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| chipenter:
Thaks Steve I bought a new laptop on cyber monday half price in a supermarket , there was 3 left out of a hundred by 9 am . have Ubatu to load on the old laptop used to run Mandrake Linux years ago , the learning curve is getting very steep . |
| SteveT:
When I converted my mill about 18 months ago the mechanical bits was easy then I got to the software/electronics and the learning curve became a vertical cliff :scratch: But the guy's on the Linuxcnc forum gave a lot of help and we got to the top of the cliff :D Still learning but the cnc conversions was well worth the effort |
| chipenter:
Finished the spindle housing today from a hydroulic ram EN8 I think , the ER16 straight shank collet chuck I bought is to long :Doh: reduces the height by 35mm and puts side pressure on the X axis lead screw two bearings required under the housing instead of one , I have some 6mm watchmacers collets but not a 3/32" one http://www.levinlathe.com/page23b.htm :bugeye: , I will have to make a spindle and a collet to take dentist burrs . |
| chipenter:
Got a peice of 10mm plate for the table filled two 1/2" holes with weld , skimed the face and squred the edges one side was cut with a torch with some hard bits that chipped the end mill , started on the spindle using anouther hydrolic ram as they are usualy EN8 , this one wears the edge off the insert pretty quickly even at 250 rpm with coolant . |
| chipenter:
Got the spindle finished and pressed on to the bearings , no photos left the SD card in the pc :doh: , made two collets drilled reamed and slit next is a draw bar then I can test the run out . |
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