NickJ

Oh thats pretty simple! will get LCNC running really fast, all the little details in linux will make the machine really useable, excited for ya! I've just got my head around the PLC side of it, just mulling over how to re do the wiring then I can start looking at getting toolchange working, toolprobe etc etc. Wiring sucks cos once I move that its past the point of no return, up to now i've just been chipping away on another config file. Yeah parallel breakout won't work with my machine cos closed loop servo drives, needs the Mesa board to do the realtime movement control, which kinda sucks cos I pulled a stack of breakout boards from the previous controller!

When I was doing aviation stuff with Mg, SafeAir/Airbus in Blenheim were the only people in NZ doing it, and somewhat difficult to get a job in, might be worth getting in touch with the warbird guys?

How are you setting it up without the Mesa board? Keen to see another way of putting it together!

yep, there is still a waveform on the +12V side, but the lead that is to the points/trigger should have the largest wave the relay is looking for

Also those are very nifty relays that I really should have on a few cars....

Have you tried a different coil wire? Might not be getting the signal off the ground wire and expecting the opposite polarity?

What controller are you running? Hopefully a tool table in there so XYZ offsets are simple to implement? Have dragknife blades on the way, plan to make a small holder that mounts in one of the 8mm subspindle chucks. If I get it right both the knife and pen will be just a tool change call away. Wonder if I can find some 50mm or less markers on Ali....

Ideally I wouldn't have it in a tool holder but couldn't find any easy locations on my Z to mount it, bit lol for how big the machine is! Having 19mm collets kinda made the decision for me as a quick and easy to get running. Cos ER11 is tiny, could you mount it with P clips on the side of the spindle?

Good excuse to put some form of heat exchanger in the system? A car AC condensor will be rated to ~250psi which would be an easy addition. Guess would be original was 1-1/4" tube? A std polymer hose won't be up to the temps unless it has some form of reinforcement, depending on the application, service temp can really drop the rating too. Almost any metallic tubing at that size range will be good for 100Bar and not care about temp. Metallic connection will also give at least some effort of dumping heat before the receiver, comes down to access to suitable bending gear and compression fittings can get spendy over 1" If you go for steel, make sure the bends are in such a way so that thermal expansion doesn't try to pull them apart, a big elbow usually does the trick.

Had access to a large plotter table at my last job which was super handy for reverse engineering or taking prototypes from the computer to the real world, could print notes and datums to cardboard before cutting out for test fits or confirming bolt holes before longer/expensive processes. Today step one of bringing that capability home began, a vivid/sharpy holder for my cnc router. 3/4" mm seamless tube offcut has the same id as the markers, weld 1 stainless washer to the end completes the holder body, complex eh! All I needed was a suitable compression spring to ensure the marker holds a constant pressure without needing a perfect level bed. Awesomely, big green and big orange hold stocks of these things, sadly they are both closed today, buzzkill. Wanting to test NOW a full workshop search was initiated with a suitable donor found in an old BB gun, the slide spring happed to be 110% perfect for the job. Length is set to hold the two types of marker I usually have littering every corner.... Fitted up into a tool holder and good to go

He said it, Wednesday next week, spitfire square, print the flyers!

Sounds like only Italian cars can, well done!

yep, keen as, weekday evening i'm guessing?

Pity the access to cow stream hot pools is closed for winter, 4wd camping up there would be good fun and no one about to complain about noise

Peak Engineering textbook and probably one of the best books ever written Shrink fit the axles is a brilliant idea, love it!

Hell yes! Yours has the spot timers which mine doesn't but the article number has now given the right search term to finally get a wiring diagram, epic! Thanks heaps!

Oooh, I have the same Cebora, any chance the front panel writing is still visible, wouldn't be able to put up a picture if it is? Mine is all worn off. Good enough machine but now just a heavy trolley for the tig

Is the crank offset to the bores? Could imagine that might be niggly.

Was out in the shed again today so had a quick measure up and fed the cnc some mdf Quite happy with how much nicer the boot looks with the spare covered, motivates me a bit more to suss some carpet etc. From factory there were a few more trim panels in the boot, hopefully have a set on the way to copy, its something i've never seen before so looking forward to it!

Interior polishing: Like most 50yo cars, the dashpad had cracked up pretty bad, long term i'd like to throw the check book at it, but in a budget friendly manner I called on my lovely GF and her knowledge of spotlight. We trimmed off the worst highpoints and double sided taped a layer of tablecloth liner to the pad, the idea here was the padding would hide the worst of the cracking once the vinyl leather was stretched over This was put on with the bare minimum of contact adhesive to keep the dashpad in close to original shape if needed for proper restoration further down the track. Finish result blends in well, of course the corners are a bit messy, but far nicer to look at than the old pad. Haven't been able to make a firm decision on the carpets but had an idea Chomp out some 7mm marine ply on the cnc, wrap in carpet offcuts from the 4wd.... Floormats that don't shuffle around.

Nothing I can add but how gross! Quick look through the interwebs about what that "essential" little baggy costs to replace and I want crawl into a corner and cry. I hope that is an easy resolution.

Holy crap, now I see why non-dpf is listed as a selling point in Europe Is this the same as what you're faced with?

You're a map person too?

Not really, i'd like to say I imported a topomap and draw many lines but thankfully I stumbled on this little project https://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/

Making some thank you gifts for friends that looked after us on our recent trip overseas, reliefs of the mountains they call home. Carved out with the cnc to replicate contour lines on a map then run over with the gas torch to highlight the ridges.