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Yes, definitely not another 4 years :-) Really looking forward to testing the setup with the new information.
Another question - any idea why there is no motion at all if I set up the Axis channels...

Tom, thanks for stepping in. Makes sense. Unfortunately I'm away for a couple weeks and can't test now. Will report back after testing.
Russ, if you look above, I already tested CW/CCW output from...

I just tried Open Collector and LVTTL CW/CCW output channels and motor still spins one direction only with the Move button. However, as opposed to normal Step/Dir channel, it starts spinning and...

Russ, thanks for the input, Kflop has a way of outputting CW/CCW. But reading the Slo Syn manual looks like it really wants Pulse/Dir. I will try CW/CCW on the Kflop and see if it makes a difference....

I probed the Dir pins on both drives and on CW they are getting 0v , CCW going to 3.8V, my multimeter might be a bit off. So the Kflop is sending the right stuff on the Dir pins, I guess. Or is the...

Well, finally the Kflop is out of the bag, bought it 4 years ago and yesterday was powered up for the first time, funny how time flies and life priorities change. I'm having trouble either...

Thanks Tom,
it's clear to me now.

Thanks Tom,
what about the analogue 0/+5V option of the VFD - could this be used by ramping up the LVTTL signals to +5v somehow ? Using some simple LVTTL to +5 step up ?

Also, another question...

Hi all,
hoping for a bit of info regarding wiring KFlop to drive a Lenze 8200 VFD.
I did a bit of reading on the forum on KFlop and spindle control but still unsure whether it is possible to drive...

THK BK12 ballscrew supports, NEW

Selling breand new THK supports, not Chinese knock-offs. These are super high quality 0 backlash supports with paired angular contact bearings. New old stock, have...

Thanks Tom,
are there stepper drivers that can take advantage of the high freq of Kflop ?
Also - if I understand correctly - in theory I could also program my 3d mouse to jog all axis (even the...

Thanks Tom,
am I correct that with a G540 setup, the Kflop high step frequency is not being taken advantage of ? Or am I missing some basic knowledge ?

Regards,
Florin

Question:
how to jog the 5th axis with Kflop ? Possible with a gamepad ?

Also - I want to mention that I don't intend to use Mach at all, I keep reading into Kflop and from what I can gather...

Tom,
I appreciate your input, many thanks for clarifying these numbers, feels better to compare the pulses vs pulses as I'm used to reading those in the spec sheets.
The more I read into it the...

Thanks Frank,
I just want to make an informed decision and in this case it kinda feels like comparing apples to hazelnuts - simply because of the hw specs present on the manufacturers website. One...

I just realized Kmotion has axis configuration screen. Initially I thought the config must be scripted, but this makes things way easier. My fingers are itching to place an order...

Many thanks for your input guys. I was also hoping the discussion would be a bit more technical, like -this one can't do this and this one can't do that.
It's great to hear that a copy&paste job is...

First I apologize if this is the wrong location for this comparison, but I didn't see this discussion fit in the other forum categories and I figure it will get moved where it fits eventually.

I'm...

Hi All,
I need to make some parts for myself every now and then, tinkering with small things. I don't have a lathe in Austria and I don't necessarily want to buy one, unless it is really cheap and...

Hi MIkko,

if I'm recalling right, the ortho shortcut is the F8 key. Either that or you can make your own shortcut on whatever key you want.

You can assign command to keys in the Keyboard option...

Andy,
I have a bunch of new IKO LRX15 trucks, 23 units, i'm trying to find rails for them too, but they are pretty pricey.
The only website where I found prices is :
...

Mactec,
any chance that would be IKO LRX15 rails ?

Many thanks,
I'll keep working on the Frankenspindle and let you know how it turns out.

Florin

Bob,
NSK website was the first thing I checked of course. However these apear to be really old stock bearings and they changed numbering since. The new numbering is different and can't see any...

Hi there,
I have no ideea about the dialect, might be even Japanese, it's all Chinese to me (pun intended). Here is the datasheet. There are 3 bearings all laser etched in arrow shape, 2 of them are...

Hi there,
read this whole thread, you should have a much better ideea after reading.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12184&highlight=round+shaft+precision

ok here it is: I got the parts finally,
NSK 7003ATYP5 bearings (can't find any info on them, don't know if you can tell from the picture but they are laser etched in a pair) they are only P5...

Ok guys, I'm in the spindle game too, been trying to put together a DIY spindle.
My question is : paired angular contact bearings, laser etched - do they need any spacer for preload ? I bought them...

The SR and SSR (stainless) are meant to be used on HORIZONTAL surfaces with loads coming up from above. They are NOT 4 way equal load guides, instead moment loads are very different depending...

As the title says I want to buy some linear rails for IKO LRX15 trucks at surplus prices, I have 23 IKO LRX15 blocks laying around and cannot find some reasonable prices for the rails.

Florin