RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Power Feed, something different,

Hello Terry,

Welcome to the ranks of a participating member of this list!!

I think you will find a tremendous amount of help and support here and will
never find that the list is short of opinions or suggestions. It sounds as
if you are feeling a little overwhelmed by this whole CNC thing. If there
are specific areas that are causing you problems just post it to the list
and we will all try to get you through them. This post seems a little vague
on the area we can provide assistance with.

Regarding the encoder wheel on the shaft problem, I have enjoyed the thread
and found it interesting. You have to understand that what we are trying to
remove is a disc 2" in diameter that is about .005" thick and has 1000 slots
near the outer circumference. If you just look at them crooked you can bend
the slots or warp the disk. To make it harder they are bonded to the shaft
with a epoxy like substance.

Welcome aboard,


Tim
[Denver, CO]

timg@... <mailto:timg@...>
http://www.ktmarketing.com

P.S. you might want to look over my website as it chronicles some of my CNC
adventure. Also check out Camtronics at http://www.seanet.com/~dmauch/ and
read Dan's Secrets of CNC.

> From: "james owens" <wotisname@...>
>
> wotisname@...
>
> This is my first attempt at a reply to a message posted on a
> discussion group/news group as I have only just discovered the same.
>
> I am in the process of converting my workshop and find it very
> frustrating getting it all to together before it will all work
> and machining can be controlled by computer. The machine hardware
> must be designed and built, then the electronics, followed by the
> hook-ups and finally the software has to be found, learnt and
> installed. It is a great deal to take in from scratch especially
> as obtaining the information is sometimes harder than pulling
> ones own teeth.
>
> My point is that it was nice to have a suggestion that could
> utilize the hardware and get the system up and running before
> frustratision sets in or the cash runs out and the whole thing is
> put on hold with bit and pieces all over the shop.
>
> I could rant on about the simple process of removing an object
> from a shaft but I think enough has been said on this subject.
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry.