Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Chris Albertson
H2000-AC-SER > VO-ACTUATOR/232535240729?hash=item36242e3019:g:4bAAAOSwXrdZ7vsm > > John > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > Sent: December-21-17 1:38 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > &g

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread John Dammeyer
UATOR/232535240729?hash=item36242e3019:g:4bAAAOSwXrdZ7vsm John > -Original Message- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: December-21-17 1:38 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive > > Bu

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Chris Albertson
Buying on eBay means waiting, checking every few days and waiting. But you do eventually find one. Part numbers and specs here: http://www.harmonicdrive.net/_hd/content/documents/hpg-catalog.pdf About 15 second into this he tells you how to read part numbers https://youtu.be/mmOnktzifeg?t=1m33s

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 December 2017 at 20:34, Gene Heskett wrote: > And the $170 version seems to be guts only, without the internal rack. > Maybe I'm to be considered dumb because I don't know them from long > familiarity with using them, but so is assuming everyone has a pile of > makers catalogues reaching ba

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 21 December 2017 12:39:16 Chris Albertson wrote: > On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Thursday 21 December 2017 04:18:46 Chris Albertson wrote: > > > To make this really work for rotary tables you need a very fine > > > pitch. I have seen these 3D printed in

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Chris Albertson
Sorry, here is the video https://youtu.be/dLNDGUISTYM?t=9m38s NOTICE. We see the first set of planetary gears THEN the guy reaches over and picks up the SECOND set of sun/planet gears and shows how the assemble onto the shaft.The neat part about Toyota design is ease of assembly./disassembly.

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Chris Albertson
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:12 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 21 December 2017 04:18:46 Chris Albertson wrote: > > > To make this really work for rotary tables you need a very fine pitch. > > I have seen these 3D printed in plastic but they slip and don't > > handle much torque because the

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Kenneth Lerman
The issue I see is how to machine this so that it fits "perfectly" so as to have zero backlash. An alternative might be to have three sets of planetary gears with some sort of spring loading so as to take out the "slop." Ken On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 5:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 2

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 December 2017 at 03:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > Grumpy's video is now on my site in the sig, with a link from the front > page. Enjoy. Sure, its only plywood, but it works as a proof of > concept. I may see if I can make one in steel, with bearings. A useful source of components might be bi

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 21 December 2017 04:47:46 Roland Jollivet wrote: > The video shows only one planetary gear, which is obviously two gears, > stacked. > > Can there be three planetary gears, maybe each with a different > top/bottom offset? > I can't figure out if it would work, or just jam up? > I think

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 21 December 2017 04:18:46 Chris Albertson wrote: > To make this really work for rotary tables you need a very fine pitch. > I have seen these 3D printed in plastic but they slip and don't > handle much torque because the outer ring deforms > One idea I had was to press fit the plastic

[Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Roland Jollivet
The video shows only one planetary gear, which is obviously two gears, stacked. Can there be three planetary gears, maybe each with a different top/bottom offset? I can't figure out if it would work, or just jam up? On 21 December 2017 at 11:18, Chris Albertson wrote: > To make this really wo

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Chris Albertson
To make this really work for rotary tables you need a very fine pitch. I have seen these 3D printed in plastic but they slip and don't handle much torque because the outer ring deforms One idea I had was to press fit the plastic ring gear into a short section of steel pipe. Put you can buy these

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-21 Thread Chris Albertson
That's great. How is it built and of what materials. You can always post a video to You Tube On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 9:36 AM, wrote: > I got my first prototype working. It came out to be 60:1. > sun = 15 > first planet = 15 > first ring = 45 > second planet = 14 > second ring = 45 > I have a

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2017-12-20 Thread Lawrence Glaister
very cool Gene had some troubles playing the video, but I seem to have the gist of it. It does seem like a very interesting design for rotary tables just have to figure out how to re-purpose some rear end ring gears and pinions hmmm... was thinking of regearing the jeep anyway!. La

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2017-12-20 Thread Roland Jollivet
On 21 December 2017 at 05:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 20 December 2017 15:06:20 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Wednesday 20 December 2017 12:36:57 gru...@manlymail.net wrote: > > > I got my first prototype working. It came out to be 60:1. > > > sun = 15 > > > first planet = 15 > > > firs

