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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2016, 02:15:03 PM »
Linear Rails all around. Very interesting machine. Cant wait to see it doing some milling. Im likely away this coming week, else it would have been this weekend most likely.

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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2016, 02:21:53 PM »
Make sure you post a wee vid on youtube :)
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« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2016, 03:11:39 PM »
Make sure you post a wee vid on youtube :)
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Will do. Im now researching air linear rails .... didnt know stuff like this existed. Any idea of costs?

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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2016, 04:42:58 PM »
I don't think air  linear rails really exist as such, well there are machines with them but they are custom made machines.
It is just with yours being made of granite I thought possibly it had them as I have seen (online somewhere) a lathe that was made of granite and used air bearing slides.
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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2016, 03:20:43 PM »
I don't think air  linear rails really exist as such, well there are machines with them but they are custom made machines.
It is just with yours being made of granite I thought possibly it had them as I have seen (online somewhere) a lathe that was made of granite and used air bearing slides.
Hood

They do it seems, check this (and similar). I phoned around today, got some pricing ..... all I can say is ouch but when someone mentioned repeatability of microns ....

http://www.oavco.com/ etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZUxV90nGQ

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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2016, 05:15:29 PM »
Take it you have ordered a load of them then :D

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« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2016, 05:45:37 PM »
Take it you have ordered a load of them then :D

Hood

Ye, 10 of each.

This kit is 10s of thousands .....

Im still going to research this and see what can be done.

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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2016, 05:47:51 PM »
This was the lathe I mentioned earlier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFrVdoOhu1Q

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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2016, 05:56:06 PM »
This was the lathe I mentioned earlier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFrVdoOhu1Q

Hood

Thanks. Ive watched it a few times (spotted yesterday). Really awesome stuff. His other vids are worth a watch too.

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Re: IP-A and Linear Scales / Encoder not directly on motor - how?
« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2016, 06:46:30 PM »
Yes, clever guy.
Hood