Here is a video that describes Tramming.
https://youtu.be/BXuILLXSpqs
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Here is a video that describes Tramming.
https://youtu.be/BXuILLXSpqs
I read that as 1 = up, 0 = down.
101 = 2.7A
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This is disgusting. Nobody should ever offer money for positive feedback. I was going to use LM2008 for ball screws, as they seem to have the best feedback! Now I have to look elsewhere....
Robotic arm tool changers:
GMTK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn7tsNG6pyo
Fermat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nQTprRXSUA
Just possibly out of your budget, but beautiful.
My build will be an attempt at this (if I can ever finish it). Envelope 3x4.5'x7"z Table is 3x4'x8" granite surface plate, 1500 lbs. Gantry is 3x5"x3/8 steel tubing, 2 beams with webbing between,...
Try cutting the acceleration in half as a test.
It's all academic if your parts are coming out to spec. If they are, just sit back and have a beer. :cheers: A C7 ballscrew has about .002 variation per foot. That said, we don't know how...
I wonder if your epoxy didn't actually cure all the way. I had some (old) epoxy that I tried to fix a car mirror with. The mirror fell off after a week, and I saw that the epoxy was still a little...
Do you have good airflow across the drivers?
I'm not sure they even should be coupled, but I would look at other things than how the two are coupled first. Some pictures would be useful.
There are several things that add together to give...
Can you please post the model and source when you can for:
Motor
VFD
Pulley
Belt
You are running on standard 220vAC single phase, right?
I don't want 5 HP, but maybe they have something in...
I figured I would try making a flat surface on the beams by coating them with epoxy and laying them on the granite surface plate. I was really worried about getting the epoxied beam back off the...
I decided to explore ways to get the X beams flat. I started with hand scraping. My first objective was to get any rock/twist out. I purchased a scraper from A&W precision, and Dapra water-based...
Here is another video of the HSM modal mill cutting foam. The gantry structure is interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYJB5Ikb3Y
This is the first time I have heard of this problem with end machining and ball nut quality. Please post the name of your ebay ballscrew source so we can possibly avoid them. Please PM me if you...
Please give the length of your ball screw. The ball screw inertia can be more than your "load" depending on diameter and length.
Geckos are supposed to be GOOD at handling resonance. It sounds like that isn't your experience until now. I did some looking at the Gecko site and saw these two options for the G201X:
3.) ...
I blew the holes out with compressed air, and sprayed them with the pump sprayer, and blew that out. I also got a tubing brush from Harbor Freight and used it in a drill. I am going to stuff some...
How to finish drilling before I am an old man?
I started out just pushing on the drill. I couldn't keep that up. I next tried this:
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The string trimmer line runs across to... A half...
Drilling Granite!
I wasn't sure how this would go, and it took some doing. I have 20 holes to drill! I start with purchasing a very high quality water swivel and diamond drill bit. As I recall,...
I made 3/4 x 1.5" stainless (303) inserts. These pretty much look like the ones I have seen on the web. These will be epoxied into holes in the granite plate. I will drill and tap the shorter ones...
I finished up welding the gantry legs. Those are 3/8" and 1/2" steel now.
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As a mater of fact, yes!
I made 8 brackets out of 1/2" x 4" angle. I welded in triangles to eliminate flex. I then machined the two faces flat and perpendicular. I got a 1/2" carbide end mill...
Great idea and execution. I'm wondering about the pre-load on the linear carriages you got. I know they come in "light", "medium" etc. I have heard that light pre-load was a bad idea for machines...
Here is some research I did a year ago, posted in my build thread.
Here is the scoop on self-leveling epoxy
I have to say up front that I have no relationship with Precision Epoxy. I'm...
I was thinking something like that. Put in some partitions (starting in the center). Put a few bolts sticking into the void in an inch above the partition from the sides/top/bottom. These will...
I like your epoxy work a lot. I plan to do something similar.
I hope you are planning on closing off the ends of the gantry beam, or it will parallelogram on you.
Nice work!
Here is a beam after welding in a plug. 262910
Truing up the ends 262912
The two beams are within .005" in length. I THINK that's good enough.
First test fitting! I had to file some high...
I got some metal cut by BK Customs. Some of it was water jet, the rest was laser.
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Here is one of 3 spreaders for the gantry beams ready for welding. 262904
Here are the plugs...
I pulled the trigger. Finally. (OK, 3.5 years in design is might be a bit much). I purchased the 3x5x.375" beams for X and Y. Wow, those are heavy! 95 lbs for each X, 65 for each Y beam. I think...