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Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:50:00 GMT
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"daniel" <daniel.formatc.at.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> heh i guess i'll go get a candle tomorrow to test this. but that certainly
> is
> bad news. but on the other hand, there are harder and softer variants of
> wax?
> (or so i've heard)
That should be possible. I am thinking of parafin (sp?). That is a lot
different. Worth a try.
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> > I think the best
> > material is sidewalk chalk. It is soft and could be cut with a Lego gear.
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> cool thought. but this will make a huge mess... and it's not as
> recycleable as
> wax. or is it?
Not able to recycle. Might even cause global warming. All my technic has
chaulk dust and bread crumbs imbedded in it. The wax can always be run into
the chip auger, up the elevator and into the chip recovery system.
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> > I am thinking of all the tool changers I have seen and I have not had a
> > vision of one in technic. I would stick with the two tool concept and
> > keep
> > it as a stand alone unit to reduce the weight on Z and Y axes. Have you
> > decided on your configuration for the axes? What axes will carry the
> > cutter
> > and what axes will carry the material.
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> i have built the x and y axes to carry the workpiece itself, the z axis
> will be
> moving the cutter up and down.
> you can see a vague idea of what i'm building right here (in the upper
> left
> corner):
> http://formatc1702.prul.net/gallery/v/robocnc/DSC03537.JPG.html
Cannot get this page to load yet. Will try again later.
> i will upload the first pictures of the real thing soon.
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> the tool changer should not sit on the axis but rather somehow next to it,
> and
> only approach it to exchange the tools, and move out of the way
> afterwards.
I am guessing that your building a vertical mill. This is a vertical Z axis.
You referred to an A axis which goes with the vertical configuration. I wish
I had a picture of the tool changer used by Sundstrand on their vertical. It
was pretty simple. I will hunt the internet to see if I can find something
like it.
Bob
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| "Bob Fay" <rgfay@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:JnKABC.F5v@lugnet.com... (...) I was successful reaching your page. It answers my questions about configuration. I am sure you will agree with me that Lego should have made a rack gear that (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| (...) heh i guess i'll go get a candle tomorrow to test this. but that certainly is bad news. but on the other hand, there are harder and softer variants of wax? (or so i've heard) (...) cool thought. but this will make a huge mess... and it's not (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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