Re: [Emc-users] Spindle? (OT)

2021-12-30 Thread Peter Hodgson
Not sure about the spindle noise but are you aware of the USB port to floppy emulators? I fitted one to my Prototrak and it works well. Restricted to 1.44mb though. Look at this on eBay USB Floppy Disk Reader Drive Emulator 3.5in No Extra Driver Required Plug N Play Pete > On 30 Dec 2021, at

[Emc-users] Spindle? (OT)

2021-12-30 Thread Todd Zuercher
Here is an off topic (not Linuxcnc related) general milling machine question. About 10 months ago we (our company) bought our first real metal working cnc machine. It is a Lagunmatic VMC 3516 with a 4th axis, and Dynapath Delta 40 control, built in 1998. We bought the machine hoping to use it

Re: [Emc-users] Harmonic Drive

2021-12-30 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, December 29, 2021 8:31:49 PM EST John Dammeyer wrote: > Small progress report on Todd's version of the harmonic drive. > > I added a back mount that holds a 19x40x12 bearing. A cap to hold the > bearing in place. Then a new drive arm sized to 19mm and a 19x1.25mm > thread along wi