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 20 December 2017 15:06:20 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 20 December 2017 12:36:57 gru...@manlymail.net wrote: > > I got my first prototype working. It came out to be 60:1. > > sun = 15 > > first planet = 15 > > first ring = 45 > > second planet = 14 > > second ring = 45 > > I hav

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 20 December 2017 12:36:57 gru...@manlymail.net wrote: > I got my first prototype working. It came out to be 60:1. > sun = 15 > first planet = 15 > first ring = 45 > second planet = 14 > second ring = 45 > I have a short video but can not post it here > Need more details plz. Like did

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-20 Thread grumpy
I got my first prototype working. It came out to be 60:1. sun = 15 first planet = 15 first ring = 45 second planet = 14 second ring = 45 I have a short video but can not post it here -- Check out the vibrant tech communi

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-16 Thread Eric Keller
I have a collection of harmonic drives from a robot. Making a 4th axis has been on the list for a long time. The drives aren't exactly in a easily usable format, unfortunately. On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 10:09 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 16 December 2017 at 04:10, Chris Albertson > wrote: > > If

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2017-12-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 December 2017 at 04:10, Chris Albertson wrote: > If you can find an FHA drive then the servo and a very serious >> crossed-roller gear is included. >> http://bodgesoc.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/harmonic.html > > > The guy who made the above video said he bought the 4" diameter harmonic > drive o

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Chris Albertson
If you can find an FHA drive then the servo and a very serious > crossed-roller gear is included. > http://bodgesoc.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/harmonic.html The guy who made the above video said he bought the 4" diameter harmonic drive on eBay for about $200. I checked just now and there are a LOT o

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
Internal gears can be rotary broached. It uses a tool similar to what's on that shaper but both tool and gear blank are rotating pretty quick. Takes just one pass. Splines can be cut the same way. On Friday, December 15, 2017, 4:19:44 AM MST, andy pugh wrote: But I use the hobbing method

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Chris Albertson
Gene, just don't worry about failure on these. These are aerospace grade machines and you buy them cheap on eBay. Even if they did fail it is not a safety issue. You just say "It broke" and fix it. The other parts I found on eBay are worm and wheels. They are already machined for connecting t

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 December 2017 14:20:27 Chris Albertson wrote: > If the goal to build a zero backlash rotary table the gold standard is > a "harmonic drive". These are simpler designs that are inherently > near zero backlash, typically at the arc second level. It works on a > similar principle -- a

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2017 at 19:20, Chris Albertson wrote: > THIS is the project I want to copy https://youtu.be/mmOnktzifeg and here > is part 2 https://youtu.be/xaEhkF9S0mY Excelent videos If you can find an FHA drive then the servo and a very serious crossed-roller gear is included. http://bodges

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 December 2017 13:41:12 andy pugh wrote: > On 15 December 2017 at 18:25, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrvwlPxRhKU > > > > This one looks as if it could be made with a drill bit, if it didn't > > wander, and the tapered gibs would seem to allow zero backlas

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Chris Albertson
If the goal to build a zero backlash rotary table the gold standard is a "harmonic drive". These are simpler designs that are inherently near zero backlash, typically at the arc second level. It works on a similar principle -- a ring gear and another gear with one less tooth. These devices just

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2017 at 18:25, Gene Heskett wrote: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrvwlPxRhKU > > This one looks as if it could be made with a drill bit, if it didn't > wander, and the tapered gibs would seem to allow zero backlash. That was the idea, drill the holes, turn away half of the ho

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 December 2017 11:21:28 andy pugh wrote: > On 15 December 2017 at 13:04, wrote: > > While I am asking off topic questions does anyone know if the specs > > for designing a Grisson gear drive are available? These look very > > cool. https://www.maul-konstruktionen.de/eng/grissongetrie

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Chris Albertson
If you want to machine, not print the gears then I'd think then if you have 4 axis CNC you could just route the internal teeth with a straight end mill. The trouble is the minimum radius is the size of the end mill and you need a really tiny end mill to make the last finish pass. But if you cu

