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    Safe&cheap electroplating

    I stumbled across this safe&cheap possibility to plate at home
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhQ7n5w_KA&feature=youtu.be
    Patent US7235165 - Electroplating solution and method for electroplating...
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    Re: Mini Lathe Cnc Conversion for Newbies

    Sorry for the delay, haven't checked for a while...
    The DXF file is currently the only one i have, not sure why you have the problems you describe - maybe someone with aspire can help out?
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    I was trying to design this conversion with...

    I was trying to design this conversion with minimal complexity - using end-machined ballscrews etc.
    Drill and tab a few holes and mount everything from there, the height of the ball nuts doesnt...
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    Mini Lathe Cnc Conversion for Newbies

    Here's my plan to cnc a small 7x12 mini lathe.
    Standard 16x5 ballscrew sets
    2-D parts lasered
  5. Thread: Motor questions

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    thanks, i'll try and see what happens.

    thanks, i'll try and see what happens.
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    that was the question - can i simply reverse the...

    that was the question - can i simply reverse the leads going to the motor?
    the reverse mode only has 1/2 the power.


    RotarySMP,

    thats how my temporary solution looks like atm. However i...
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    Motor questions

    Hi everybody,

    long time lurker here - i'd have a question about the motor of my mini lathe.
    The gears broke and i'd like to convert to pure belt-drive by adding a big tooth belt disc direktly on...
  8. Thread: mf70 losing steps

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    drivers are of the shelf half stepping L297...

    drivers are of the shelf half stepping L297 devices, motors are single shaft.
    in my most recent test i turned down the motor current at maybe 30% and i cannot hear resonances any more. however i...
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    re-installed windows in non-acpi mode, keep...

    re-installed windows in non-acpi mode, keep losing steps.

    there is some growling coming from the steppers at very low speeds (i can hear it clearly while engraving circles)

    BUT i cannot hear...
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    actually i keep losing steps at low feed too, i...

    actually i keep losing steps at low feed too, i just didnt realize that in the first place.
    resonance noises improved quite a lot when i lowered the current.
    another thing is that the driver test...
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    ok, i have playing with some things. 1. i turned...

    ok, i have playing with some things.
    1. i turned on constant velocity
    2. i lowered the motor current at my half stepping controller.
    probably resonance-related problems, since at lower current...
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    pretty please :)

    pretty please :)
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    mf70 losing steps

    hi guys,

    i have been engraving with my diy conversion mf70 mill succesfully for some time now. i use a standard half stepping controller / mach3, but with a low speed (300mm/min)
    recently i...
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    hardeep, thanks for your post. i´m aware...

    hardeep,

    thanks for your post.
    i´m aware about the different magnetics, silicone steels corn oriented hysteresis etc. i already purchased the material i need (and have been working with...
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    hi gene, thanks for your reply - yes, just...

    hi gene,

    thanks for your reply - yes, just like EI laminations, ur UI in my case
    here is the measurement:
    it would be possible to stamp them scrapless, since one I fits inside 2 U´s.
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    stamping transformer laminations

    hello all,

    this is my first post, thanks for keeping up this great forum!

    i´m looking for information to stamp my own transformer laminations from 0,35mm strips. i bought a book about tool...
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