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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Working on the Shaft…
I had some funky music going through my head when I wrote that title. Ok.. Some I working my way to modeling my the x-axis ball screw shaft. One thought at the moment, is there’s going to be all kinds … Continue reading
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Step 2 done, need to rethink step 3 on the point transfer macro.
So things are moving along on my macro project. My original goals below I have I’ve come to release where flawed. Step 3 is really not necessary when the transfered point becomes the origin of the new sketch plane. 1 … Continue reading
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Working on step 2 of my point transfer macro..
Ok.. So I started this macro stuff about 10 days ago. I had to go to see where I am with my goals. Regardless of whether I do this through a macro or manually, I think the steps would be … Continue reading
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In need of a macro for my Sherline Ball Screw retrofit project Step 1 Finished off) Capture the Target Document.
Ok… I think I’m starting to make some hay here. Step one capturing the target point is almost done. Getting back at what I’m trying to do here. Basically I have a new saddle saddle for the Sherline that I … Continue reading
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Step 1 continued. Trapping the point in 3d space.
This post is an agglomeration of my research notes/links for developing this project. It’s a bit garbled, but I think contains some interesting stuff So I ran across a small critter in sketch edit that hopefully will get fixed soon.(See … Continue reading
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In need of a FreeCAD macro cont… Getting hung up on step 1
I’ve been playing around a bit with Python FreeCAD macros. (They’re sort of fun once you understand the indentation requirements). My objective is to develop a generic macro, while solving a specific problem. Specific Problem to be Solved I have … Continue reading
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In need of a Freecad Macro
Freecad Modeling of my Sherline ballscrew conversion has been moving right along. I find myself writing down coordinates and retyping them when I needed to create a new sketch for a new object that I was drawing out. At … Continue reading
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Research notes and such and fixing some flaws.
I thought I had my saddle and z-axis rail modifications looking about how I want them. That got me looking at the next step at making the bearing mounts for the ball screws. In the process of writing this post … Continue reading
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Z-axis rail posts added
Ok.. I got the z-axis rail modded. I’m don’t like the way the mounting on the Sherline looks. It just seems like it would be subject to a lot of deflection. I added some additional mounting holes for the revised … Continue reading
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Working on the revised column
I managed to get the basic shape of the column.. Many more things to mod
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