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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: September 20, 2006, 10:43:07 AM »

I'm Glad it worked. If you start editing you'll notice  a .7 of an inch (i think) modifier added to the code. This is so that I could home the machine by stalling it on the right side reset the dro's and start winding. The code I have also stops the spindle via a .00001 (i think) move in reverse between passes. This was because running full speed with the tubing I needed a delay to allow the x axis to decelerate and accelerate. With out the delay the z would get out of sinc with the x. Both of these were departures from Brains original code. Do responce from Deon... an email has been sent to jemmyell

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: September 19, 2006, 02:52:56 PM »

I think I found the file everyone has been looking for and fixed the link on my sight.

http://www.scottyanke.com/coil.html

Can some one load it and tell me if it was the right one.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: September 18, 2006, 02:16:53 PM »

I have Emailed Deon for his address, as long as it is in the USA, and he responds to my email I'll send it to him as he was the first to respond. Other wise its jemmyell's.

For those who offered to buy it, I appreciate the offer, but consider this to be an open source release. Use it,  develop it, copy it, when you get tired of the winder give it to some one else who can continue the effort. I "bit" at Brian's offer that if someone would build it he would code it FOR FREE! , but now I have moved on, My offer is to pass on the work I have done to the next torch bearerFOR FREE. My implied expectation is that they will take my offer and continue the circle of development. I hope the rest of you following the thread stay on top of whoever receives it like they did me, hopefully the gentle proding will keep the next developer on track. Hopefully they will continue the circle of good will and pass it on FOR FREE when they are done with it.

Second since it is a free work in progress, it is up to the receiver not to shock and kill your self, or pinch your finger, windup your little sisters hair, or the dogs tail ..... You all get the idea.

Besides, building a large,  20 foot or so, servo driven filament winder is still on my project list (Its a long list) but it is still there. I hope to come back to the development in the future and continue to expand the circle.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: September 15, 2006, 09:04:36 AM »

The video is on scottyanke.com, Just RAR it together. I still don't know what I need to upload for the screen set, That link is there but not working  right now. IE which .set file? I have moved on to other projects like my mill and a cnc panel saw. I"LL SHIP THE WINDER WITH DRIVES TO THE FIRST PERSON TO RESPOND WHO HAS TIME TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT FOR FREE>
(I mean i'll give it to who ever wants it)

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: May 21, 2006, 10:53:54 AM »

The cnc workshop was great! Brian and Art were a pleasure to meet and get to know. Both of the were wonderfull, willing to sit for hours and aswer everyones questions helping all the crowd that followed them everywhere. Brian is great not only did he get the level wind coded, but he tought "Sarge" and I how to do it at the same time.  This "give a man a fishing rod and not a fish" philosophy worked great, as I have already started changing the code to make it wind better with thicker materials. I needed to stop the rotory axis after each pass so that it wouldn't over run the spool  side as the X axis was decellerating and reacellerating.

I also changed it from running in rapid to feed mode, making the Rpm box work as the feed input. I realize that it is not rpm but it acts to allow choosing a speed. I'll work on getting the ball and random wind to work, But have patience as this is learning project for me. 

Brian and I talked about two different types of random wind. One would make a random number of coils over a random distance untill the spool width if filled, the other would merely give a random number of coils over the entire spool width.

Right now I'm modifying the winding machine to bring the guide closer to the spool which should help provide better control of the material being wound. When this is done I'll get back to working on the code.

On the fly rod filament winder front, there was a gentlemen at the workshop who was importing linear rail in legnths up to 40 ft long at the cost of about 100$ per meter I have added the fly rod filament winder to the project list, there are a few others infront though.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: May 11, 2006, 02:51:26 PM »

A filament winder would be fun and an easy next step, I'm just concerned about trying to figure out the propper paths for the filament. There is more to it than just laying one fiber right next to the other, the direction and orientation of the fiber contributes significantly to the properties of the part.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: May 11, 2006, 09:37:30 AM »

I know I will have to do something with the tensioner, I made it keyed with a single bolt so that it could be adjusted in height, or easily replaced as the design evolves.

For the guide tensioner I envision 4 bearings beings pressed against the wire with a nylon screw being driven into one or 2 bearing(s) to act as the guide and tensioner.

I try to keep things ea sealy modified, as changes are inevitable.

Whirlybird, a six meter long bed, that would be a nice filament winder, or one could be used to make one heck of a Tesla coil. Life sized lightning anyone?

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: May 10, 2006, 10:07:21 AM »

here are the pics I promised

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Coil winding machine ( Wizard needed)

« on: May 08, 2006, 11:30:09 PM »

Ok I'll bite, I got a machine built and will have it next week at the cnc-workshop. I just sent the funds to buy the program today.  I'll post pictures of the machine tomorrow.  It uses 2 sure step steppers and a chunk of hsk rail and ballscrew I had lying arround.

I'm one of those guys that is better at hardware than software, so I realy apreshiate your offer for the coding. What format would you like the screen graphics in? Brian will you be at the workshop?