>Draftsight is a free (but not open source) clone of Autocad (by the
>maker of Solidworks) that works pretty well on Linux (64 bit). You
>have to renew it every year, but I've found it to be pretty good. I
>like the UI for it better than LibreCAD.
I use Draftsight a lot, but the latest versions
>What I'd like is a 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 etc gain sequence,
>extended another decade both directions.
I like this idea a lot, I've been thinking along similar lines. I don't
understand why every CNC controller uses 10x increments.
>The biggest issue I have with the mailing list
>is the fact that the email trail gets very large. For example in my
>email response there are two other responses above mine. (I
>intentionally left them for illustrations purpose) ;-) .
I've never understood why people don't just block-delete the
Something that since I have extensive experience with, and the destruction
one can cause trying to dispose of spent ferric chloride, I do NOT want to
be involved with ever again.
The guys here etch PCBs with a mix of muriatic acid and hydrogen
peroxide, which is much easier to deal with. Google
Is it this one?
http://www.gobookee.org/fanuc-7m-mill-manual/
--
Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT
organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance
affects
And the Rivett 608 lathe really is a thing of beauty.
For the record:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/rivett/page2.html
--
November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers
Accelerate application performance with scalable
The educational idiots in this country bought into the idea that
Manufacturing has no future.
Now, everytime I visit a machine shop, I get the same question... Do
you know any good machinists looking for work??
To be fair, that was pretty much true for people just coming out of
school at the
DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms.
I don't know if is not supported means it won't work or just we don't
care enough to test.
That's probably because virtual machines don't give you access to the
video hardware, which 3D CAD programs rely on for usable speed. Instead
I still don't see a
benefit in using a BB with a Bridgeport class machine
I tend to assume that a single-board computer like the Beaglebone would
be more reliable than a desktop PC, just because it has fewer moving
parts.
I've mentioned before that a friend has a Bridgeport with an old 2-axis
CNC conversion, which he'd like to upgrade to a modern 3-axis system.
For various reasons, he'd like to power the knee rather than the quill
(I know there are pros and cons to this, but I'm not likely to change
his mind on
I can just reply and it knows what i am replying to? On a forum I know
what i am replying to.
Yes, look at the In-Reply-To: header line (your email program might
not display it by default, but it's there). Some mail readers use this
line to sort messages into threads (again, not necessarily by
There's a good, cheap gear generator program here:
http://woodgears.ca/gear/index.html
This is for 3-axis machines.
It has a lot of nice features, including planetary gears, lantern gears,
and even roller chain sprockets.
Loading an SD card works because it
is pretty bullet-proof and easy to manage as is just pressing a button.
Also, most of them are running from laptops, so they don't have a
parallel port or PCI slots.
--
This SF.net
When I asked about this before, I had hoped someone would have seen one
of these before. Since that didn't happen, I opened it up and took some
pictures.
This is a Bridgeport mill with a 2-axis CNC controller and a 3-axis DRO,
owned by a member of Milwaukeemakerspace.org
The front panel looks
John Murphy j...@wyosip.com writes:
I sold it, and for not much more than I sold it for, got a used BOSSV with
a working original control.
What is a BOSSV?
Google image search does not turn up anything related to metalworking.
I am not gonna further clutter this thread with an
argument about
EV's. back to the Monarch EE discussion...peace
Please let that be true, this list is active enough
without off topic arguments.
Or at least change the Subject: line
(Try it, it's easy)
Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com writes:
If you have the room...
That's a *very* big if for a lot of us.
That's why the used big iron usually sells for less than the smaller
toolroom machines-- the market for them is limited to people who can
afford the space to house them.
I have
There was one of these on eBay (UK) recently.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/meyerburger/index.html
I'd like to see the Chinese copy *that* one!
--
Try New Relic Now We'll Send You this Cool Shirt
New Relic is the only
We have a Bridgeport mill with an old ProTrak 15020 2-axis CNC system
and 3-axis DRO. The manufacturer is still in business, but has not been
forthcoming with any info about these servos encoders. Does anyone
know anything about them? There is no data plate on them.
I want to know if there is
andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com writes:
The first thing to work out is probably if the motors are brushed or
brushless, and what voltage they are running on.
The motors have brushes (4 per motor).
There are two control boxes, one is a power supply with two boards that
might be servo controllers
20 matches
Mail list logo
