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12286
Hello every one, Is there an dxf file for G100 layout. I am making a pc board. needconnector pitch, distance of pins from some reference etc. and pinout. ...
JOHN UNALP
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Aug 1, 2007
4:24 pm
12287
Please see: Files > G100 and G101 > G101 dim.pdf Mariss...
Mariss Freimanis
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Aug 1, 2007
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12288
I miss-read your request. Can you use an ACAD2000 format .dxf? If yes, I will upload a 3D .dxf of the G100. ACAD R12 .dxf will not properly open 3D drawings. ...
Mariss Freimanis
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Aug 1, 2007
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12289
Hi Jonny, Been running into a few power surges and dips in my area, I've installed a few APC 700 UPS inline. Most modern power supplies (switching) should be ...
Curtis Leo
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Aug 2, 2007
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12290
HI guys, thanks for all quotations,i obtained roughly $28,571 (over 3 years) to make the whole assembly plant for low cost CNC gantries and CMM equipment.(and...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
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12291
I saw this metal rack and pinion which comes as a tape. What do you think of it for wood routers?(3mm tooltip,slow-medium feedrate,for wood carving of motifs) ...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
7:08 pm
12292
Jeet, The plastic will be fine just for a demo. How much force does it require to push a router through wood? And use balsa wood, he just wants to see it move....
R Rogers
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Aug 3, 2007
7:26 pm
12294
... $28K wouldn't go very far in the US, obviously things cost out differently in Mauritius. Congratulations! ... Unless you find something unusual, you might...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
7:51 pm
12295
... Cool product, but I saw this "caution" on the page : "These metal flexible racks are not suitable for applications where positioning accuracy is required."...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
7:55 pm
12296
... But, he needs to have the demo as close to production as possible. ... But, they usually are pretty big gears. ... But, to have decent life, the gears have...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
7:59 pm
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actually,i just need to get the prototype working,then all kinds of ministries will start to put up the funding.Pretty much everyone needs Motion Control these...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
8:10 pm
12298
i think life span is not necessary. 3 days testing followed by one day demonstartion should be enough i think....
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
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12299
To alleviate acceleration,i will program Matlab to make a toolpath before sending pulses.Normally i step directly from computed x/y data. By making a toolpath...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
8:18 pm
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... Just set the acceleration low in your ini file, if you're using EMC. - Steve...
Stephen Wille Padnos
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Aug 3, 2007
8:36 pm
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How much force do you need? Its simple math really. Lets say you need/want 20 pounds of force to move your gantry. 20x16 = 320 oz-in of force. Now lets take a...
R Rogers
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Aug 3, 2007
9:07 pm
12303
I would seriously consider toothed belt drive. Modern toothed belts have very low elasticity so you can get surprisingly good positioning accuracy. Have a look...
Leslie Newell
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Aug 3, 2007
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12304
ok...that calculation reaaly helps.thanks Mr roger and Mr Jon for your kind advice. The tape racks suck! they cost more than rigid racks. i found 12 inch rack...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
9:18 pm
12305
Hi, I am converting my mill to a cnc, and before investing money and time in fitting precision ball screws I figured I d launch this thought: Would it be...
Bram Van Hansewijck
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Aug 3, 2007
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12306
... Hi, from my experience, belt drives are ok for machines with no or almost no side forces like waterjet cutters or laser. If the machines are no bigger than...
Nicolas Benezan
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Aug 3, 2007
9:22 pm
12308
I'm wondering, with the weight of the gantry, whether one could get by with just plain old wheels- he's talking about 1mm accuracy, which sounds to me like...
Will Holding
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Aug 3, 2007
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Bram: I have heard people mounting the encoder to the ballscrew shaft, wouldnt know if its possible with your machine. A local guy has done it on a Tormach...
David Rabenius
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Aug 3, 2007
9:36 pm
12310
I'm used to thinking about mills with screws not a gantry configuration so consider my comments the same as a blind man offering help in crossing the road :-)....
Jeff Demand
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Aug 3, 2007
9:37 pm
12311
very good idea. I'm also thinking,what if i make two side clamps that squeeze the belt directly on the frame.It could become a very very very cheap and robust...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
9:43 pm
12312
that is a reaaly cool idea. i pretension the belt and reduce the slack. keep the ideas coming........
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
9:46 pm
12313
by the way...extremely detailed manuals and drive mechanism handbooks http://www.sdp-si.com/Catalogs.htm covers everything mechanical...
jeetendra_g10
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Aug 3, 2007
9:57 pm
12314
... We go through this every few months. The problem is, just by knowing the actual position, you have not eliminated the backlash. There is a region where...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
9:58 pm
12315
... Why don't you use EMC? It already has all the code to limit acceleration to any arbitrary value you specify, using the lookahead to slow down early on...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
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12316
... You need to keep the belt under tension, with some sort of spring arrangement at one end, or a spring-loaded pulley. W. M. Berg has a selection of...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
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12317
... Well, this is for a router, not a metal milling machine. What tension did you put that belt under? You can apply amazing tension to the belts with...
Jon Elson
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Aug 3, 2007
10:08 pm
12318
most probably i will. i don't see myself managing to get a Matlab software and a gantry ready in 1 month. + shipping delay. yeah,definitely EMC it is....
jeetendra_g10
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