On 11/17/2010 02:54 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
have said hard drive in office to attempt image copy to new sata hard
drive
said hard drive spins but does not communicate
continuing communication attempts sans hammer
losing patience quickly as hammer retracts - threat of violence seems to
On 11/17/2010 09:13 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
Gentlemen,
I forgot to mention how we were able to get the hard drive to work. We set
it upside down and it began working.
Stuart
Tch. Such an obvious solution. How come you didn't try that first? ;-)
Too bad you didn't get to the
On 18 November 2010 07:34, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote:
if that is just a base for machine, I suspect that the machine itself
also will be very massive and very heavy to provide for rigidity and
vibration damping in order to achieve the high precision in
hard-to-machine
On 11/18/2010 06:18 AM, Andy Pugh wrote:
if that is just a base for machine, I suspect that the machine itself
also will be very massive and very heavy to provide for rigidity and
vibration damping in order to achieve the high precision in
hard-to-machine materials. so the question is - what
2010/11/18 Andy Pugh a...@andypugh.fsnet.co.uk:
On 18 November 2010 07:34, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote:
if that is just a base for machine, I suspect that the machine itself
also will be very massive and very heavy to provide for rigidity and
vibration damping in order to
Which brings up a question.
How did they make propellers for big ships in the old times without 3D CNC?
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On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com wrote:
Which brings up a question.
How did they make propellers for big ships in the old times without 3D CNC?
On 18 November 2010 12:49, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote:
1) What is the point to have Z axis and also W axis in one machine?
Either of them changes tool's position along Z axis. Using them both
simultaneously does not make sense to me.
I imagine that the beam is a lot stiffer
I see an EMC2 retrofit candidate.
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On 11/18/2010 08:51 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
I see an EMC2 retrofit candidate.
;-) When does it get delivered to your shop?
Mark
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On 18 November 2010 12:49, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com
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1) What is the point to have Z axis and also W axis in one machine?
Either of them changes tool's position along Z axis. Using them both
simultaneously does not make
Le 18.11.2010 14:15, Dave Caroline a écrit :
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2010/11/18 Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com:
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On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com wrote:
Which brings up a question.
How did they make
Viesturs La-cis wrote:
if that is just a base for machine, I suspect that the machine itself
also will be very massive and very heavy to provide for rigidity and
vibration damping in order to achieve the high precision in
hard-to-machine materials. so the question is - what kind of
Viesturs Lācis wrote:
Unfortunately, this link does not really answer, how exactly the
propellers were made, because I also think that those curved surfaces
are pretty tricky to get. Unless they cast them in molds.
They cast them in bronze, but made them oversize. Then, they had a
bunch of
Our KT has boxed ways with recirculating roller bearings.
http://www.electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/tikkoway.JPG
(isn't the exact type but similar) - so each axis has 12 each.
sam
On 11/18/2010 11:15 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
Viesturs La-cis wrote:
if that is just a base for machine, I
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 14:49 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
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1) What is the point to have Z axis and also W axis in one machine?
My guess is for speed without loosing range. The Z is short but fast,
the W long.
2) Ok, there are ballscrews for Z and W axis. Where can I find some
more
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote:
Viesturs La-cis wrote:
if that is just a base for machine, I suspect that the machine itself
also will be very massive and very heavy to provide for rigidity and
vibration damping in order to achieve the high
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote:
The coolant reservoir is the entire pit the machine sits in. The oil is
very effective in reducing coolant water loss to evaporation.
Stuart, does the coolant become rancid due to being covered with oil?
Do you have to
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com
wrote:
The coolant reservoir is the entire pit the machine sits in. The oil is
very effective in reducing coolant water loss to evaporation.
Stuart,
I see. I use hangsterfers S500 coolant and its seems to be pretty
immune to this problem.
I am allergic to bad coolant.
I got a belt and disk tramp oil remover and will soon put it in the
mill to augment the coolant antibacterial properties.
i
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Stuart
On 11/18/2010 12:04 PM, Igor Chudov wrote:
Stuart, does the coolant become rancid due to being covered with oil?
