Gene, I use Alibre. Happy with that although not renewing support this year. John
-----Original Message----- From: gene heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] Sent: June 25, 2023 5:58 AM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Drilling holes in the back of a stepper motor On 6/25/23 04:59, andy pugh wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jun 2023 at 04:31, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > >> Is there any reason I can't clamp the motor in a vice and pop in two holes >> and tap them with a bottom tap at the spacing of the mounting flange? > > I have done it in-situ, but there really isn't all that much metal in there. > > I think pulling the back cover off (leaving the rotor in place) and > choosing your mounting point carefully would probably be best. > > Or, as Gene says, use the existing holes, very short screws, and an > adaptor plate. > The advantage there is that on your test assembly, you'll likely find something that needs changed to make it fit really well, and the OpenSCAD edit of one or two vars, thru cura and feeding the gcode from cura to the printer for a corrected copy is a 5 minute job. During which time you can take a nap or do other productive work. At my age, the nap often wins. ;o)> Keeps me out of the bars too dontcha know. Tace care and stay well all. 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, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
