... It definitely shows how to connect the command input and tach, and shows some of the limit switch connections. I don't know if it has the enable and fault...
Yes, this is the idea. Any experience of how much strength this has ? Also, it looks like a total patent violation of the Bishop Wisecarver stuff ? IIRC, there...
... Is the command input the 10V analog? -- Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space Center, USA Think, Draw, Print....
... stuff ? ... ago. ... Since it's just the regular beam (4"x2") with the rails added, I'm guessing the strength would be the same. The www.makerslide.com...
Using single deep groove bearings, as shown with makerslide, will be no good. They are not designed to take a twisting load, as when you would have a spindle...
... good. ... spindle ... The fact that the Makerslide bearings are a plastic sleeve slid over a regular bearing just might tip people off that they're...
my understanding is that the BW bearings are twin angular contact bearings. that would make then well suited for the application. also, that some people are...
hi i am new to viacad i know nothing about cad what i would like to know is why is the Tutorials writen in such a way that the authors aussme you know what thy...
... This group is better than a book. Ask specific questions and I am sure you will either get an answer or be pointed in the right direction. -- Ron Thompson ...
... Maybe you should consider the life of the machine you want to use it on. If it's a prototype, this is probably fine. If the machine sees constant use, the...
... There are two rational solutions: Mill off the top rail and replace it with steel or use a hard surface. Replacing the top rail with steel after it starts...
I was thinking along those lines..... make it with the aluminum rails now. cut many parts, if it fails, upgrade. keeps the initial costs lower although it...
... time. a ... between ... That answer is, of course, "it depends" aka "who knows?". The Makerslider wasn't designed for routers, so it's pointless asking if...
... upgraded. ... with steel or ... polished, ... More logical would be simply buying the plain rail in the first place, and adding the v-rails to it (that's...
i want too make a fly fishing reel. wear do i strat ? i think i can draw the rims alright. the part that gets me is how do i i get holes in the rims there...
Back in the 90's I was a designer and builder of custom Fly fishing reels. There is no right answer to your questions without knowing more about your...
PBC Linear Make a good product called Integral V Rails. http://www.pbclinear.com/Integral-V-Linear-Guide-Technology. They have a spin off company which makes...
bob i am trying to make a Philbrook & Paine raised pillar reel style type reel.i want to be able learn cad to this some one to do this for me will not help...
I have designed and built such reels. It would be best to email me off the list and I will see what I can do to help you out some. I am not familiar with the...
hi bob i found a web site " cut 2 d "its easy to use the  tutorials  are wonderfull i think i am on the way to learing cam buy inporting some jeg files. i...
Glad to hear it. What type of equipment do you plan to use to machine your reels? There are two ways to do the spool, one is to turn it from a solid bar and...
I've been working on a new leadscrew design project. The purpose is to have zero backlash, zero endplay, and zero machining for a home built CNC router type...
i think i will try mill two halves and shrink fit them together onto the central shaft then i use a bearings in the end plates i went to anodizing 101 have to...
Hi Fred: How do you get Zero Backlash on an Acme screw? It's not obvious fromteh drawing or the photo. Andy Wander ... From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com...
A delrin nut is made that touches both flanks of the acme leadscrew. Kind of like an interference fit, the steel slightly compresses the delrin, resulting in...
Here are some fishing reel resources: northbranchreels.wordpress.com/ wildfisher.co.uk/smf/ reelsmithing.com/forum/ Your simple question has led me down the...
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May 25, 2012 2:08 am
Hi, I've drawn up XY co-ordinates in LibreCAD, for a CNC to drill bolt & vent holes in round rotors/plates for my Electric Hubcap 5KW pancake motors. (When I...
Hi Craig, There are a few freeby type dxf to gcode converters about. This one works well: http://christian-kohloeffel.homepage.t-online.de/index.html ...
... Actually, the cad is the hardest part. Gcode has drill cycles. Straight drill and peck drilling. So the code is simply a line with the drill cycle and then...
