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Both types of motor can be run above their rated speed however the difference is how long for.? An Axis servo can typically be run 100-200% above rated speed and torque but only for a few seconds. A...

No problem,http://www.worldofward.com/rotarycontroller/shop/

I've had a couple of their smaller ones. They're ok. Certainly not high quality, but they done the jobs I needed them to do.

Siemens have recently offered a free 3d version for hobbyists:
https://solidedge.siemens.com/en/solutions/users/hobbyists-and-makers/

Well worth a look.

Hi All

Sorry I have not been around much we are moving house.

Below is a a few quick screen grabs of a concept design of a device to create a flat surface directly on the support tubes of a CNC...

Hi Alan,

Ok well, basically there are 3 different pieces of software or steps required to get from material to finished part. Well, it's often narrowed to 2 pieces with one of them being combined...

Now it's OUTPUTS.

You tend not to use as many OUTPUTS as you do INPUTS which is why you'll often see cards with 5-IN 2-OUT or 12-IN 6-OUT etc.
OUTPUTS tend to only handle low currents so they...

Ok so Other INPUTS.

These can be anything from the door bell ringing to kettles boiled.!! . . However common ones are Probes, Drive faults, Spindle faults, low coolant levels, etc.

Then going...

So let's start with How many I/O.? ( or Inputs & Outputs for those who are brand, brand new and thinking let's start with WTF does I/O mean...Lol)
With the term I/O I'm talking about General Inputs...

You’re very welcome, Mike

As a hobby microscopist, and tinkerer, I have a number of cameras that I can use for what I am personally interested in doing with these applications ... but for the...

It seems to be fine on el Capitan, Mike

Haven’t yet tried it on any version of MS Windows

MichaelG.

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Edit: I may have 'spoken too soon'
Both applications are failing to shut-down, and I...

No problem, Mike ... Let me know which OS is on the iMac
I have one which I have ‘frozen’ on Snow Leopard, so we may be able to work in parallel if you are struggling with it.


MichaelG.

Afternoon all.

I've finally got back to my machine project. I gave up with trying to create a planar surface in one shot and as the weather had warmed up I poured epoxy, this looks like it has...

Hi all,

This project took way too long, but got there in the end. Some pretty sloppy playing at the end of the video also, purely to get around copyright issues you understand ;)

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After a couple of delays due to other stuff I finally had the opportunity to have a go at it today, and I have to say I'm impressed with the APT cutters. Sequence of machining was:

1) Turn down...

I thought I'd post this I found on YT as I found it interesting to see how things where done. Good watch while stuck at home but Damn who ever picked those machine colours must have been colour...

( First things first, LEE can we please have a section for Machine Components because of components like this which cover a wide range of machine types.!)

Ok well as the title says I've got my...

Hi Bert and everyone,

Here are some renderings of the laser-plano-meter I've been trying to describe.
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It consists of a square device sat on 4 spherical feet at the corners. 3...

More workshop stuff . . .


https://youtu.be/NiXFlVzR29Y

Hi All

Gee who would have thought this thread would have generated so much interest.

I am tempted to bring up the possibility of automating bed machining using software!

The following is...

I took a punt and picked up a cheap (£25) Bosch laser today. Main reason was I don't want to tear apart my Dewalt and remove the lasers from the pendulum which I think would be required for our...

Been a while since I worked on this project, but its now getting close to completion. Here's a few videos to bring the project up to date:

Fixing an issue with the scratchplate:
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There comes a point in your life where you say "sod it!" to playing with backlash, and decide to go for it.

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So, removed apron and acme screw - and you know what?, it all became...

The condensed version.

At the start we have the Trajectory planner, that takes the raw g-code, applies the machine parameters (acceleration, max speed, tolerances etc), and generates lots of...

I have cnc'd my Super 7 and I'm very glad I did. It's a late PXF version, which has room in the saddle for a 12mm ballscrew, though I had to mount the nut sticking out because there isn't room to...