Re: [Emc-users] Cinci/Enshu progress report

2010-09-29 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > If there are gears between the spindle and motor, then you have a > backlash problem when the spindle reverses. > Check out http://pico-systems.com/bridge_spindle.html to see how I put > an encoder on a > spindle that was almost impossible to f

Re: [Emc-users] Cinci/Enshu progress report

2010-09-29 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > I am a happy camper. > Jeremy came in my office with a quiet voice to give me a report on how the > Cinci cut the big plate with all the holes with a +-.002 location tolerance. > I thought OH NO we have problems. He then smiled and said it nailed all the >

Re: [Emc-users] Cinci/Enshu progress report

2010-09-29 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 10:53 PM 9/28/2010, you wrote: >Gentlemen, > I am a happy camper. > Jeremy came in my office with a quiet voice to give me a report on how the >Cinci cut the big plate with all the holes with a +-.002 location tolerance. >I thought OH NO we have problems. He then smiled and said it nailed all

Re: [Emc-users] Cinci/Enshu progress report

2010-09-28 Thread dave
To match holes that good they are going to buy ground thread and shaft bolts. Hah! I pretty much plan on bolts being 0.003 undersize, sometimes I get fooled. Nice job on the machine. Dave On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 21:53 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > I am a happy camper. > Jere

[Emc-users] Cinci/Enshu progress report

2010-09-28 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, I am a happy camper. Jeremy came in my office with a quiet voice to give me a report on how the Cinci cut the big plate with all the holes with a +-.002 location tolerance. I thought OH NO we have problems. He then smiled and said it nailed all the holes. There was one dimension out o