ok call me ignorant but whay did you do this? is there an advantage to it i cant figure?
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 6:44 AM, Ron Taylor <rontaylor1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a heads up with ref to a genie garage door opener. In my experience > they have a very short duty cycle and the thermal cutout would operate > quite quickly, probably before any real work could be done. > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Bill Bulkeley <bulke...@mmnet.com.au>wrote: > >> ** >> the corbox bit I was referring too was 2 inch and it was for removing >> material quickly when following a template with the z axis (when you make >> one) very much like a model 200 I think. I have not seen one but I tried it >> with my z axis using a small roller to roll along the template it worked >> really well. I got the idea from the legacy videos on their cnc sight they >> turn shapes with a core box bit under program so I thought it they can do >> it then we can do it with a manual machine. >> and provided you have a fine feed and a few RPM you also get a good >> finish.I must get around to making this permanent on my z axis. >> see the trouble with the manual mills is (unless you use 2 handles at >> once that is) is the finish is not good using the gears and one handle or >> the motor with a 1/2 inch pitch is just too fast to get a nice finish >> turning. there are 2 ways to fix this increase the RPM of the spindle with >> the same 1/2 inch pitch hence 2 motors one on the feed and one on the >> spindle. second which is a much better way I think is slow the feed rate or >> pitch down instead of 1/2 inch pitch a 1/16 inch pitch which is why I >> made the sprockets and chains I posted before a few days ago.one handle or >> motor and a nice fine feed. and as you have discoverd it gets a really nice >> finish which needs nearly no sanding >> >> Bill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* curt george <curtgeo...@wowway.com> >> *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2011 1:45 PM >> *Subject:* Re: I made a new toy today. >> >> Hello Bill >> I was going to buy a Genie garage door opener a few years back.The one I >> was looking at was a DC unit with a worm gear drive. It did not pan out, >> but I still think to could have worked. >> I still would like to get a speed control for my motor, but the way I >> look at it is, If this is made to push a person around all day long, then >> it should work out well on my Legacy,since its only going to be use every >> once in a while according to the job at hand. >> Bill can you remind me, You said something a while back,about using a >> corebox bit to turn a nice finish on a spindle? What size bit? and what was >> the purpose? roughing out or ...? Now that I too have a spindle motor drive >> I would like to explore any and or all possibilities, where getting a >> better finish on a turning is concerned. >> Thank you. >> C.A.G. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Bill Bulkeley <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> >> *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:04 PM >> *Subject:* Re: I made a new toy today. >> >> a great motor too if you can get one for our legacy's is a shop sliding >> door motor you know those electric doors on every shop and supermarket now >> I was going into a shop a few days ago and one was apart being repaired >> and I was talking to the repair man its a 12volt dc motor geared slow and >> lots of grunt >> I bet it work really well on our machines provided you can get one of >> corse >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* curt george <curtgeo...@wowway.com> >> *To:* Legacy Google group <Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2011 12:03 PM >> *Subject:* I made a new toy today. >> >> Hello Everyone. >> Today I finely finished my spindle motor drive unit.And I did it somewhat >> differently than what everyone else has already done. >> instead of hooking up the spindle drive into the head stock, I used the >> tail stock side instead. >> My reasons were many for doing it this way, "but in a nut shell" the >> biggest reason I did what I did was, I just could not get the materials to >> make the motor >> and the trencher gears,work on every position the Legacy could be moved >> to. So instead of going through the front door, I went through the back >> door instead. ;-) >> >> The motor is a 12 volt DC wheel chair motor. I used a 2 1/2" riser clamp >> to hold the motor, two 5/16"x4" carriage bolts and some knobs to adjust the >> motor onto the Legacy >> tail stock. >> The gears and the chain are form an Audi timing system (car parts) >> the tail stock live center is a $20.00 jet live center (on sale at >> Rockler) >> All that I had to do was to boar out the gear to mate up to the live >> center, then cut and wield the drive gear hub onto the live center. and it >> was done! ;-) >> "O" I did have to take apart the chain and shorten it a bit as well.But >> any kid who has worked on a bike can do that. (and I've done my share of >> that in the past.) ;-) >> Please let me know what you think? >> C.A.G. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1873 / Virus Database: 2102/4665 - Release Date: 12/07/11 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1873 / Virus Database: 2102/4665 - Release Date: 12/07/11 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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