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This topic has 19 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 28 August 2022 at 17:38 by barrie Williams.

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26 August 2022 at 22:34 #611373
barrie Williams
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hi

greetings from billericay

looking forward to benefitting from the experience i see here.

barrie
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26 August 2022 at 22:34 #41308
barrie Williams
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27 August 2022 at 07:06 #611386
barrie Williams
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workshop machines :

harrison m300 lathe

XYZ cnc mill with protoTrak
27 August 2022 at 07:08 #611387
barrie Williams
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also have 3 axis cnc router with er16 collets

high speed spindle (24,000 rpm)
27 August 2022 at 08:28 #611389
Thor 🇳🇴
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Hi Barrie,

Welcome to the forum. You seem to have a well equipped workshop.

Thor
27 August 2022 at 08:31 #611390
barrie Williams
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thank you for the welcome Thor .

yes , i have a very good local machinery dealer who takes into consideration my hobby status when pricing .

cheers.
27 August 2022 at 08:52 #611392
Harry Wilkes
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Welcome to forrum

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27 August 2022 at 08:53 #611393
barrie Williams
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thank you Harry

barrie
27 August 2022 at 10:27 #611406
noel shelley
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Welcome to the party ! If you have questions then just ask – someone will be able to help you ! Noel.
27 August 2022 at 10:28 #611407
barrie Williams
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thank you noel.

much appreciated

barrie
27 August 2022 at 16:51 #611431
Howard Lewis
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Welcome Barrie

You are in good company here, either to help or be helped. Most probably the former, judged by your equipment.

Howard
27 August 2022 at 21:57 #611452
barrie Williams
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thank you howard

happy to learn and to share . it’s enjoyable and helpful both ways.

barrie
28 August 2022 at 09:07 #611469
Graham Williams 12
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Posted by barrie Williams on 27/08/2022 08:31:54:

thank you for the welcome Thor .

yes , i have a very good local machinery dealer who takes into consideration my hobby status when pricing .

cheers.

Welcome Barry, that’s great having a dealer like that near you. I used to use a XYZ with Prototrak (2 and 3 axis) at work – great machines which I sorely miss. Really wanted to get one for my home workshop but in the end it was the added cost of having 3 phase installed that was the deal breaker for me.

have fun

Graham
28 August 2022 at 09:36 #611472
barrie Williams
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hi graham

i had the same issue with three phase. the company wanted over 12 grand to supply me.

so i went to DrivesDirect and got great service and a reasonable price. i think i paid under £3k.

but unlike small inverters which are “one per machine” this one supplied the entire workshop.

and the xyz is basically a 110v machine so all the controls, the cnc servos work from a 13amp plug top.
28 August 2022 at 09:54 #611476
Graham Williams 12
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Hi Barry, very interesting. That’s a good solution which I will keep in mind. Thanks

Graham
28 August 2022 at 10:22 #611484
barrie Williams
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graham

may be you could give me a tip ?

whsts there are no xy locks so i need to run a program to enable and lock the servos to hold position.

thanks
28 August 2022 at 15:44 #611541
old mart
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Welcome Barrie, with your equipment, you will be able to give the rest of us advice as well as benifitting from it.
28 August 2022 at 16:29 #611546
Graham Williams 12
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Barry

I haven’t been in the employ of the company where I used the XYZ,s and no longer have access to them or the manuals. Pity or the would be quite a few “homer’s” going through the work shop. I think you must be referring to the small sequence that you can run every now and again to dial out the backlash in the lead screws. Obviously no clamps so just relying on holding torque of servos and minimal backlash.

Graham
28 August 2022 at 17:33 #611559
barrie Williams
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thanks Graham

yes that’s exactly it. just a line of code that tells the servos to “brace themselves” for a heavy cut.

cheers
28 August 2022 at 17:38 #611561
barrie Williams
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thank you ‘old mart’

im in awe of what can be achieved with engineering ingenuity and limitless patience, two qualities which i see in all the model makers i’ve met.
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