Has any one used a round [rather than 3m V] polyurethane belt on the taig lathe? And did it work? B3m500 belts are very overpriced in the UK Cheers JohnB...
Hi John, I used it on a spare Taig headstock and bed I used for a pivot polisher (clock work). I never had any issues. The 3mm belting seems to nestle down...
Thanks for the advice, everyone! I have a few routes of attack that I am going to try before threatening my machine again. Tonight's effort will be to ditch...
While I use XL belts on the Taig, I use round belts (probably buna) O-rings on my key machines. Last time I bought one was in 2005. I told the guy at the...
Regarding the remote desktop... Some times, I sit and watch the DROs, or watch the mill, but generally, I will start it, then trust Mach to do what I told...
In a message dated 2/12/2013 7:26:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, anchornm@... writes: FWIW -- once you go for the Geckos, you will never look back... ...
Amazingly, I am still having problems after all the troubleshooting. I am also cross-posting to the Mach3- forum. This sounds a lot like Max Cato's problems...
... Anti-virus software hooks into basic system functions like reading and writing files, and can cause system hangs of various sorts. As such, my feeling is...
... Maybe swarf getting into the ways or leadscrews? I had a problem on mine where the Y-axis seized up. Took it apart, cleaned everything out thoroughly,...
Using the federate override it happens more often at faster speed so presumably it would be less at slower feds but it is creeping along now and it is already...
If you're going to go so far as to try to debug the pulses using an O-scope, I would recommend using a logic analyzer instead. That way, instead of looking at...
... Once the spindle is parallel to the z-travel, I would expect it to stay that way unless you remove the head. Have you experienced problems? The column,...
I would agree it should stay that way if you don't disturb anything, but if you move the headstock on its dovetail plate or if (like me) you occasionally move...
Good point Max about the logic analyzer. I am not ready yet for the Oscilloscope but it has 16 channels and storage so that helps. Regarding your: it makes...
That sounds like a motor stall due to commutation issues... F100 would be 100 ipm? That's pretty fast. With my Gecko 201's, a 45V beefy liner supply and...
Has anyone got a quick way to line up a Sherline rotary table and adjustable tailstock mounted on the Tail mill table? The setup is for milling small clock...
Thank you for providing a detailed answer. It is metric. I gave the max speed (Rapid) as 800mm/minute in the description and a feed of 100mm/min is just 4...
Doug, See: http://www.sherline.com/tip41.htm Nope, you want horizontal not vertical. How about turning the head of the bolt to a center that you can use in...
A2Z makes a tooling plate with mounting holes for the Sherline rotary table and a T-slot for the tailstock. Depending on required accuracy, you may still need...
OK... you should be able to go faster than that. Next thing I'd check is the power supply. What type of power supply are you using? Note Gecko rec's an...
WAM, The normal setup is Taig's original configuration. I checked the internal powersupply and it is normal. The other system is driving with the Geckos and...
... That is not accurate: The stepper drives don't know or care what type of power supply is connected as long as it can supply the required current at the...
I just realized I may have read the original comment wrong. I read it as 'required' but now see it was probably meant to be 'recommended'. Gecko does say they...
From Gecko's manual http://www.geckodrive.com/gecko/images/cms_files/Step%20Motor%20Basics%20Guide.pdf page 11: "An unregulated power supply will be sufficient...
Strange... the one time I had a weird issue with Mach/PC was as i mentioned earlier - a specific piece of G code that would fail to move the Y, with a noise...
If you have Mach3, in config and Motor tuning, there is step pulse 1-5 and dir pulse 1-5 what do you have both set at?, I have both mine set at  3, just a...
That works on electric motors due to the type of fit between the frame and the end bells. Doesn't do much for other types of fits. It does nothing if a...
