[Emc-users] How to machine....

2014-10-22 Thread roland.jollivet
Do you have a WEDM? Maybe a friend does? Then mount a U axis. This is the closest

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2014-10-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 October 2014 08:45, roland.jollivet roland.jolli...@gmail.com wrote: Do you have a WEDM? Maybe a friend does? Then mount a U axis. I have used one. But I am actually perfectly content with the setup I have already used. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it.

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2014-10-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 October 2014 04:27, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: Is that a servo driven indexing head? Yes: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/general-metalworking-machines/172314-servo-cnc-conversion-vertex-bs0-dividing-head.html -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it.

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2014-10-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 October 2014 04:31, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: Andy are you going to have those hardened? Yes and no. I am going to harden them. I am finally going to assemble the heat-treatment muffle that I have been accumulating parts for for years. -- atp If you can't fix it, you

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2014-10-21 Thread John Thornton
An induction heater or a resistive heat treat box? JT On 10/21/2014 4:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 21 October 2014 04:31, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: Andy are you going to have those hardened? Yes and no. I am going to harden them. I am finally going to assemble the heat-treatment

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2014-10-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 October 2014 12:55, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: An induction heater or a resistive heat treat box? Resistive. I have a reel of Brightray C, an SSR, a furnae controller and an Alumina tube. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

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2014-10-21 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/21/2014 8:59 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 21 October 2014 12:55, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: An induction heater or a resistive heat treat box? Resistive. I have a reel of Brightray C, an SSR, a furnae controller and an Alumina tube. FWIW, there is a local heat treatment company I

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2014-10-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 October 2014 16:17, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: To case harden a part like the one you have would cost less than a dollar each. I don't know if you have any heat treatment shops around you at all. But it might be worth a visit if you do. I made a few enquiries in the

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2014-10-21 Thread Dave Cole
Oh well.. I used to be a metallurgist, advising on heat-treatment processes :-) In that case... I'll need your address as I need to send you some parts.. ;-) Dave On 10/21/2014 11:30 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 21 October 2014 16:17, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: To case harden a

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2014-10-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/20/2014 02:47 PM, andy pugh wrote: In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw The attached is my next guess on how to machine the clutch with a horizontal mill. The rotary axis would need to be geared with the canted Y axis. Complex axes gearing has been

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2014-10-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 October 2014 16:52, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: The attached is my next guess on how to machine the clutch with a horizontal mill. The rotary axis would need to be geared with the canted Y axis. That would probably give a better geometry for the ramp, but I think I

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2014-10-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/21/2014 08:52 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On 10/20/2014 02:47 PM, andy pugh wrote: In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw The attached is my next guess on how to machine the clutch with a horizontal mill. The rotary axis would need to be geared with the

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2014-10-20 Thread andy pugh
In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers

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2014-10-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 20 October 2014 17:47:53 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw Looks like that would leave a slight concavity in the face ramps. But I do not believe it will matter. What it will do is leave a sharp stress

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2014-10-20 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Well done Andy. With regards to your comment on the video about I don't think I have seen another CNC horizontal miller. I did see a Centec 2A CNC'd somewhere on-line, and I, too, have a Horizontal miller that'll get done one of these years. Certainly, you did a very good job of your conversion

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2014-10-20 Thread Dave Cole
That worked out nicely. Is that a servo driven indexing head? Did you try out the part yet? Dave On 10/20/2014 5:47 PM, andy pugh wrote: In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

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2014-10-20 Thread Dave Cole
On 10/20/2014 6:01 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 20 October 2014 17:47:53 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw Looks like that would leave a slight concavity in the face ramps. But I do not believe it will matter.

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2014-10-20 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 10/20/2014 3:47 PM, andy pugh wrote: In the end, I deicded to do it like this: http://youtu.be/86MN3CN7Aiw Very likely how it was originally done, large diameter cutters to minimize dishing of the ramps. Could use a specially made four position indexer with power feed and rotate timed to

[Emc-users] How to machine....

2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
http://www.geutskens.eu/neracar/images/PPL/6-Engine/6-Foot%20Starter%20Assy/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg I am struggling to come up with a plausible setup to machine a few of these. (It is a Ner-a-Car starter clutch). I have a CNC mill with a tilting 4th-axis and also a swivelling head.

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Caroline
I looked at the face of the slope and think it was done :- endmill the path along arrow http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/mirror/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg then rotate around A 90 rinse repeat Dave Caroline On 13/10/2014, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote:

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 12:50, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: I looked at the face of the slope and think it was done :- endmill the path along arrow http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/mirror/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg My impression is that they are a true

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2014-10-13 Thread john mcintyre
Good Day,I suggest that a side and face cutter with a dia equal to the radius of the dog clutch ramp .john From: bodge...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:35:46 +0100 To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] How to machine http://www.geutskens.eu/neracar/images/PPL

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 13:07, john mcintyre johnan...@live.com.au wrote: Good Day,I suggest that a side and face cutter with a dia equal to the radius of the dog clutch ramp I am not 100% sure what you are suggesting, can you elaborate? As I see it the acute angle between the ramp face and the

