Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
At least I can open up the stl files and view them in 3-D. There are several areas that are impossible to machine... they could be injection molded but not machined. Sharp inside corners in the Z axis are not machinable... if they have a radius they can be machined. The smaller the radius the longer it will take to machine as the tool would be small. I can only view a stl file and can't make a solid out of it... Is there some reason you selected PVC as the material? John On 4/16/2012 4:26 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Ok, hadn't thought that far. www.aercon.net/Public/Pumpitems.zip On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Which areas? I have built 10 of these on my 3 axis machine. I had to hand drill the hole in the side of the lid. Everything else was done with 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 bits. PVC is the only cost effective material with resistance to bromine. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:43 AM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: At least I can open up the stl files and view them in 3-D. There are several areas that are impossible to machine... they could be injection molded but not machined. Sharp inside corners in the Z axis are not machinable... if they have a radius they can be machined. The smaller the radius the longer it will take to machine as the tool would be small. I can only view a stl file and can't make a solid out of it... Is there some reason you selected PVC as the material? John On 4/16/2012 4:26 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Ok, hadn't thought that far. www.aercon.net/Public/Pumpitems.zip On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
It appears that all the hexes have sharp inside corners as well as a couple of places on the inside of the base. The bosses around the screw holes on the top inside corners are drawn sharp inside corners. The middle section bosses for the screw holes also have sharp inside corners. I wish SolidWorks would do more with the stl file than just create an image of it in one color with no edges... I had to google bromine to see what that is... When you machined them did you machine the radius on all the outside corners with a radius bit? John On 4/17/2012 7:17 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: Which areas? I have built 10 of these on my 3 axis machine. I had to hand drill the hole in the side of the lid. Everything else was done with 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 bits. PVC is the only cost effective material with resistance to bromine. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:43 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: At least I can open up the stl files and view them in 3-D. There are several areas that are impossible to machine... they could be injection molded but not machined. Sharp inside corners in the Z axis are not machinable... if they have a radius they can be machined. The smaller the radius the longer it will take to machine as the tool would be small. I can only view a stl file and can't make a solid out of it... Is there some reason you selected PVC as the material? John On 4/16/2012 4:26 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Ok, hadn't thought that far. www.aercon.net/Public/Pumpitems.zip On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE!
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Someone on the SolidWorks forum said there is a free 30 day trial of alibre that is full featured and the files can be exported as a step or parasolid file which is a native file for SW. I'm downloading the trial now to see so if you want to link to the three parts in alibre I'll try and convert them. John On 4/17/2012 7:17 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: Which areas? I have built 10 of these on my 3 axis machine. I had to hand drill the hole in the side of the lid. Everything else was done with 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 bits. PVC is the only cost effective material with resistance to bromine. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:43 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: At least I can open up the stl files and view them in 3-D. There are several areas that are impossible to machine... they could be injection molded but not machined. Sharp inside corners in the Z axis are not machinable... if they have a radius they can be machined. The smaller the radius the longer it will take to machine as the tool would be small. I can only view a stl file and can't make a solid out of it... Is there some reason you selected PVC as the material? John On 4/16/2012 4:26 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Ok, hadn't thought that far. www.aercon.net/Public/Pumpitems.zip On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
The only places that require a 1/16 bit are the o ring grooves on the base and middle pieces. Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. I machined the radius with a ball end mill, which is time consuming, but less than doing it by hand. The base this fits in was machined using a ball end, so to fit I have to radius the bottom. Here is what mine http://aercon.net/Public/Image40.jpg looks like. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:58 AM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: Someone on the SolidWorks forum said there is a free 30 day trial of alibre that is full featured and the files can be exported as a step or parasolid file which is a native file for SW. I'm downloading the trial now to see so if you want to link to the three parts in alibre I'll try and convert them. John On 4/17/2012 7:17 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: Which areas? I have built 10 of these on my 3 axis machine. I had to hand drill the hole in the side of the lid. Everything else was done with 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 bits. PVC is the only cost effective material with resistance to bromine. