#garfield Logs

Feb 24 2018

03:14 AM zhanx_: rue_, ramps kit is here, sick so this weekned is out. will start on some stuff tuesday
03:17 AM zhanx_: extruder is next to build
11:36 AM * Tom_L taps his frostbit fingers on rue_'s window
11:57 AM rue_shop3: I'd suggest throwing togethor the frame
11:57 AM rue_shop3: we need to make you a template for the Y axis motor holder
04:25 PM Tom_L: rue_shop3 have you tried fitting A9 yet?
08:00 PM rue_shop3: no, I been shoveling snow, and trying to wake up
08:00 PM rue_shop3: sorry
08:00 PM Tom_shop: been squaring up soft jaws
08:01 PM Tom_shop: from some old scrap i got from my bud
08:01 PM rue_shop3: cool
08:01 PM rue_shop3: you should make some more step clamps!
08:02 PM rue_shop3: :) I can draft some up if you want
08:02 PM rue_shop3: I seem to excell at sitting in my chair right now
08:02 PM Tom_shop: your days and nights are mixed up too
08:02 PM rue_shop3: unfroze the boiler tho
08:02 PM rue_shop3: yea
08:03 PM Tom_shop: i can't believe what i can cut with this thing
08:03 PM Tom_shop: i had some L shaped scrap so i was cutting it off with an 1\8" cutter taking at least 1/8" depth cuts at a time
08:04 PM Tom_shop: probably 8-10 ipm
08:04 PM Tom_shop: manual...
08:04 PM Tom_shop: so i'll have about 8 pairs of soft jaws when i'm done
08:05 PM Tom_shop: well, more if i wanna go dig out the rest of the scrap
08:05 PM rue_shop3: aluminum, right?
08:05 PM Tom_shop: yes
08:05 PM Tom_shop: i bet i can cut steel with this thing
08:05 PM rue_shop3: might want to try some steel, I bet you could
08:06 PM Tom_shop: :)
08:06 PM Tom_shop: i'm slowly learning the machine
08:06 PM rue_shop3: its about how hard you hit it too eh?
08:06 PM rue_shop3: yea
08:06 PM rue_shop3: make step blocks
08:06 PM Tom_shop: this vise is awesome
08:06 PM Tom_shop: if i could figure a good way to make the steps i would
08:06 PM Tom_shop: they need some back rake angle to them
08:06 PM Tom_shop: to lock in place
08:07 PM rue_shop3: its how you mount th material
08:07 PM rue_shop3: use a V bit
08:07 PM Tom_shop: no v bit
08:07 PM rue_shop3: ^^
08:07 PM rue_shop3: V
08:07 PM Tom_shop: i've got a dovetail
08:07 PM rue_shop3: sure mount it at a few degrees over
08:07 PM Tom_shop: 45 deg
08:08 PM rue_shop3: less if its a dove
08:09 PM Tom_shop: next i'll need s sine plate
08:09 PM Tom_shop: a*
08:09 PM rue_shop3: I'v heard of those :)
08:10 PM Tom_shop: the sherline motor is gettin a workout
08:10 PM rue_shop3: you should put a power meter on it
08:11 PM rue_shop3: do you know the ones?
08:11 PM Tom_shop: yeah i want to
08:11 PM Tom_shop: but i'm not sure where to get one
08:12 PM rue_shop3: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-DC-6-5-100V-0-20A-LCD-Display-Digital-Current-Voltage-Power-Energy-Meter-Multimeter/32765908468.html
08:12 PM Tom_shop: it would just tell me i've got it pegged all the time anyway
08:12 PM Tom_shop: can't brouse out here
08:12 PM Tom_shop: too slow
08:12 PM rue_shop3: no, it'll tell you the wattage
08:12 PM Tom_shop: wouldn't i want an ammeter?
08:12 PM rue_shop3: it says volts, amps, watts, and Wh
08:12 PM rue_shop3: no
08:12 PM rue_shop3: you want a POWER meter
08:13 PM rue_shop3: just know that the output power is 80%
08:13 PM Tom_shop: k
08:13 PM rue_shop3: grab the link from the log
08:13 PM rue_shop3: their $12
08:13 PM Tom_shop: it's inside
08:13 PM rue_shop3: CANADIAN
08:13 PM rue_shop3: yea been there
08:14 PM Tom_shop: k, i'm pretty much done out here except for a huge pile of chips
08:14 PM rue_shop3: :)
08:14 PM Tom_shop: it pretty well stays contained though
08:14 PM rue_shop3: cool
08:14 PM Tom_shop: i cut some plastic for the vise too
08:15 PM Tom_shop: i can't figure out why this connection is so slow
08:15 PM Tom_shop: it's hooked to a switch inside
08:15 PM rue_shop3: wired?
08:15 PM Tom_shop: yes
08:15 PM Tom_shop: cat5
08:15 PM Tom_shop: not 6
08:15 PM rue_shop3: on the network counter, whats the error counter at?
08:16 PM rue_shop3: eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:f3:00:05:c9
08:16 PM rue_shop3: inet addr:192.168.8.143 Bcast:192.168.8.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
08:16 PM rue_shop3: inet6 addr: fe80::210:f3ff:fe00:5c9/64 Scope:Link
08:16 PM rue_shop3: UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
08:16 PM rue_shop3: RX packets:83658 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
08:16 PM rue_shop3: TX packets:86806 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
08:16 PM Tom_shop: no idea
08:16 PM rue_shop3: collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
08:16 PM rue_shop3: RX bytes:9923570 (9.4 MiB) TX bytes:10002455 (9.5 MiB)
08:16 PM rue_shop3: see the errors lines?
08:16 PM rue_shop3: good indicator of a bad line
08:16 PM Tom_shop: how do i get that
08:16 PM rue_shop3: on linux its ifconfig
08:16 PM rue_shop3: dunno windows
08:16 PM Tom_shop: this is linux
08:17 PM Tom_shop: it's even slow to my server
08:18 PM Tom_shop: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/Mill_Steel/Assembly/Final/Vise3.jpg
08:19 PM Tom_shop: put some neoprene over the vise screw
08:19 PM rue_shop3: how are the error counters?
08:20 PM Tom_shop: lemme open a term
08:20 PM Tom_shop: command not found
08:20 PM rue_shop3: er?
08:21 PM Tom_shop: this linux is pretty stripped because of linuxcnc
08:21 PM rue_shop3: apt-get install net-tools
08:21 PM Tom_shop: not right now
08:22 PM Tom_shop: gonna clean up my mess
09:19 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/Mill_Steel/Assembly/Final/Softjaws.jpg
10:21 PM rue_: nice
10:24 PM rue_: how long ya think before ya accidently ding the vise with a bit?
10:52 PM Tom_L: quite a while i would imagine
10:56 PM Tom_L: i'm trying to be cautious with this machine
10:57 PM Tom_L: i was getting so used to the sherline i'm hesitant to push this one but what little i have, it's done well
10:57 PM Tom_L: it does need a better spindle to match the rest of it
10:57 PM Tom_L: but i knew that going in
10:58 PM Tom_L: the spindle isn't that bad, the motor could use an upgrade
10:58 PM Tom_L: i'll likely keep it quite a while since i've got the collets
11:22 PM Tom_L: does that meter work on DC?
11:22 PM Tom_L: or AC only
11:22 PM Tom_L: says AC-IN 80-260v
11:24 PM Tom_L: oh wait, i'm looking at another similar on ebay...
11:27 PM rue_: geez, I gave you the link