Hi, I have used a small torch to feather the edges of clear acrylic,and you have to use with care.Propane torch is an excelent choice, but as I said ,use with...
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NEVILLE WEBSTER
neville1333
Oct 14, 2008 9:38 pm
Hi Danny, depends on the shape- if its a flat area you can get good results simply by lacquering the parts this hides the m/c'ng defects. I have used this...
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Danny Miller
oznog2002
Oct 14, 2008 9:32 pm
Let's say I wanted to do some Taig CNC milling on an acrylic or polycarbonate block. The result needs to have some decent optical clarity but I expect the...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Oct 14, 2008 7:22 pm
Find a cheap import digital caliper, and mount that on your table. Alan KM6VV ... On Behalf Of squidsrus85 Hi, I have a table that is raised and lowered by a...
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squidsrus85
Oct 14, 2008 7:19 pm
Hi, I have a table that is raised and lowered by a lead screw, a small DC gear-motor and XL belt. I would like to add an encoder to get a read out of numbers...
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Earle Rich
erichnh2002
Oct 13, 2008 12:31 pm
I've done this several times on industrial machines. Red Lion (and others) have simple counters that take quadrature inputs. A US Digital encoder with high...
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John Dammeyer
jcdammeyer
Oct 13, 2008 4:25 am
I've attached and copied this email directly to you with a PIC program that reads quadrature and updates a LED display, one digit each loop. Perhaps this will...
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precisiongear99
Oct 13, 2008 12:12 am
Has there been anybody that has made a Digital read out for angle measurment using a rotary encoder? I need a a Digital readout for a machine design that will...
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Philip Burman
philip_burman
Oct 5, 2008 7:09 pm
Nice one Salvador, it looks pretty solid/rigid for a small mill. Phil ... the ... basic ... machine ... All ... When ... I ... to ... Optimum...
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sattwaguna
Oct 5, 2008 10:02 am
Hello all, Thanks to "caudlet" for uploading a photograph of my new machine, it is in a folder named "Salvador's Micro Mill", in the Photos section. The link...
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stcnc2000
Oct 3, 2008 6:33 pm
Hi, Here's a new Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtrPdjEcvlM ThinkCNC Bob A...
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Michael Fagan
woodworker_88
Oct 3, 2008 3:05 pm
If they are AC servos, then yes. If they are the more common DC servos, then no. On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Shumaim Shaheer...
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Shumaim Shaheer
shumaimshaheer
Oct 3, 2008 2:25 pm
Can anyone tell me that can i connect AC drive with servo motor. I have three stromag servo motors around 20yrs old . can i connect these motors with siemens...
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Jon Elson
jmelson2
Oct 2, 2008 3:06 am
Jon Elson wrote: Sorry, here's the page with the pic at the bottom : http://pico-systems.com/smallpwm.html...
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H & J Johnson
jerryflyguy
Oct 1, 2008 11:45 pm
Phil, I've had tens of thousands of dollars worth of stuff shipped to me via USPS from the US [to Canada]. This is the first claim I've ever had to make. The...
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Yahoo
phil_mattison
Oct 1, 2008 11:10 pm
Sounds to me as if time has already told. It is as I would have expected. However, I was alluding not to the difficulty, but to the frequency. I submit that...
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H & J Johnson
jerryflyguy
Oct 1, 2008 10:44 pm
I'm in the mid's of one right now.. so far it hasn't gone terribly smooth.. time will tell.. Jarrett Johnson...
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Yahoo
phil_mattison
Oct 1, 2008 10:33 pm
The "insured" value is not necessarily the "actual" value. The point was this: If the primary risk of loss is from inside the USPS itself, and any insurance at...
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Mark Bingham
fourthaxis4000
Oct 1, 2008 9:13 pm
Here in Australia, there seem to be two 'leakages' of techno-packages in the postal system. Leakage #1 is theft, leakage #2 is idiocy. Theft: for domestic...
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kbucklitch
Oct 1, 2008 7:30 pm
Hi Jon Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I am unable to see the picture, as I was reading the messages on the Yahoo website. I have changed my group...
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gcode fi (hanermo)
hvenermo
Oct 1, 2008 6:24 pm
Jon, Phil ... Most of the thefts are done by post office personnel in Spain. (Likewise shipping companies). Its one of the losses we (I) get living in a third...
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Jon Elson
jmelson2
Oct 1, 2008 5:43 pm
... I have never had a package go lost in the US. Only when sent to other countries. In the US, each mail handler has to sign for every insured package. So, ...
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Jon Elson
jmelson2
Oct 1, 2008 5:40 pm
... Yes. I got some very small microswitches and mounted them to the various axes. For the X, I removed the big stop post in the front middle of the saddle...
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Yahoo
phil_mattison
Oct 1, 2008 2:49 pm
An interesting correlation. It begs the question: Why would a thief care whether a package was insured or not? Perhaps the USPS provides extra security for...
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Jcullins
jtcullins
Oct 1, 2008 1:23 pm
I guess it depends on how it is shipped. I will be looking in to that. Thanks Jim www.soundlogicus.com ... From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com ...
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gcode fi (hanermo)
hvenermo
Oct 1, 2008 10:38 am
USPS is good -- but insurance is very important. Many packets (10-20%) are stolen if you do not insure ! Go figure....
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kbucklitch
Oct 1, 2008 10:01 am
Hi Folks I have a Taig mill,converted to CNC control, driven by Mach 3. I have used this for a couple of years without the benefit of limit or home switches....
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CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoo...
Oct 1, 2008 9:43 am
This list is for the discussion of CNC and related topics including CAD, CAM, EDM, & DRO. The list focuses on the construction of home shop CNC machines along...
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Bengt
bsjoelund
Oct 1, 2008 8:23 am
Hi Jim, USPS tracks all the way, I have no problems whatsoever on parcels sent to Sweden as regards tracking. Cheers Bengt ... of the ... number to...