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:43 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: At least I can open up the stl files and view them in 3-D. There are several areas that are impossible to machine... they could be injection molded but not machined. Sharp inside corners in the Z axis are not machinable... if they have a radius they can be machined. The smaller the radius the longer it will take to machine as the tool would be small. I can only view a stl file and can't make a solid out of it... Is there some reason you selected PVC as the material? John On 4/16/2012 4:26 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Ok, hadn't thought that far. www.aercon.net/Public/Pumpitems.zip On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesen e...@aercon.net wrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
The top part just has some counterbores for SHCS's. And yes I agree the part should be modeled with a radius on inside corners as allowed. John On 4/17/2012 8:13 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesene...@aercon.net wrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
I get some new corrected ones on here after a bit. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:28 AM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: The top part just has some counterbores for SHCS's. And yes I agree the part should be modeled with a radius on inside corners as allowed. John On 4/17/2012 8:13 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesene...@aercon.net wrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Strangely enough my CAM software (OneCNC) will open a stl file but I can't extract any edges or surfaces for machining. I registered twice to get the trial download but have not received the email yet with the information... the next page gave me another register page and wouldn't you know I got an email from a salesperson asap... http://mkt.alibre.com/testdrive John On 4/17/2012 8:32 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: I get some new corrected ones on here after a bit. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:28 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The top part just has some counterbores for SHCS's. And yes I agree the part should be modeled with a radius on inside corners as allowed. John On 4/17/2012 8:13 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesene...@aercon.net wrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Whats is the cost for OneCNC? On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: Strangely enough my CAM software (OneCNC) will open a stl file but I can't extract any edges or surfaces for machining. I registered twice to get the trial download but have not received the email yet with the information... the next page gave me another register page and wouldn't you know I got an email from a salesperson asap... http://mkt.alibre.com/testdrive John On 4/17/2012 8:32 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: I get some new corrected ones on here after a bit. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:28 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The top part just has some counterbores for SHCS's. And yes I agree the part should be modeled with a radius on inside corners as allowed. John On 4/17/2012 8:13 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesene...@aercon.net wrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
IIRC the level of OneCNC I purchased was somewhat over 1k... I can't completely recommend it as it does have some UI issues and is not the best but it does work for me. Still no response from the attempt to get a trial version of alibre so unless you can create a dxf with all the information needed then that would have to be brought into the CAM software and extruded out to a solid for the CAM software or an industry standard 3-D file like iges or step or parasolid I can't even begin to look at it... This is frustrating at the least... John On 4/17/2012 9:14 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: Whats is the cost for OneCNC? On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Strangely enough my CAM software (OneCNC) will open a stl file but I can't extract any edges or surfaces for machining. I registered twice to get the trial download but have not received the email yet with the information... the next page gave me another register page and wouldn't you know I got an email from a salesperson asap... http://mkt.alibre.com/testdrive John On 4/17/2012 8:32 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: I get some new corrected ones on here after a bit. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:28 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The top part just has some counterbores for SHCS's. And yes I agree the part should be modeled with a radius on inside corners as allowed. John On 4/17/2012 8:13 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesene...@aercon.netwrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Paid$$. Try these - www.aercon.net/Public/PartsIges.zip On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC the level of OneCNC I purchased was somewhat over 1k... I can't completely recommend it as it does have some UI issues and is not the best but it does work for me. Still no response from the attempt to get a trial version of alibre so unless you can create a dxf with all the information needed then that would have to be brought into the CAM software and extruded out to a solid for the CAM software or an industry standard 3-D file like iges or step or parasolid I can't even begin to look at it... This is frustrating at the least... John On 4/17/2012 9:14 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: Whats is the cost for OneCNC? On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Strangely enough my CAM software (OneCNC) will open a stl file but I can't extract any edges or surfaces for machining. I registered twice to get the trial download but have not received the email yet with the information... the next page gave me another register page and wouldn't you know I got an email from a salesperson asap... http://mkt.alibre.com/testdrive John On 4/17/2012 8:32 AM, Erik Friesen wrote: I get some new corrected ones on here after a bit. