Re: [Emc-users] synchronous belt supply

2010-12-30 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2010/12/29 Bill Hribar billhri...@yahoo.com: Hi All! Happy New Year! Anyway, dues anyone have a good source for synchronous belts and pulleys, with reasonable prices? Can anyone suggest a good source for worm-gearbox? Or whatever reductors they use in robot arms - I have to build one.

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

2010-12-30 Thread andy pugh
On 30 December 2010 03:45, Don Stanley dstanley1...@gmail.com wrote: I use the following Hal logic to maintain the spindle speed (S setting) and direction when in Hi or Low gear on my Bridgeport. snip That seems to replicate in HAL what the gearchange component does. I am not entirely sure

Re: [Emc-users] synchronous belt supply

2010-12-30 Thread andy pugh
On 30 December 2010 10:03, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone suggest a good source for worm-gearbox? If you don't specify cheap and affordable too then you can look at www.hpcgears.com -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men

Re: [Emc-users] synchronous belt supply

2010-12-30 Thread Peter Blodow
Hello Viesturs, have a look at www.*harmonicdrive*.de/. They make gear boxes with a very high reduction rate in one stage, absolutely backlash free. The principle is the rotation of a so called flexible spline (having (n) teeth around its outside) which is steadily deformed by the rotating

Re: [Emc-users] CNC4PC Servo controllers (a new Wiki page?)

2010-12-30 Thread Kent A. Reed
[my comments are embedded] On 12/24/2010 2:38 PM, cogoman wrote: I looked on the Wiki, and believe I could provide something that would be useful. I could include more information to give a more complete treatment of the time limiting factors of using stepper motors. I have a few

[Emc-users] Harmonic Drives

2010-12-30 Thread H J Johnson
Just make sure the ones you buy are rated for the torque you need. The level of transmittable torque is the weakest link in a HD. Fwiw J. Johnson - Original Message - From: Peter Blodow p.blo...@dreki.de Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010 5:48 am Subject: Re: [Emc-users] synchronous

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

2010-12-30 Thread Thomas Powderly
if there are many index signals during motion, then use a 'near home' swx to identify which one and home in one direction the 'near home' switch should reduce the velocity so the index is reliable. i used a 90 to 1 gearing on a 3R Caxis with a prox switch and dog to identify which of 90 indexes

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

2010-12-30 Thread Jon Elson
Thomas Powderly wrote: if there are many index signals during motion, then use a 'near home' swx to identify which one and home in one direction the 'near home' switch should reduce the velocity so the index is reliable. i used a 90 to 1 gearing on a 3R Caxis with a prox switch and dog to

Re: [Emc-users] Do _Not_ Clean Your Machines

2010-12-30 Thread Yann Jautard
I'm not sure what remains after drying WD40 is oil, because it doesn't look greasy. Just dry. And doesnt leave marks on clothes like oil does. But also protects less efficiently than pure oil. - Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com a écrit : WD-40 is mostly composed of a solvent that

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

2010-12-30 Thread Igor Chudov
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Thomas Powderly wrote: if there are many index signals during motion, then use a 'near home' swx to identify which one and home in one direction the 'near home' switch should reduce the velocity so the index is

Re: [Emc-users] Do _Not_ Clean Your Machines

2010-12-30 Thread Eric Keller
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Yann Jautard brico...@free.fr wrote: I'm not sure what remains after drying WD40 is oil, because it doesn't look greasy. Just dry. And doesnt leave marks on clothes like oil does. But also protects less efficiently than pure oil. My experience as a bike

Re: [Emc-users] Proper treatment of Back Gear on a Bridgeport mill

2010-12-30 Thread Thomas Powderly
Jon, Igor, i got it maybe identifying the setup with a picture might be of use heres a good breakdown of a j head http://home.comcast.net/~tom.jelly/j%20head%20rebuild%20web%20page/j%20head%20rebuild.htm tomp -- Learn how

[Emc-users] get'n started

2010-12-30 Thread kqt4at5v
Try to overlook my ignorance If I use stepconf to modify a config file it discards any manual changes I had previously made Can I change this behavior Using the Axis interface I have File - Edit tool table It does not open the tool.tbl file and when I add a new tool it deletes the previously

Re: [Emc-users] get'n started

2010-12-30 Thread Eric Keller
My suggestion is to save a copy under a different name before you use stepconf. Eric On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 5:10 PM, kqt4a...@comcast.net wrote: Try to overlook my ignorance If I use stepconf to modify a config file it discards any manual changes I had previously made Can I change this

Re: [Emc-users] Do _Not_ Clean Your Machines

2010-12-30 Thread Dave
Has anyone ever tried Penetrol? It is a paint additive for oil based paints and it claims to be an effective rust preventer. I haven't tried it. An old woodworker I once new swore by the use of paraffin mixed into kerosene. You heat up some kerosene in a pan and dissolve paraffin wax into

Re: [Emc-users] get'n started

2010-12-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2010-12-30 at 16:10 -0600, kqt4a...@comcast.net wrote: Try to overlook my ignorance If I use stepconf to modify a config file it discards any manual changes I had previously made Can I change this behavior Using the Axis interface I have File - Edit tool table It does not open the