On Monday 07 September 2015 06:09:42 andy pugh wrote: > I have a motor that would be about right for my lathe conversion, if > it didn't have a brake on the back. (a nice short motor is useful for > a Lathe X axis). > > I am considering re-machining the rotor shaft and the end cover to > make it into a shorter motor without a brake. > > The problem, clearly, will be that all the swarf will want to stick to > the magnet. My idea is to wrap it in masking tape and then duct tape, > do the machining, add another layer of duct-tape to immobilise any > remaining swarf, then cut it all off. > > Does anyone have a better idea?
If the brake can be removed but leave the shaft, it would make a great place to put a damper on it. Not that x normally needs the speed because of the short travel range, but... And I can't think of a better way to keep the swarf out of it than what you are describing. I'd likely do the same. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