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 December 2017 11:11:32 John Kasunich wrote: > On Fri, Dec 15, 2017, at 06:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > If you look at stock internal gears: > > http://www.hpcgears.com/pdf_c33/17.7.pdf > > You will find that getting a pair that differ by only one tooth > > isn't that easy. And they wil

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread Stuart Stevenson
or this? https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcew9qfv98kcgrn/testgear.AVI?dl=0 On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 11:05 AM, wrote: > That does sound interesting > If I have permission to use your design I may try to make one of those > > > Quoting John Kasunich : > > On Fri, Dec 15, 2017, at 06:16 AM, andy pugh wr

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread grumpy
That does sound interesting If I have permission to use your design I may try to make one of those Quoting John Kasunich : On Fri, Dec 15, 2017, at 06:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: If you look at stock internal gears: http://www.hpcgears.com/pdf_c33/17.7.pdf You will find that getting a pair that d

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread grumpy
Sorry, not that one exactly Like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rpuiDkh1SA Quoting andy pugh : On 15 December 2017 at 16:39, wrote: I have already made that one The one in my Youtube video? Does it work? It is something I invented. But I have no idea if I invented it first ;-) --

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2017 at 16:39, wrote: > I have already made that one The one in my Youtube video? Does it work? It is something I invented. But I have no idea if I invented it first ;-) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mec

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread grumpy
I have already made that one It is easy to make with a fairly high reduction The reason I am interested in this Wolfrom is because it can have a high reduction and be a clutch This is what got me interested in planetary drives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sPi7DEbyI0 Quoting andy pugh : O

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2017 at 13:04, wrote: > While I am asking off topic questions does anyone know if the specs for > designing a Grisson gear drive are available? These look very cool. > https://www.maul-konstruktionen.de/eng/grissongetriebe_e.php While we are at it, how about this one? https://www

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread John Kasunich
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017, at 06:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: > If you look at stock internal gears: > http://www.hpcgears.com/pdf_c33/17.7.pdf > You will find that getting a pair that differ by only one tooth isn't > that easy. And they will differ in PCD. The PCD difference isn't to > hard too deal with

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread grumpy
While I am asking off topic questions does anyone know if the specs for designing a Grisson gear drive are available? These look very cool. https://www.maul-konstruktionen.de/eng/grissongetriebe_e.php -- Check out the

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2017-12-15 Thread grumpy
Inkscape can help design gears then you convert them to ngc file The "software" I use is a series of programs I have put together over the years I use my cnc router to cut the plastic Quoting Chris Albertson : Could you explain your design process. Are you using any software or are you usin

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2017-12-15 Thread grumpy
I make most gears out of 1/4 inch acetal, sometimes polycarbonate just because it is easy to get I use successfully smaller diameter bits to refine the profile I have never bought gears so I do not know how my gears would mesh with them I can generate external or internal gears with a shifted pr

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2017 at 01:28, wrote: > I make plastic gears on a table top cnc mill > Just things for toys and do-dads The reason I asked is that external gears are easy to make, but internal ones are not. I make gears for fun, here is a triple coaxial differential gear: https://photos.app.goo.g

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2017-12-14 Thread Chris Albertson
Could you explain your design process. Are you using any software or are you using my trick of "borrowing" CAS files for stock gear catalogs. I'd like to develop the ability to do more custom work without using so much time. I'm printing them now but I hope to use CNC later. How are you cutti

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2017-12-14 Thread grumpy
I make plastic gears on a table top cnc mill Just things for toys and do-dads Quoting andy pugh : On 14 December 2017 at 16:10, wrote: Does any one have the information for calculating the components for a wolfrom drive such as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKwtyd990a4 It's just gea

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2017-12-14 Thread Chris Albertson
I liked this up, The big question is at what level are you going to design this. Are you going to simply specify the gears to of the Boston Gear catalog or perhaps you need to know how to generate the involute curve for the internal gear or maybe find the loads in the carriers. Most people will t

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 December 2017 at 16:10, wrote: > Does any one have the information for calculating the components for a > wolfrom drive such as this > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKwtyd990a4 It's just gears, but with a slight profile offset to get the PCDs to match between internal gears of two differ

[Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-14 Thread grumpy
Does any one have the information for calculating the components for a wolfrom drive such as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKwtyd990a4 -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging