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Very nice!
I like the tires in the background too. The tread on the sidewalls make them look mean (and expensive). Who made them?
Thanks,
-Jason

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I would (and do) use a Hydraulic Press Brake for this type of bend. I'm not sure if you want to just make the part yourself or the part and the machine/tooling to make it. A simple Brake...

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I'm not really sure what type of sign rotator you're trying to make. Could you could explain it or the part that you are trying to make in more detail ?- how wide the strips would be and...

If someone hasn't found them yet, there are much more advanced video tutorials at sketchup.com that I didn't see at the google site.

Here is a link that starts the videos. There are over thirty...

Thumbs up! I like it - If a tool won't work for your needs then don't be too afraid to look for a solution.

I think that the parts you listed that didn't weld were Cast Iron. The die is chromed...

HillBilly- Thanks for your help with the datasheet, I appreciate it.

Al - I do enjoy a bit of a challenge as long as I am not getting in too far over my head. I of course do not want to waste too...

Thanks again Al,

I connected the 240 (I could have sworn the last time I measured it - a while ago - that it was closer to 230) with no result other than finding out that I can't just change the...

Al - thanks for the reply,

The 3 phase input is color coded Red, Brown, and Black.

The black branches to a KTK-1 fuse (I assume 1 means 1 Amp) and becomes a Green (I don't know why, maybe they...

Hello,
I have an old Allen Bradley 3 phase VFD (1334-EOB from 1987)
Input: 460 V , 13 A, 10.3 kva , 50/60 Hz
Output: 0-460 V , 15 A, 10.3 kva, 0-60 Hz

Looking at the parts mounted on the large...

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That is a very nice poker. Did you come up with the design? -Very nice job!
-Jason

If you haven't purchased the wire yet you might look at McMaster-Carr they are very fast and hassle free. I haven't found them to have the absolute lowest prices on anything - but they have just...

Al, Thanks again for the help.

It makes a lot more sense to me now. I have it wired up correctly now.

Another question though: How quickly can this thing cycle from on to off? Could it be...

You could check out peerless . Industrial companies seem kind of snobby and don't want to talk to you unless you are placing a large order through another equally large company. Their motors do...

Al - thanks for the reply, it has helped but I am still quite a bit confused.

I have done more research and reckless fiddling but there is more that I want to understand. Here goes:

In the ebay...

I have what I believe to be a couple of large power transistors (Toshiba MG200M1FK1). The packaging is similar tothis ebay auction but the 4 terminals are layed out and labeled like this : C | B1 |...

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If you need it to be exactly perpendicular to the ground and the other parts of your machine then you might want to consider making it adjustable.

This might sound like a lot of work but...

Thanks for the replies, they have all been helpful.

I did get the relay to work. I switched to a pc running dos and made a simple program in qbasic. The pins on that pc operated like I wanted...

Hello and thanks for the reply

I want to use a timer in visual basic.net along with the IO.DLL from here:http://www.geekhideout.com/iodll.shtml to operate the data pins. That seems to work...

I have been trying to learn about controlling my PC's parallel port and have run into a problem.

I am currently trying to control a relay on an adjustable timer and the output from pins 2 -9...

Hello All,
Thanks for the replies - they have all been helpful.
Just for reference - The motors in question are from Applied Motion Products ( AMP ).
The holding torque was not listed on the...

Hello,
I have a stepper motor that has its holding torque listed as 32.4 kg-cm min.
Can this be converted to in-oz? That may be a silly question but I don't understand how time relates to torque...

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I think that you would be a lot better off if you made a thin pattern and used a router to copy it in thicker stock.

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I have a couple of higher voltage DC brush servo motors and am thinking about purchasing the R90H drive.

My questions:

How hard is it to tune this drive for a motor? I'd like to use...

The nearest AB distributor is about 300 miles away. I travel that way a few times a year and may have to stop by next time.

Info about the software seems pretty sparse in the online manual - I'm...

I don't have any special software for the drive. It would be nice if I did.

However, I did notice that in the Drive Module Adjustments section (5.2.2) of the manual that this drive has a...

Thanks for the reply Al - It gave me some hope that I may get this thing running.

I think I am getting confused because this thing has so many options that don't need.

I looked at the minimum...

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I have an Electro-Craft BRU-200 brushless servo drive.

http://www.ab.com/motion/ec/0013-1028-001-B.pdf

Basically, I would like to know if I'll be able to use this drive at home with...

I've tried ordering from enco a couple of times but they seem pretty darn good a losing orders (who knows where they go - enco certainly doesnt). I've emailed them and have never received a reply. ...

I don't think that the OEM pricing would apply to most of us here anyway. The list price is actually higher than Gecko.

Those carvings are amazing!:)
Have you tried it on plastic?


I hadn't checked out the Liberty site until today - I was stunned by the total lack of information. I'm a bit surprised that...