A device like the one at http://www.lathes.co.uk/globe/ would make a Slant MM an accurate, universal machine tool. It could be easily made from a "solid Morse...
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Pat
rigmatch
May 27, 2010 6:26 pm
Remember that this machine slants backwards and not sideways like many CNC machines do. Pat...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
May 28, 2010 12:57 am
... That may be a bit too much for a round belt. However, I bet there are "O" rings in your neck of the woods and the bigger ones will handle 1/8 HP. Power...
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hepps_29646
May 28, 2010 4:42 pm
Bill, Thanks, the 3M shield should be a pretty clear shield. Lowes was the first place I tried and they didn't have any in stock. I'm going out of town...
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hepps_29646
May 28, 2010 4:49 pm
Lance, I went back and sure enough the blue film peels off. It was on so tight that for a while I thought that the blue was part of the shield. I picked up...
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Pat
rigmatch
May 28, 2010 6:51 pm
To understand all this you need to watch this machine video very carefully (not the motor making part). ...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
May 28, 2010 7:36 pm
... I did, and at 2:30, 3:30, 4:19 and 5:14 features are created which no semi-skilled human being could cut with only 5 axes. Boring an off-axis and larger...
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Ian Newman
ian_new
May 28, 2010 8:49 pm
Hi Pat, I still do not understand the reason for trying to make this new form of multimachine. The whole idea of the Mazak machine is to allow an unskilled...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
May 29, 2010 3:00 am
I meant to say most if I did not. Pat ________________________________ From: David G. LeVine <dlevine@...> To: multimachine@yahoogroups.com Cc: Pat...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
May 29, 2010 3:19 am
I don't think of this as a very complex machine. It is just an MM with built in indexing and an extra powered spindle. I think it is easier to do it this way...
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DennisF MacIntyre
a1g2r3i
May 29, 2010 3:59 am
If you have not been able to get a clear face shield, these people have them. Visit us online at www.leevalley.com Some industries require face shields as well...
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DennisF MacIntyre
a1g2r3i
May 29, 2010 4:10 am
Post speaks of round belts used with pulleys and idler pulleys for a 90 degree change of directional torque. Have you tried "O" rings? They come in a multitude...
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Lesley K Spivey
lkspivey1
May 29, 2010 1:12 pm
If you can find an example of the old dentists drills that are on a stand with the motor at the base driving through a round belt running over pulleys. These...
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Stone Tool
owly055
May 29, 2010 4:57 pm
The concept of using the round belts....... O-rings actually as suggested........ has some appeal, but there is the issue of the amount of power actually...
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GGB
girlguidebis...
May 29, 2010 8:34 pm
... That's a terrific story, thank you for sharing it with us. It shows that anything with any design in it at all must exist in "mind" before coming to exist...
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Pat
rigmatch
May 29, 2010 9:11 pm
I posted "New Multimachine.pdf" in "files" Pat...
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DennisF MacIntyre
a1g2r3i
May 30, 2010 2:58 am
Dear Howard You raise many issues. When I suggested "O" rings, probably one of many, I was thinking a long or large...
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Stone Tool
owly055
May 30, 2010 3:10 am
Thanks Paul: I love engineering systems to do things. I have done this most of my life with more or less success..... but I am not afraid to make mistakes...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
May 30, 2010 3:43 am
Hello I am wondering the point of moving the machine around, most of the  lapidary grinders I have seen was a motor with the wheel on each side of  it.  ...
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Stone Tool
owly055
May 30, 2010 3:59 am
Kieth: We are talking about an entirely different and unrelated project............. The lapidary machine I am designing is intended to be used by a lady...
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Lesley K Spivey
lkspivey1
May 30, 2010 11:31 am
The pulleys for the dental machine have a semi-circular groove that matches the circumference of the belt (180 degrees). The rubber O-Rings have quite a bit...
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stuart.durkin
May 31, 2010 3:35 am
Hello, I am an unskilled newbie looking at trying to build a multimachine with the aid af some shop classes. I have access to a straght 6 engine block with...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
May 31, 2010 3:35 am
Hello Stone Tool  You might want to look at these machines, they are compact and have 6 wheels   www.diamondpacific.com   They are kind of pricey ....
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Pat
rigmatch
May 31, 2010 3:52 am
Hi Stuart Almost any block will work without re-boring. Just cast some aluminum chunks and use a wood lathe to turn (3000 rpm) the chunks into bearing...
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Stone Tool
owly055
May 31, 2010 3:57 am
Keith: I have virtually the same machine but by Loritone........it has 6 Diamond Pacific wheels on it. The problem is that I need both curved soft surfaces of...
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auswelder
May 31, 2010 6:31 am
Will this method provide acurate results though? I assume they would have to be oiled every now and then? Has anyone worked out an easy way for a spindle, I...
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DennisF MacIntyre
a1g2r3i
May 31, 2010 12:00 pm
2010/05/31//07:46 Dear Stuart 92mm. That's about 3 5/8" (just so I can comprehend it). The idea, I believe, is to use what is at hand with-in...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
May 31, 2010 4:06 pm
... You would be better served if you had two blocks to make a multimachine. Your straight six will make a wonderful bed on which you can mount ways or it...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
May 31, 2010 4:10 pm
... Take a look at desktop CNC machines, many fully enclose the machine to limit the spread of dust, which is, in essence, what you are doing....