Do you have to manage that?
There is a trick to prevent this (most often a problem on machines that aren't
used everyday) - I
put a bit of lysol in the mix - no more bacterial
At one shop I worked at we found if we left a coolant pump on all the time the
coolant stayed fresh longer on the drill presses. Probably cause the pump
airiated the coolant
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On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Karl Schmidt k...@xtronics.com wrote:
Stuart, does the coolant become rancid due to being covered with oil?
Do you have to manage that?
There is a trick to prevent this (most often a problem on machines that
aren't used everyday) - I
put a bit of lysol in
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:50 PM, chrisinnana...@hotmail.com wrote:
At one shop I worked at we found if we left a coolant pump on all the time
the coolant stayed fresh longer on the drill presses. Probably cause the pump
airiated the coolant
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Thank You, guys, for explanations!
2010/11/18 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com:
In the shop I worked for, we would debur and sand the machine marks off
the parts between loading the CNC, or sweep the floor, or skim the oil
off the bulk coolant tank, or load another machine, or cut
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 21:54 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
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or ... Every work minute and every piece of tooling and material was
scheduled and tracked. I like my current boss better.
And there is one very very very nice word for that - productivity :))
/vie
It was very
On 11/18/2010 01:07 PM, Igor Chudov wrote:
Karl, what sort of Lysol did you use, there are so many Lysol products.
http://www.amazon.com/Lysol-Brand-Concentrate-Original-Scent/dp/B0012ZAOGC
Lysol is based on breaking the cell walls of any growth. It doesn't take much -
say 1/4 as much as
Karl, awesome summary. I would love to know how much Lyson you use per
gallon of coolant.
Igor
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Karl Schmidt k...@xtronics.com wrote:
On 11/18/2010 01:07 PM, Igor Chudov wrote:
Karl, what sort of Lysol did you use, there are so many Lysol products.
On 11/18/2010 04:21 PM, Igor Chudov wrote:
Karl, awesome summary. I would love to know how much Lyson you use per
gallon of coolant.
Something like a tablespoon
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:15:18 +
From: dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com
To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Big Iron
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Dave Caroline
Yep! Keep it oxidizing and it won't smell as bad. Let it go anaerobic
and the bacteria that thrive w/o oxygen thrive and produce nasty
smelling volatile fatty acids. C2 thru C6. guaranteed to turn your
stomach.
Dave
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 18:50 +, chrisinnana...@hotmail.com wrote:
At one
I am interested in seeing these machines. I worked at a small shop that had
both of these machines and they both left much to be desired for ease of use
and programming.
Would it be possible to see some pics off list?
Will Baden
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The stuff we used on the lab benches in Micro something like 50 years
ago was a mixture of cresol's. Think creosote smell ( classic railroad
ties and pilings ) and toxicity. It soaked into the stone lab tops and
permeated our lab jackets but nothing grew in its presence.
In the military we had
Igor Chudov wrote:
Karl, what sort of Lysol did you use, there are so many Lysol products.
I got this Encool concentrate from Engineered Lubricants (no connection
other than a VERY satisfied user) and it can sit for months without any
growth. I do get some sort of slimy film that
Nice to know. My Hangsterfer S500 also seems to not develop any smells.
i
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote:
Igor Chudov wrote:
Karl, what sort of Lysol did you use, there are so many Lysol products.
I got this Encool concentrate from Engineered
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 20:35 -0600, Igor Chudov wrote:
Nice to know. My Hangsterfer S500 also seems to not develop any smells.
i
My HNC lathe has only had oil based fluid (Mobil 504?) and has no signs
of corrosion. My Shizuoka mill had a water based fluid and was a nasty
rusty smelly yucky
On 11/18/2010 08:30 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
Igor Chudov wrote:
I do get some sort of slimy film that eventually forms in the
sump, but it NEVER smells at all.
Might be interesting to look at that slim-film under a microscope.
Dave wrote:
Most of the antibacterials today are quats ...
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