Re: LMS 5200 Lathe motor
Both times the treadmill was already pretty beat up, (one was already mostly disassembled, so I just removed the plastic cover on the other by breaking it off. The motors were bolted on with two bolts
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Bruce J
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Re: LMS 5200 Lathe motor
Bruce, I have several as well as a couple of recycled electric lawn mower motors. The mower motors are rated at 1.1 HP and 4000 RPM. As an experiment I set one up with a light dimmer switch and it ran
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Bill Williams
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Re: LMS 5200 Lathe motor
I have two of them; takes about 15 minutes of roadside surgery with a leatherman or similar tool to yank it and the controller from one on bulky trash day :-)
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Bruce J
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Re: LMS 5200 Lathe motor
A lot of people have used motors salvaged from treadmills. May time people think they are going to get fit and lose weight so they buy a treadmill, then latter find they never use it. So used ones are
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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#115909
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Re: LMS 5200 Lathe motor
Hi group Some days ago I complain and asked for advice and help about my LMS 5200 lathe BLDC motor. It would not start automatically, it needed a manual twist and it made a terrible noise. The FAULT
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Johannes
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#115908
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
I have a 7x12 so a 12" scale worked without needing any cutting.? I used a 50V nonpolarized capacitor (I have a ziplock-sized bag of them).? It's overkill as far as the working voltage goes and a
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Mark Kimball
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
wrote: I've heard of people making plastic nuts from thermoplastic and I know of one person who did make some. You could machine or print them. In either case, the threads are made undersize then you
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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#115906
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
Chris, let me express my admiration for your solution to your lathe travel measurement question. Cheap, simple, reliable; what¡¯s not to love! I am going to put that at the head of my ¡°Projects To
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Bill Williams
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#115905
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
Mark, great info, thanks. Did you use one of those tiny little yellow/orange caps in the read head???It fit inside the case???I'm guessing you used a 24" scale and cut it? Thanks Chris. I couldn't
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Ryan H
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
[email protected]> wrote: That is why I suggesting using magnets. Buy a $7 digital caliper at aliexpress.com. You can buy magnets but I salvage then from dead computer hard drives and have a good
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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#115903
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
I put an Igaging acuremote on the Z axis of my 7x12.? Based on my past experience with electrical-noise problems I went with the stainless steel scale, but to completely eliminate th
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Mark Kimball
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#115902
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
I went to check out the link and I'm already a member. I wasn't getting any messages though so I made a couple of adjustments and just got a message. Not much activity on that site, but I will ask
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Floyd Burkett
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
Try /g/Mini-Mills
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paul mcclintic
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
Aargh!??I meant Z axis, parallel to the bed.??That's what I get for getting involved in a project too late at night, LOL. Chris, that's a nice setup you've got there. That looks great for doing
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Ryan H
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#115899
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
The fignoggle split delrin nuts do take out most of the backlash. What is left is the play in the x axis bearings, and the y steel on steel. Some of that can be taken out with the handwheel nut
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Floyd Burkett
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#115898
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
The /g/Mini-Mills/topics doesn't show any activity since September of 2021.
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Paul Loyd
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
There has to be some way to get rid of most of the back lash , unfortunately I don't have one of these machines? so I can't say what I think can be done . ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#115896
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
Unfortunately I think alot of folks have gone over to FB groups . Good to see that I'm not the only one holding out? ! ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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Re: X axis DRO, my next project
If you want "simple". You can attach an iGauging" type DRO with magnets. Glue the magnets to the DRO scale. This is not a lot different from placing a magnetic base on a dial indicator.
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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#115894
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Re: Mini Lathe - Mini Mill
Your probably right. I don't use the dial gauge much anymore anyway, and the change might make the backlash worse. Onward to the next project. Thanks for the replies everyone, I think I'll do some
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Floyd Burkett
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