Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Don Stanley
Hi Sam; I don't that one will have any failure problems. Good job. Don On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Pete Matos wrote: > Hey man just found some real nice looking low priced couplers on ebay, they > appear to be the double disk type some of you guys recommended. What do you > think?? he

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Pete Matos
Hey man just found some real nice looking low priced couplers on ebay, they appear to be the double disk type some of you guys recommended. What do you think?? here is a link...peace http://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-19x22mm-Motor-Shaft-Coupler-19mm-to-22mm-Flexible-Couplings-OD-56x64mm-/160904581962?p

[Emc-users] Trim Posts

2013-02-15 Thread Marshland Engineering
Hi Chaps. Could you please trim your posts. They are getting quite long at this point. -- The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel - in partnership with Geeknet, is your hub for all things parallel software developmen

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Pete Matos
Glad to hear it man. You don't have to be fast when you're the big Grizzly LOLI hope I have as much success with LinuxCNC and Mesa as so many others have had. Peace Pete On Friday, February 15, 2013, sam sokolik wrote: > No learjet... :) > > Working very well - very happy with linuxcnc a

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread sam sokolik
No learjet... :) Working very well - very happy with linuxcnc and mesa. sam On 2/15/2013 1:19 PM, Pete Matos wrote: > Sam.HOLY SMOKES so you're the Guy with the huge Learjet and > Trecker millDayum that looks like a huge project. Hows she running for > you now? I love that massive

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Pete Matos
Sam.HOLY SMOKES so you're the Guy with the huge Learjet and Trecker millDayum that looks like a huge project. Hows she running for you now? I love that massive toolchanger and those big toolholders. That looked like a seriously competent machine and some real heavy iron. Nice job m

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread sam sokolik
we made one... (saw blade.) it has been working well - Seems to handle 40ftlbs.. :) http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/yaxis/adaptfinal1.JPG http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/yaxis/adaptfinal.JPG http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/conversion/yaxis/flexplate.

[Emc-users] Beta of hostmot2 7i80 rtnet driver under Xenomai

2013-02-15 Thread MichaƂ Geszkiewicz
Hello, I've finally got it working, instructions how to install: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Mesa7i80_Driver_For_Linuxcnc_On_Xenomai it's rather dirty due to many problems under RTAI, clean git repository in progress. Many thanks for: Michael Haberler, John Morris and others for li

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Don Stanley
Hi Guys; I have had terrific results with the double diaphragm couplings. They don't change velocity during the rotation when misaligned. They don't create friction when misaligned. Only a very slight torque to flex the diaphragms. They are very high torque tolerant. I rammed a small one to the st

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Pete Matos
Okay guys been working hard on my overall machine wiring diagram in draftsight. It is looking good and I am liking the ideas you all have provided me. I have it setup now in a manner that any limit trip is basically the same as an estop trip. That is the power to the motor drive portion of the Tec

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 February 2013 09:29:23 andy pugh did opine: > On 15 February 2013 10:08, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > The thing is that even a hefty little NEMA23 stepper can come with a > > radial thrust limit of 15 N, and an axial limit even lower. (I've just > > bought one from a local CNC goodi

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 February 2013 08:44:14 Erik Christiansen did opine: > On 14.02.13 09:37, dave wrote: > > Most machines I'm familiar with use either timing belts for relatively > > low power and gears for high power. > > The thing is that even a hefty little NEMA23 stepper can come with a > radial th

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I don't know the room you have but you could mount a pillow block opposite the motor to support the pulley. -- dos centavos -- Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread John Kasunich
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013, at 06:41 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 15.02.13 10:40, andy pugh wrote: > > > I have a number of axes without even any tensioner on the belts (just > > holes bored at the exact centres) and they seem to work OK. Even the > > ones with tensioners are not "twang" tight.

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 15.02.13 13:10, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 February 2013 12:48, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > > I only want to use it on a hobbing and dividing gadget, so might get > > away with belt drive within the 75N limit, but only if I only ever use > > half of its torque, given your figures. No, that woul

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Pete Matos
Good Morning Gentleman, may your day be filled with the whirring of CNC machinery running flawlessly and your projects all be perfectly in spec. Peace Pete On Friday, February 15, 2013, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 February 2013 12:48, Erik Christiansen wrote: > >> I only want to use it on a

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 February 2013 12:48, Erik Christiansen wrote: > I only want to use it on a hobbing and dividing gadget, so might get > away with belt drive within the 75N limit, but only if I only ever use > half of its torque, given your figures. No, that would use up the whole > allowance in the torque f

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 15.02.13 11:57, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 February 2013 11:41, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > > Thanks. That looks interesting. If I could go straight off the stepper > > shaft, it'd save a bit of work, and the couplings. But the tiny radial > > thrust rating on the stepper seems to kill that. >

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 February 2013 11:41, Erik Christiansen wrote: > Thanks. That looks interesting. If I could go straight off the stepper > shaft, it'd save a bit of work, and the couplings. But the tiny radial > thrust rating on the stepper seems to kill that. 200N seems typical, and isn't _that_ tiny. "To

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 15.02.13 10:40, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 February 2013 10:08, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > > The thing is that even a hefty little NEMA23 stepper can come with a > > radial thrust limit of 15 N, and an axial limit even lower. (I've just > > bought one from a local CNC goodies supplier.) There'

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 February 2013 10:08, Erik Christiansen wrote: > The thing is that even a hefty little NEMA23 stepper can come with a > radial thrust limit of 15 N, and an axial limit even lower. (I've just > bought one from a local CNC goodies supplier.) There's no way the > toothed belt pulley could be di

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Arrow 500 retrofit...

2013-02-15 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 14.02.13 09:37, dave wrote: > Most machines I'm familiar with use either timing belts for relatively > low power and gears for high power. The thing is that even a hefty little NEMA23 stepper can come with a radial thrust limit of 15 N, and an axial limit even lower. (I've just bought one from

Re: [Emc-users] Easy 50% Duty Cycle in HAL for way lube pump?

2013-02-15 Thread Lars Andersson
I once forgot the statement addf and2.0 servo-thread That makes the and function nonoperational. But there is no other warning or so. > I've gone the hal route, as it seems the quickest solution for my meager > need. I've cascaded two one shots, with an and gate to and the oneshot > ou