#robotics Logs

Jul 11 2013

07:32 Jak_o_Android hi
07:39 robotustra hi
09:31 sussman We conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells.
09:32 theBear effin d+d nerds !
09:37 sussman We conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells.
10:19 robotustra http://roboting.ru/uploads/posts/2012-01/1325998799_robot_boxie_1.jpg
10:24 theBear hehe cute
10:28 robotustra it asks silly qwestion but people reply :(
10:28 robotustra :)
10:28 robotustra http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cdejYIKDqZo
10:52 robotustra non-sense
10:52 robotustra :)
10:54 non-sense :)
10:55 robotustra non-sense: what language do you speak?
10:55 non-sense ro bo tic
10:56 eBear can dance like a r
11:01 non-sense if following a sequence is dancing
11:01 non-sense then you know it!
11:02 robotustra does anybody use this software in here? http://www.microsoft.com/robotics/
11:02 theBear lol, that still exists eh
11:10 robotustra yes, lol
11:11 theBear many years ago someone round these parts seemed to like it for visualisation/concept stuff, forget who
13:21 GuShH robotustra: bah I can't do anything if it rains... and it's still raining... this sucks.
13:45 home drones
13:51 robotustra GuShH: I accept no excuse
14:02 GuShH robotustra: I can't do any of that stuff inside.
14:02 GuShH now it's pouring down again.
14:06 robotustra cry baby cry
14:06 robotustra just bought 2 sofas for living room
14:09 GuShH robotustra: and?
14:09 GuShH do you need help moving them?
14:10 GuShH or are you a metrosexual who pays others to move their sofas
14:10 GuShH "I'm wearing anti aging cream, you move it!"
14:39 robotustra GuShH: I know that you are pervert, but to that extent...
14:42 GuShH robotustra: what? I'm not
15:12 robotustra http://coub.com/view/5r0a1bg
18:33 GuShH rue_house: got in touch with another company, they claim 5/8 tools are ideal for these small toolposts, I was going to get 3/8 but now I'm unsure... 1/2 seems too big, I'm not sure I could center them all with shims
19:41 rue_bed remind me I'll tell you what works best for me, I think the size I like best is the 1/4"
19:46 robotustra rue, what are you doing in the bed?
19:47 robotustra c'est trop tot pour le lit
19:55 GuShH rue_bed: but on the other hand bigger tools are better (thermal mass, more reach on inside / part tools, etc)
19:55 GuShH 1/4 seems very small
19:55 GuShH like what's used on mini lathes
19:56 GuShH This place at least seems honest... the guys like well the parting blade costs this much and the holder that much, but you probably want to make your own holder since it's so easy to make... and the same with the knurling tool, just buy the wheels and make the rest
19:56 GuShH heh
19:56 GuShH That's pretty cool, they usually cater to big companies and they're used to selling in bulk quantities, they're not the hobby type...
19:58 robotustra what are you about?
19:58 Tom_itx you can always cut the tips down to a workable size
19:58 Tom_itx i'd go with a larger size that fits the lathe
19:59 robotustra lathomania
20:00 Tom_itx i'm about cnc
20:00 Tom_itx what are you about?
20:00 theBear heh, with it's blonde mascot the lathinator ?
20:00 theBear lyle lathin
20:42 GuShH Tom_itx: I'm buying premade tools to avoid wasting time making my own, so by that reasoning I wouldn't want "the biggest that can fit" because then I can't position them properly and that means regrinding, and then I would've just bought blank bits and started from scratch!
20:42 GuShH with a quick toolpost it's different, but I have no plans to buy one
20:42 poli GuShH: sorry I just arrived. What is the project?
20:42 GuShH quick change*
20:42 GuShH (QCTP)
20:43 GuShH poli: no project, just lathe tool talk
20:43 poli ah ok
20:43 poli I wish I had the space :(
20:43 GuShH turns out I kinda don't, but I'm making space.
20:43 poli ;)
20:43 GuShH also you could aim for a mini lathe
20:43 GuShH and store it under your bed
20:44 GuShH heh, that's how small they are
20:44 poli My father had a good working space. My grandfather had a terrific working space, a real fully-equiped garage.
20:44 poli I use a card playing table :(
20:44 GuShH yeah my grandpa had a relatively big shop
20:44 li lo
20:44 GuShH poli: better than no table
20:45 poli from that point of view
20:45 GuShH all I got from the shop was a welder, that was actually a gift from my father (that's the "free" welder I got, but I haven't picked it up yet)
20:45 GuShH nothing else from grandpa
20:46 poli And yet I am the only one with a degree in engineerign.
20:47 GuShH poli: but are you the one that makes the least stuff?
20:47 GuShH heh
20:48 poli I don't think so, no. I might compare to my ancestor's productivity, but I am the one with the least living space for that. hehe
20:48 GuShH my grandpa wasn't an engineer, nor an architect.. but that didn't stop him from doing whatever he wanted to do.
20:48 GuShH (in his spare time)
20:48 poli My granfather was just like that.
20:49 poli He build a number of operating machines, from scratch or adapted from other uses.
20:49 GuShH well the reasoning was "what can I do with what I have" unlike the more common reasoning these days "oh I wish I had this..."
20:50 ShH complains a lot about not having certain tools th
20:50 poli So very true. In his times access to equipment (down here!) was very limited.
20:50 theBear pfft, princess
20:50 GuShH theBear: wot
20:50 theBear you heard me :)
20:50 poli If he wanted, chances were he had to do some work to get it.
20:50 ShH assumes a fighting stance and begins to jump ar
20:50 poli lol
20:50 GuShH To the cocktagon!
20:50 theBear heh
20:51 eBear bends at the e
20:51 theBear orright, queens rules, bully rah
20:51 li searches for the ring beauty with the
20:51 theBear wot wot wot
20:51 GuShH lol
20:51 GuShH poli: pro tip, it's a tranny
20:51 m_itx takes a cheap shot during the distrac
20:51 poli ouch
20:52 theBear *OOF*
20:52 eBear only takes blows 70s batman s
20:52 ShH begins to fall in slow m
20:52 GuShH motion*
20:52 GuShH theBear: pew! paw!
20:52 GuShH nananana
20:53 GuShH I can't watch the original batman series anymore...
20:53 theBear heh, it was never easy
20:54 Tom_itx sorta like watching the monkeys?
20:54 theBear hey hey we're the monkeys ? i love that show
20:55 GuShH theBear: I could really use a beer... :(
20:55 theBear you know, they're called that 'cos they monkey around
20:56 GuShH Hmm just realized this tool kit for the lathe only has right hand tools
20:57 Tom_itx leaves your left hand free to...
20:57 ShH bl
20:57 GuShH Aren't they called left and right hand tools?
20:57 GuShH even though they're not hand held
20:57 Tom_itx my holders are offset to the left and right, yes
20:57 Tom_itx and center
21:07 poli we call them right hand tools here too
21:08 poli and left hands are pretty rare, just for very specialize tasks
21:17 GuShH poli: well...