a 1/2 to 1 gallon water tank to bury the water pump in. I have a Chinese water cooled spindle on two different home built CNC routers.  I used a 5 gallon plastic bucket for the

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sunday 23 December 2018 05:32:02 andy pugh wrote: > On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 23:50, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The only thing I could not find with any > > search terms was a 1/2 to 1 gallon water tank to bury the water pump > > in. > > The only water-cooled installation I have seen used

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 23:50, Gene Heskett wrote: > The only thing I could not find with any > search terms was a 1/2 to 1 gallon water tank to bury the water pump in. The only water-cooled installation I have seen used something that seemed to be similar to a CPU cooler setup:

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On Saturday 22 December 2018 20:02:53 Jon Elson wrote: > On 12/22/2018 05:47 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The only thing I could not find with any search terms was > > a 1/2 to 1 gallon water tank to bury the water pump in. > > There are things called "condensate drain pumps" that you > put near a

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On Saturday 22 December 2018 20:08:14 Jon Elson wrote: > On 12/22/2018 06:17 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Not ack the description Jon, regular ball bearing sliders on chrome > > plated rods. > > Yes, clearly visible on X and Z, but I could NOT see the Y > (along the gantry rail) mechanism. > > >

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On 12/22/2018 06:17 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: Not ack the description Jon, regular ball bearing sliders on chrome plated rods. Yes, clearly visible on X and Z, but I could NOT see the Y (along the gantry rail) mechanism. And I just got the confirmation on the collets 14$ and change for 15 so

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On 12/22/2018 05:47 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: The only thing I could not find with any search terms was a 1/2 to 1 gallon water tank to bury the water pump in. There are things called "condensate drain pumps" that you put near a furnace/AC evaporator to get rid of the water when a floor drain is

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Saturday 22 December 2018 18:06:21 Jon Elson wrote: > On 12/22/2018 04:18 PM, Kenneth Lerman wrote: > > I suspect that it will be very lacking in rigidity. > > Yes, I think you might be right. 55 Kg machine weight. The > round rails ARE fully-supported, but the slider bearings are > pretty

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On Saturday 22 December 2018 17:18:45 Kenneth Lerman wrote: > I suspect that it will be very lacking in rigidity. The width of the > gantry is very large compared to the distance between the supports. > That means the gantry will tend to cock with respect to the table. > Also, as you press down

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On 12/22/2018 04:18 PM, Kenneth Lerman wrote: I suspect that it will be very lacking in rigidity. Yes, I think you might be right. 55 Kg machine weight. The round rails ARE fully-supported, but the slider bearings are pretty short. Looks like a decent spindle. But, it sure is no

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

I suspect that it will be very lacking in rigidity. The width of the gantry is very large compared to the distance between the supports. That means the gantry will tend to cock with respect to the table. Also, as you press down on the Z axis, the gantry will want to lift on one side because of

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Friday 21 December 2018 20:16:04 andy pugh wrote: > On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 20:07, Gene Heskett wrote: > > What do you folks think of this: > > > If it is to replace a mildly broken sim config... Don't be daft. I expect the sim to get fixed, eventually. No

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 20:07, Gene Heskett wrote: > What do you folks think of this: >

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Friday 21 December 2018 15:05:30 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 21 December 2018 14:36:50 Gene Heskett wrote: > > What do you folks think of this: > aving-Drilling-Milling-Machine/163037438074?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26al

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Friday 21 December 2018 14:36:50 Gene Heskett wrote: What do you folks think of this:

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Friday 21 December 2018 09:07:15 andy pugh wrote: > On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 14:00, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The sim on this machine is still broken, home switches are left > > activated so it can't be rehomed. > > Why do you care about re-homing the sim configs? I accept that it > isn't ideal

Re: [Emc-users] sim still broken

On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 14:00, Gene Heskett wrote: > The sim on this machine is still broken, home switches are left activated > so it can't be rehomed. Why do you care about re-homing the sim configs? I accept that it isn't ideal as an example for LinuxCNC newbies, but you are running real

[Emc-users] sim still broken

Greetings all; The sim on this machine is still broken, home switches are left activated so it can't be rehomed. And everytime I try to update it, all my hacks to duplicate the other machines I have disappear. Is there not some way to update master sim without nukeing the config files where I