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Caroline
The witness marks on http://www.geutskens.eu/neracar/images/PPL/6-Engine/6-Foot%20Starter%20Assy/02-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,rev-gec.jpg tell me it was not a true spiral Dave On 13/10/2014, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 October 2014 13:07, john mcintyre johnan...@live.com.au wrote:

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2014-10-13 Thread john mcintyre
tooth. cheers john From: bodge...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:12:51 +0100 To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How to machine On 13 October 2014 13:07, john mcintyre johnan...@live.com.au wrote: Good Day,I suggest that a side and face cutter with a dia

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2014-10-13 Thread W. Martinjak
. cheers john From: bodge...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:12:51 +0100 To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How to machine On 13 October 2014 13:07, john mcintyre johnan...@live.com.au wrote: Good Day,I suggest that a side and face cutter with a dia equal

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 13:36, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: The witness marks on http://www.geutskens.eu/neracar/images/PPL/6-Engine/6-Foot%20Starter%20Assy/02-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,rev-gec.jpg tell me it was not a true spiral Do you mean the partial polishing or the grooves in

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Caroline
I dont think it is that tapered I think a plain endmill will be close enough specially considering its age and available tools at the time Dave On 13/10/2014, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 October 2014 13:36, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: The witness marks on

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2014-10-13 Thread Pete Matos
Not sure what I am missing but it looks like just a simple part with some vertical ramps on the face. Probably could cut it vertically in a round fixture or rotab vertically with a ball endmill and 3d mill the ramps and cut the rest with flat endmill. If there is a slight taper to the lug faces

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
Experimenting in CAD... The obvious approach does strange things to the tips of the dogs: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tOjgesG_f8aS02zviyc_Q9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink More angle to miss the tips is even wrongerer.

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Caroline
I think you are missing the actual curve assuming it was cut angular. I dont have a running 3d modeler at the moment so have added a cheese wedge to the plane of the dog face http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/mirror/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg Dave On 13/10/2014, andy pugh

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 16:18, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: I think you are missing the actual curve assuming it was cut angular. http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/mirror/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg If you mean what I think you mean, it looks closer:

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Caroline
Yes that now seems to me to be close to original method, time to look/measure originals and guess what has worn away. I think is one was thinking of strength of the teeth it is not optimal, but old designs were often ner-enuf Dave On 13/10/2014, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 October

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2014-10-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 13 October 2014 07:35:46 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: http://www.geutskens.eu/neracar/images/PPL/6-Engine/6-Foot%20Starter%20 Assy/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg I am struggling to come up with a plausible setup to machine a few of these. (It is a Ner-a-Car starter

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 16:55, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: I think is one was thinking of strength of the teeth it is not optimal, but old designs were often ner-enuf I could use this variant:

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2014-10-13 Thread Stephen Dubovsky
LOL. Just noticed the scale of the thing. Only 1/8 tall ramps? File it by hand. Only you know what it mates to and its exact function. How precise does it need to be? SMD On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:33 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 October 2014 16:18, Dave Caroline

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Caroline
I also think there could have been a flat on the tooth top if the curve/slop finished earlier Dave On 13/10/2014, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 October 2014 16:55, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: I think is one was thinking of strength of the teeth it is not

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 17:14, Stephen Dubovsky smdubov...@gmail.com wrote: LOL. Just noticed the scale of the thing. Only 1/8 tall ramps? File it by hand. Only you know what it mates to and its exact function. The page I linked to earlier also has the mating gear. If I was only making one, then

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2014-10-13 Thread Andy
http://www.geutskens.eu/neracar/images/PPL/6-Engine/6-Foot%20Starter%20Assy/03-620-Locknut,%20Magneto,lv-gec.jpg I am struggling to come up with a plausible setup to machine a few of these. (It is a Ner-a-Car starter clutch). Andy, If I were machining your part I would blank it on a lathe and

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2014-10-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 13 October 2014 10:01:58 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: On 13 October 2014 14:52, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: I dont think it is that tapered I think a plain endmill will be close enough specially considering its age and available tools at the time

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2014-10-13 Thread andy pugh
On 13 October 2014 17:55, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I get the impression the ramps were cut with a straight end mill long axis so the cutting on the face was done on the side of the mill, while the rotary table was advanced in step. It is very unlikely to have been done with an

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2014-10-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 13 October 2014 10:44:27 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: Experimenting in CAD... The obvious approach does strange things to the tips of the dogs: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tOjgesG_f8aS02zviyc_Q9MTjNZETYmyP Jy0liipFm0?feat=directlink More angle to miss the tips

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2014-10-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/13/2014 09:08 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 13 October 2014 16:55, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: I think is one was thinking of strength of the teeth it is not optimal, but old designs were often ner-enuf I could use this variant:

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2014-10-13 Thread Dave Cole
I have a shaper that could cut those ramps fairly easily with some setup tooling. The rise could be done with a cam made up of a pipe cut at an angle with a shaft/axle running up through it that is threaded into that part. Use some die springs to hold the part down against the cam. A couple