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Followup -- How do you test a DC servo motor

OK, thanks to all. I tested all six. I was told about one of them that it was bad, so I marked it with a sad face, just...
33 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus23517
33 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus23517

How do you test a DC servo motor

I have several 3 hp DC fanuc servos, which I want to test for basic operation. Any idea what I can quickly do to spin t...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus23517
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus23517

Are Your Retention Knobs Too Tight?

To All: Here are some excerpts from a MMSOnline article: =========================================================== ht...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bottlbob
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by bottlbob

Vee Fixtures: angle of V?

Awl -- For holding rounds, in particular multiple V's in soft 30" jaws, for holding rounds in Z. The rounds will be any...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

Inspection Tools

http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu89/jonbanquer/?action=view&current=InspectionTools.jpg The transfer stand, amplifi...
29 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jon_banquer
29 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer

Cold trawn material for swiss type

I remember seeing adds for companies who supply cold drawn bars to tolerances compatible with Swiss type machines, but I...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by plh_member
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by plh_member

Mist Collector Installation Tips

Link to an American Machinist article on installing mist collectors on machines: http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/I...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pulsar
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by pulsar

If your using mastercam...

Beg your boss to buy ug! There's no comparison whatsoever. If you own the place...stick with whatever you have. Spend y...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by vinny
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by vinny

For Gear Heads - Tractor Bang

Notice what happens to the engine block: http://www.truveo.com/tractor-bang/id/3635852098
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bottlbob
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by bottlbob

Manufacturing Orders Rose in April

To All: Here are some excerpts from an article in Cutting Tool Engineering: ===========================================...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bottlbob
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by bottlbob

Refractometers

Awl -- Apropos of the recent threads on coolant, what's a typical/decent refractometer to buy? Not to buy? $$? In some...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

Universal Drive CAT40 Adapter?

Looking for a CAT40 adapter that simply has a shank or drive of some sort hanging out of it... Don't want to put a driv...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by autodrill
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by autodrill

OT :Transparent Parts??

I have a customer whose mech engineer want to make some of their product bodies transparent for display purposes.The pa...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mutantmachinist
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by mutantmachinist

Dualsaw - any comments?

Looks kinda cool? www.dualsaw.com \|||/ (o o) ______.oOO-(_)-OOo.____________________ ~ Gil ~ the HOLDZEM=A9=AE king
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by milgil
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by milgil