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I have a ZX45 mill and I extended the Y travel a bit, but basically what happens if you go too far towards the 12 inch mark is that half of the Y slide ends up hanging off in thin air in front of...

Hey Pete , The guys on the Linux board got me going with:

you do need the xml files to be world readable

sudo chmod +r /lib/firmware/hm2/5i25/*.*

will do this

(be careful about the...

Thanks. Well it looks like I need to find a learning course called Linux for complete idiots because I just don't get it. Some of the guys on the linuxcnc forum have suggested some things and it...

Hi Pete would you feel like sharing how you got Linux cnc pcconfig to find and recognize the 5i25 card? Im not having any luck yet. Thanks, Dave

1/2 to 1/4 coupler- drill small end to 10mm. $13 each

1/4 to 1/2 dia. Shaft Coupling see details for qty discounts

I have seen those couplers that have 1/4 on one end and 1/2 on the other, so you could drill the 1/4 inch end out to 10mm.

If your ballscrews are 10mm and your steppers are 3/8 then just buy the 3/8 couplers and drill one end out to 10mm and your good to go.

What size are each?

Heres a pack of 4 for $38.00

Zero Backlash Flexible Coupler 3/8 to 3/8 (4 Pack) [CC-09] - US$38.00 : Homann Designs!, The preferred CNC Component Supplier

Looks super nice so far.

It looks like you have lovejoy couplings between your steppers and ballscrews. Are those temporary?

This type wont have the backlash:

Flexible Beam Coupling,...

So you think me asking guys not to argue is argueing? Yep any comment here is a complete no win situation. Sorry I will put you on ignore and will not interupt you guys junior high discussions...

If you guys both know that its obvious some added detail in a reply doesnt really apply but maybe that item still has some general educational value why dont you just let it slide instead of arguing...

I have a 60 amp china plasma cutter and accidentally broke a small capacitor inside it. I was changing the cooling fan.

It is a .01 uF radial ceramic disc 2kv capacitor. It goes in between the...

Thanks for the update. Sounds great, when they are ready I will be buying them for my mill project. Dave

Werd! :cool:

Cool, post a pic once in a while of a IH mill making IH mill parts or something new and special :stickpoke

Very nice Steve, I need one too, cept a little bigger so I could use it to align bore V-8 engine block main bearing bores.

Was surfing through the mill section on ebay and saw a place up in canada selling (super sized RF45 milling machines) , very interesting and a new option for us.

Table Size: 39.5" x 9.375"
X...

Are you getting one for less than a zillion dollars? Im probably not being helpful here sorry, I just wonder about the high cost on rottler- compared to a cnc Southwest trak bedmill which looks to...

Anybody notice that the IH guys dont post on the IH forum? And if they do post which is about 3 or 4 times a year they just say (Call us at the shop) ?

If you buy a matched pair of preloaded ac bearings they are ground with the offset built in so you just put them face to face and torque the shaft nut and when the center races are clamped together...

Are they coming up in the near future? Next summer? Never?

Thank You, Dave

Hows this project coming?

Hello, Has the G380 project been round filed?

I thought your previous servos didnt have a rear shaft for the encoder, thats what I was addressing. Cool and good luck with your build, will be watching.

Hi, Wondered how these are going? Thanks, Dave

Well I guess im too late with this info but heres a pic of one of my MCG 1100 oz peak servos 1/2 in shaft dia with a US digital encoder on it with the (through hole option).

This allows you to...

The stuff you have done with that lathe are very impressive, thanks for sharing all the fun details. Dave

Hello, Wondered what the status was on the G380 deal? Thanks, Dave

Thats really looking nice. I would like to build something like that in a year or so. Must finish my shop first. I want to build a boring mill big enough and heavy enough to align bore a big block...