Several months ago, In response to a question of mine, I recall someone mentioning that the TAIG factory was developing a leadscrew retro-fit based on a...
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Tony Jeffree
tony@...
Oct 1, 2000 3:07 pm
... Nick Carter may be able to shed light on this...certainly didn't see much sign of it on my visit to Taig a couple of weeks back. ... Use the wing nut (on...
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Nicholas Carter and F...
felice@...
Oct 2, 2000 6:08 am
... The folks at Taig are having so much to do with the new mill upgrades that it's safe to assume that all projects other than the mill are on the back ...
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labbea@...
Oct 3, 2000 3:46 pm
Hi, I've been lurking for a while and thought I'd finally ask something... I've got a taig which is currently powered by a HUGE 1/2HP induction motor. Very...
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Dave Martindale
davem@...
Oct 3, 2000 5:07 pm
... First, I'm very surprised that rectified line voltage would be 110 V. Since the peaks in the AC waveform go up to 170 V, the unloaded voltage on your...
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Stan Stocker
stockers@...
Oct 3, 2000 5:22 pm
Through a full wave bridge you should see quite a bit more than 110V. I'd expect 1.414 X line_voltage. You might try with a half wave rectifier, but you'll...
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Lawrence Keating
lawrence.keating@...
Oct 3, 2000 5:29 pm
... panel/ ... outlets. My thanks to you Stan (and to Ken Jenkins) for your advise on installing an inline fuse for the controller on my 2 HP variable speed...
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Stan Stocker
stockers@...
Oct 3, 2000 5:53 pm
Glad it worked out! Sounds like you did a nice job. 15 amp fuses are typically available at auto parts stores. Stan....
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Dave Martindale
davem@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:08 pm
... Do check the voltage rating on that fuse. Automotive fuses are available in a range of amperage, but are typically only specified to handle 32 V. You want...
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lasernerd@...
Oct 3, 2000 7:25 pm
This is sort of OT, but I thought I'd chime in here. Radio Shack makes decent parts, but they are REALLY expensive. If you live in or around a city, there may...
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batwings@...
Oct 3, 2000 9:12 pm
... First, reduce the voltage while it's still AC. You could use autotransformer, simple and efficient. Then rectify that. ... The meter reads 110 VDC when you...
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Dave Martindale
davem@...
Oct 3, 2000 11:20 pm
... Ah, you're assuming that he isn't using any capacitance after the bridge rectifier, while I'm assuming that he *is* using a suitably large capacitor....
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Phil Jaster
phil-jaster@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:30 am
... meter converts real P-P VAC to RMS when it displays." Just a thought for consideration: I know most of the folks on these kinds of forums like to use...
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Stan Stocker
stockers@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:19 am
Robin; Lucky you! If the Canadian Radio Shacks have decent parts it's a miracle. The US ones have predominately lower end examples of third world swill, or ...
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Stan Stocker
stockers@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:29 am
Good point on the voltage rating spec! I haven't bought fuses in so darn long it isn't funny - got a deal on a large quantity of Buss fuses in a cabinet from...
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Phil Jaster
phil-jaster@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:11 am
just wanted to share with all that those surplus motors that have been "THE" thread on this group is no longer in stock.. I tried to purchase one today... they...
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batwings@...
Oct 4, 2000 11:00 am
... It doesn't matter a bit, the meter converts pulsating DC to RMS also. ... If this is a simple DC motor it won't care a bit about pulsating DC. There's no...
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Cuddapah Hariprasad
hprasad@...
Oct 4, 2000 12:37 pm
I am very new to this group. My name is Hari, reside in Humble, Texas. I recently bought an old micro lathe (Taig) from ebay, impressed with the quality...
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Greg Pay
gnpay@...
Oct 4, 2000 1:00 pm
Although a lot of the fun of owning a taig is the ability it gves you to change and modify it to meet a variety of purposes, I, and other purchasers seem to...
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Tom Benedict
benedict@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:05 pm
... Sweet! I'd been eyeballing those, but hadn't ordered any. I'm fine grinding my own toolbits (and will continue to do this for the bulk of the work I do),...
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Tom Benedict
benedict@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:13 pm
... Hey! I'm just south of you in Austin. Howdy, neighbor! ... If we're going to this length, want to put some design ideas into the pot? I wouldn't mind...
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dmock@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:39 pm
... Dang! I just place my order a week and 1/2 ago. It was latter in the evening so they couldn't confirm if the motors were still avaiable. I haven't heard...
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Ken Jenkins
kjenkins@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:42 pm
Your welcome. ... Fuses at the "auto parts store" are rated for 12 VDC. The fuse in question here is "line voltage" and needs to be rated for 110VAC. Which...
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Dave Martindale
davem@...
Oct 4, 2000 6:33 pm
This seems to be turning into a personal feud, and as such ought to be taken off the list. But, having been attacked in public, I also feel a need to defend...
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Dave Martindale
davem@...
Oct 4, 2000 7:04 pm
I think part of the problem with a "bulk buy" of DC motors and controls is that the motors themselves are expensive when bought new. I've read about people...
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Nicholas Carter and F...
felice@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:17 pm
I am glad that this little argument hasn't degenerated to the use of curses & scatological remarks, but just to guard against this, I ask the following: 1)...
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Greg Pay
gnpay@...
Oct 4, 2000 10:06 pm
I agree whole heartedly with Nick Carter, What we have created is a world-wide group of people with not only different personalities but different cultures,...
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Mike Cummings
mjc3834@...
Oct 5, 2000 7:14 am
I got my treadmill motor and control board in St Paul Mn. A place called "Axman Surplus". They have a web site. http://www.ax-man.com/ They have four stores...
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Greg Pay
gnpay@...
Oct 5, 2000 10:57 am
Has anyone used a sewing machine motor to power a lathe or mill? These little motors seem powerful and long lived(my wife has an old singer that was her...
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batwings@...
Oct 5, 2000 11:26 am
... First you make an elementary mistake, waffle about a bunch of contradictory advice and take a long time to speak some truth, and I reply to it with short...
