What did you do Today 2018

Geo It's soon done

Roy

Thanks to all for the advice/explanation.
I think I will keep the conversion simple by using micro-switches for limits and positioning.

Unless someone is kind enough to provide a schematic of what's suggested I believe adding additional wiring and circuitry could lead to further problems, 1x2core cable to a micro-switch is pretty straightforward.!!!!

Emgee

Today I am looking at the possibility of a small die casting machine

Here's a Wikipedia page Link​ with a drawing of a cold mould

The cavity is on the ejector side which looks totally wrong from a plastic perspective.

Does zinc not shrink as it cools? Very poetic today, cold mould, zinc shrink...

I am misunderstanding something?

That Link looks totally bogus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_casting

.

Here you go, Robin

**LINK**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_casting

MichaelG.

Let me try that again, I'm going to do this...

*Link*

I have to Add Posting before I know if it's worked

Edit: I think that works, but when I hover over your Links I see the destination in a pop up box, not so with mine.

Edited By Robin on 18/02/2018 14:14:21

Well today I actually got my DB8 lathe to go forwards and backwards with its new inverter/motor conversion since the dc motor died in November, although I still have the pulley sizes and back panel to sort out, but well pleased it worked.

Lionel

Not been a good last few days. Firstly we bought another 20 litres of emulsion paint of various hues last week for the resident painter (me) to slap on the walls and ceilings of the new kitchen / dining room. That put paid to any thought of serious workshop time over the half term break. I notice that when the paint brushes are broken out, the Domestic Manager suddenly becomes very busy with weeding, shopping, dog walking and other stuff.

Then we took delivery of 102 tiles on Saturday morning. These are 60cm jobbies, so that's about 400 square feet. You can guess who will be laying and grouting those buggers. I like tiling almost as much as painting.

And the power drawbar controller on the CNC machine popped. It's all discrete devices on the PCB - I've now removed all of the semis and found that I have 2 dead SCRs, 2 dead diodes and one dead transistor and of course they are long obsolete - but ebay comes to the rescue: the pink ESD bag on the tiles above contains a couple of 2N5416.

Murray

Murray, I don't know if you've seen the "floor tile levelling clips' that are now available, they make to job so much easier it's untrue. Google Ebay and / or Screwfix. You just ease the tile up or down a bit using a wedge arrangement and when the adhesive has set, break them out.

Magic stuff.

Eug

Edited By Eugene on 18/02/2018 20:17:46

Found old Raspberry Pi, could not think of any password that I might have used, tried reset instructions but the card decided to be write protected, went hunting for notebooks, found loads of things I'd forgotten buying including some 2GB SD cards. Loaded a Light version only to get it into a state of refusing the default PW. Fed up. Try again tomorrow.

Eugene - yes, I bought some Raimondi (Italian) ones. As these tiles are dead flat and will show up any horizontal misalignment, I thought it best. You tighten the clips up with a special tool - this clamps the top surfaces of adjacent tiles to the same level and afterwards you kick the clips away and grout over the join. Obviously you need some give in the adhesive. It could still go horribly wrong!

I've already used self-levelling screed to get the floor very close to level, otherwise the cost of adhesive could be a problem. The first tiles down will get a lot of attention from the laser and spirit levels...

Murray

A Raspberry Pi has a password? How unfriendly can you get? I thought they were supposed to lead people in to programming not stymie and frustrate them at every turn. Have you tried "password" because that is the only logical response to such a stupid idea.

Tried Recovery mode which aaaagh locks the card. Ordered a new card, Finally found a method (involves HKEYS) to clear lock and reformatted the original card. Each new install involves over a GB of download 40 years ago I ran a word processor that used 2k.

Just heard the police are pleading for people to stop ringing them up to say KFC have run out of chicken.

The mind boggles...

Neil

No worse a waste of time than the hunt sabs who got their Land Rover stuck in a slurry pit a couple of days ago, they called the fire service to pull them out!

NEWSFLASH: << Vice in Macclesfield >>

Now that I have your attention ... The WindyWays Charity Shop on Chestergate has a Record No.2 Vice in the window, priced at £10

It's a little rusty, but looks very restorable.

MichaelG.

Mr Gilligan,

u make me laugh, thank you.........clogs

NEWSFLASH: <<MACCLESFIELD POLICE ARREST MAN FOR WASTING POLICE TIME>>

Apparently the Macclesfield Vice Squad were called out to a charity shop on a false lead...

Fixed it for you Neil

Wishing I hadn't tuned in to the Archers...

Neil