Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV.

2016-08-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 20 August 2016 19:33:26 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 19 August 2016 23:16:47 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Had to quit for much of the rest of the weekend, need some steel, and > TSC doesn't satisfy my hunger with their crappy hot roll. > > But I've a question, based on what I know about

Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV.

2016-08-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 19 August 2016 23:16:47 Gene Heskett wrote: Had to quit for much of the rest of the weekend, need some steel, and TSC doesn't satisfy my hunger with their crappy hot roll. But I've a question, based on what I know about steppers. That 1600 oz/in I took off the mill that was falling

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2016-08-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 August 2016 10:54:44 Gene Heskett wrote: Some limited progress of the qc 'standoff'. Its being difficult due to short life of the carbide inserts I am turning it with, and I should have contoured it offcenter like Andy did. I get about 20mm down the cyclinder and the end of

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2016-08-17 Thread Ken Strauss
Link? > -Original Message- > From: Gregg Eshelman [mailto:g_ala...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 7:02 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV. > > Have a look at this. Wouldn't be surpris

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2016-08-17 Thread Gregg Eshelman
t: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:29 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV. On 16 August 2016 at 23:49, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > The local casting shop seems to be using machined alu forms, and I have > seen no evidence they can take a patte

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2016-08-17 Thread sam sokolik
I also did a few years back and one of the local foundrys would do 1 offs.. I don't know if they still do. it was dollars a pound though. (don't remember exactly) On 8/17/2016 9:25 AM, John Kasunich wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016, at 01:54 PM, andy pugh wrote: >> Have you considered having

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2016-08-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 August 2016 10:07:41 andy pugh wrote: > On 17 August 2016 at 11:17, Sarah Armstrong > > wrote: > > but the newer > > composite form material it's easier to form by cnc > > and quicker than using wood and then treating the forms with resin > > or

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2016-08-17 Thread John Kasunich
On Tue, Aug 16, 2016, at 01:54 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > Have you considered having a casting made? You seem to enjoy > woodworking, so pattern making shouldn't be too hard for you. > I think foundries that are willing to do one-off jobs for random guys off the street are far less common on

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2016-08-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 August 2016 06:17:26 Sarah Armstrong wrote: > i tend to use aluminium forms when i need to make hundereds and that > when some tollerance of fit is needed > more for robustnes , wooden forms are fine for one offs , but the > newer composite form material it's easier to form by cnc

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2016-08-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 August 2016 at 11:17, Sarah Armstrong wrote: > but the newer > composite form material it's easier to form by cnc > and quicker than using wood and then treating the forms with resin or > filler and sanding etc . Yes, though not inexpensive:

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2016-08-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 August 2016 05:29:37 andy pugh wrote: > On 16 August 2016 at 23:49, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The local casting shop seems to be using machined alu forms, and I > > have seen no evidence they can take a pattern & do all the work to > > make it sand castable. I

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2016-08-17 Thread Sarah Armstrong
i tend to use aluminium forms when i need to make hundereds and that when some tollerance of fit is needed more for robustnes , wooden forms are fine for one offs , but the newer composite form material it's easier to form by cnc and quicker than using wood and then treating the forms with resin

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2016-08-17 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2016 at 23:49, Gene Heskett wrote: > The local casting shop seems to be using machined alu forms, and I have > seen no evidence they can take a pattern & do all the work to make it > sand castable. I haven't toured the whole place, so I've not seen the >

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2016-08-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
ent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV. On 16 August 2016 at 18:21, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > There's only one problem, the Z screw, if mounted where the old on is, > will be nearly 3.5 inches from the back face

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2016-08-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 16 August 2016 13:54:48 andy pugh wrote: > On 16 August 2016 at 18:21, Gene Heskett wrote: > > There's only one problem, the Z screw, if mounted where the old on > > is, will be nearly 3.5 inches from the back face, so I'll have to > > make a big long pad for the

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2016-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2016 at 18:21, Gene Heskett wrote: > There's only one problem, the Z screw, if mounted where the old on is, > will be nearly 3.5 inches from the back face, so I'll have to make a big > long pad for the Z nut to interface with it. Have you considered having a

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2016-08-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 16 August 2016 11:41:37 andy pugh wrote: > On 16 August 2016 at 16:02, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Is that amount of > > reduction fast enough for the ins and outs of a G76 threading > > operation? > > The 9x20 lathe has a 1:1 geared NEMA23, and actually works fine.

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2016-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2016 at 16:02, Gene Heskett wrote: > Is that amount of > reduction fast enough for the ins and outs of a G76 threading operation? The 9x20 lathe has a 1:1 geared NEMA23, and actually works fine. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIYMfyf4jDI ) > Thats neat,

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2016-08-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 16 August 2016 05:55:21 andy pugh wrote: > On 16 August 2016 at 03:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > > If anyone has links to pix I can steal ideas from, plz post them. > > I did have some that were embedded in a cnc-zone post, but it looks > like that hosting service

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2016-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2016 at 03:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > If anyone has links to pix I can steal ideas from, plz post them. I did have some that were embedded in a cnc-zone post, but it looks like that hosting service has disappeared, and taken the images with it. The trick I used