Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 6488
Posted by
Armilite@a...
on 2010-07-07 10:08:01 UTC
Ron:
I bought a Sony Handycam DCR-DVD105 like this one off ebay
_http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Handycam-DCR-DVD-105-Digital-Video-Camera-Recorder
-/250661526645?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=it
em3a5c975c75_
(http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Handycam-DCR-DVD-105-Digital-Video-Camera-Recorder-/250661526645?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_C
ameras&hash=item3a5c975c75)
that use's mini 3" DVD disk that takes still photo's and does movies, off
ebay for $85. It also takes photo's at night. You can upload the movies to
YOUTUBE or put on your own web page. Ron, what is your web page, I would
would like to look at these wizards you talk about.
Also group, don't forget Ebay and Craigslist for good used Manual/CNC
equipement. I have seen large CNC mills for as low as $800 and large CNC lathes
for as low as $1500.
A great search engine for both ebay and Craigslist is SearchTempest. Just
type in your zip code and max milege you want to travel and keywords like,
CNC, Lathe, Mill, Southbend, Plasma, Grinder, Mig, Rotax, CAD, 1955, Chevy,
Belair, etc, what ever your looking for. Sometimes, you get people
advertizing work they do in your area like, plasma cutting, waterjet cutting, CNC
Routing, that you didn't know existed.
_http://www.searchtempest.com/_ (http://www.searchtempest.com/)
ebay
_www.ebay.com_ (http://www.ebay.com)
Craigslist - Just click on your state and nearest town to you.
_http://desmoines.craigslist.org/_ (http://desmoines.craigslist.org/)
Rich Gillen
Ames, IA
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1b. Re: CNCing a small lathe
Posted by: "Ron Ginger" ronginger@... yaginger
Date: Tue Jul 6, 2010 5:12 am ((PDT))
When I bought my lathe last summer the 8x was just $550, while the 7x
was $489 as I recall. Yes it does cost more to ship- that extra weight
hurts there, but once its on your bench its a real advantage in
rigidity. I understand shop size issues, but the 8x is only slightly
bigger in length and width, and offers much more work capability. If you
can make the stretch I strongly suggest it.
Mach only needs one pulse per rev, and it can do multi start threads
just fine. It cannot use a multi pulse encoder, since it cannot tell one
pulse from another. It works with the par port or smoothstepper, I used
a SS on my lathe.
I did not get any contact from the students that took photos of my
machine. I gave them my card so if they have trouble they can reach me.
I will try to get some photos of my lathe up soon.
My wizards are designed to work the way a manual machinist would
approach a job- you define your part in basic operations like facing,
turning, boring, tapering, threading etc. They let you do one op at a
time or combine many ops into one part program. It takes less than 2
minutes to program a job like a shoulder bolt, which I demoed frequently
at the CNC workshop.
I am looking for some software (that doesnt cost hundreds of dollars) to
do a web video of using the wizards. Ill post a demo when I find
something. Suggestions welcome.
ron ginger
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I bought a Sony Handycam DCR-DVD105 like this one off ebay
_http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Handycam-DCR-DVD-105-Digital-Video-Camera-Recorder
-/250661526645?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=it
em3a5c975c75_
(http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Handycam-DCR-DVD-105-Digital-Video-Camera-Recorder-/250661526645?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_C
ameras&hash=item3a5c975c75)
that use's mini 3" DVD disk that takes still photo's and does movies, off
ebay for $85. It also takes photo's at night. You can upload the movies to
YOUTUBE or put on your own web page. Ron, what is your web page, I would
would like to look at these wizards you talk about.
Also group, don't forget Ebay and Craigslist for good used Manual/CNC
equipement. I have seen large CNC mills for as low as $800 and large CNC lathes
for as low as $1500.
A great search engine for both ebay and Craigslist is SearchTempest. Just
type in your zip code and max milege you want to travel and keywords like,
CNC, Lathe, Mill, Southbend, Plasma, Grinder, Mig, Rotax, CAD, 1955, Chevy,
Belair, etc, what ever your looking for. Sometimes, you get people
advertizing work they do in your area like, plasma cutting, waterjet cutting, CNC
Routing, that you didn't know existed.
_http://www.searchtempest.com/_ (http://www.searchtempest.com/)
ebay
_www.ebay.com_ (http://www.ebay.com)
Craigslist - Just click on your state and nearest town to you.
_http://desmoines.craigslist.org/_ (http://desmoines.craigslist.org/)
Rich Gillen
Ames, IA
=========================================================================
1b. Re: CNCing a small lathe
Posted by: "Ron Ginger" ronginger@... yaginger
Date: Tue Jul 6, 2010 5:12 am ((PDT))
When I bought my lathe last summer the 8x was just $550, while the 7x
was $489 as I recall. Yes it does cost more to ship- that extra weight
hurts there, but once its on your bench its a real advantage in
rigidity. I understand shop size issues, but the 8x is only slightly
bigger in length and width, and offers much more work capability. If you
can make the stretch I strongly suggest it.
Mach only needs one pulse per rev, and it can do multi start threads
just fine. It cannot use a multi pulse encoder, since it cannot tell one
pulse from another. It works with the par port or smoothstepper, I used
a SS on my lathe.
I did not get any contact from the students that took photos of my
machine. I gave them my card so if they have trouble they can reach me.
I will try to get some photos of my lathe up soon.
My wizards are designed to work the way a manual machinist would
approach a job- you define your part in basic operations like facing,
turning, boring, tapering, threading etc. They let you do one op at a
time or combine many ops into one part program. It takes less than 2
minutes to program a job like a shoulder bolt, which I demoed frequently
at the CNC workshop.
I am looking for some software (that doesnt cost hundreds of dollars) to
do a web video of using the wizards. Ill post a demo when I find
something. Suggestions welcome.
ron ginger
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]