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:28 AM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: The top part just has some counterbores for SHCS's. And yes I agree the part should be modeled with a radius on inside corners as allowed. John On 4/17/2012 8:13 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 April 2012 14:02, Erik Friesene...@aercon.netwrote: Everything else ended up with 1/8 radius. In that case you need to draw it with a 1/8 radius, or the machine shops will quote for the part as-drawn, and you will be paying a lot more for difficult machining that you don't need. I see, for example, that you don't have hexagonal recesses in your part, but they exist in the model. If you want to keep nuts captive then a rounded triangle will work nearly as well, but can be much more easily machined. -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] machine shop advice
Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Erik, A few years ago I used e-machine shop. Their CAD software, which you must download and install, was very basic. It worked well and the CNC machining was reasonably priced. The whole process is transparent down to your cost and ship date before you even purchase your part(s). You can back out with nothing lost but your CAD time. I was very happy with the tolerances held too. http://www.emachineshop.com Jim -Original Message- From: Erik Friesen [mailto:e...@aercon.net] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:36 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: [Emc-users] machine shop advice Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users This communication is for the use of the intended recipient only. It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, the disclosure, copying, distribution or use hereof is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please advise me by return e-mail or by telephone and then delete it immediately. -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXF http://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDF http://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibre http://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE!
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiu joec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You.
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.comwrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users --
Re: [Emc-users] machine shop advice
Ok, hadn't thought that far. www.aercon.net/Public/Pumpitems.zip On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Thornton bjt...@gmail.com wrote: The dxf and pdf came through this time but too much detail is missing. The alibre web site says the software can export to STL which I can open. John On 4/16/2012 3:36 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Try these again.The ad_prt is an alibre file. I intend to get iges/step exporting, but currently only have alibre pe. For some reason, fireftp isn't doing its job, and was uploading incomplete files. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com wrote: I've recently got a bunch of parts from FirstCut (Part of ProtoLabs, which started out as ProtoMold) that turned out well. Years ago, I used Rapid Sheet Metal for sheet work, and was very happy. Their affiliate company, Rapid Machining, is working on a piece for me right now. Their prices were better than FirstCut for 5-days turns, while FC was better for 1-3 day turns. With FC and RM, they used my exported STEP 214 files from Alibre. With FC, I use their online system to call out the threads. With RM, I had a separate .pdf calling out my threads. Both places have a +/- 0.005 as a standard tolerance; but usually achieves much better than that. FC only supports a limited number of threads. RM appears to be more flexible. One thing about FC -- they claim they have a bed size limit of 7 x 10 -- but it turns out for thinner parts, the supported bed size can be much bigger, depending on thickness. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, I get invalid or incomplete for the dxf and bad file for the ad_prt file. Can you save the file as step or iges? thanks John On 4/16/2012 2:00 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: The 3d pdf's created by alibre are a little flaky. DXFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Base.dxf PDFhttp://www.aercon.net/Public/Bottom.pdf Alibrehttp://aercon.net/Public/Base.AD_PRT On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM, John Thorntonbjt...@gmail.com wrote: I can't see much on the pdf, do you have a cad drawing or 3d model of the part? John Thornton On 4/16/2012 1:42 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Around 50 pieces each. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.comwrote: On 4/16/2012 1:35 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: Has anyone here use e-machine shop, or anything like it? I am needing to outsource some cnc work, but not sure where to go. One of the guys on this project had mentioned www.mfg.com, but I am pretty leery of it. It is all plastic machining, pvc sheet. Here http://www.aercon.net//Public/Base.pdfis one of three, dimensions are 4 x 2.35 -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users How many do you need? Dave -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE!
