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Rack & Pinion pitch error on cnc router
Pitch is pitch is pitch, as long as everything stays in engagement. But (and I'm no gear expert, some specialist will surely answer here), if the teeth on the rack and on the pinion wear such that they finish up with different pressure angles on their teeth, the transverse motion along the rack...- rlincolnh
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- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
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Thread Specifications
Hi Mike, OK, ran MachiningBeta1, and the symptom is the same, except worse! 1. In the main window that first appears, *all* the box headings have their bottom few pixels cut off. 2. when I open the 'Threads' window, the same thing happens i.e. all headings have their bottom shaved - but wait...- rlincolnh
- Post #6
- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
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Thread Specifications
Hi Mike, Yeah, looks handy. But I'm just a dumb electrical guy looking to learn a bit about other things, so... What are the two horizontal rows of data labeled, say, 2A, 3A, and 2B, 3B? I notice they change with thread type selection. Maybe a small 'Help' button could describe the display...- rlincolnh
- Post #4
- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
