Re: ATM Grinding machine simplification

["William Kelley" <wekelleylwk@sedona.net>]

Adam- you'll be very pleased with it. I long ago quit "walking around the
barrel". However mine is equipped with an "Armstrong Actuator"- most of the
time with both "strong-arms". - Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Perkins <scopeguru@yahoo.com>
To: <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 8:14 PM
Subject: ATM Grinding machine simplification


>
> Well,
>
> I've finally arrived at the point where I've drawn all
> I'm going to draw and scrounged all I can find, I'm
> actually constructing my grinding machine!
>
> I've been kicking some ideas around for a year, and
> have settled on a scheme I think I can live with.
> I've devoted alot of thought to simplifying my design
> to the absolute minimum level of complexity.  Which
> has led me to the following question...
>
> What if my machine's over-arm is not actuated at all?
> A simple turntable could be built very compactly and
> rigidly, with a bare minimum of moving parts.  A very
> rigid, fully adjustable arm holding a tool-pin would
> allow grinding and polishing (if I'm interpreting
> Dennis Rech's M-O-M manual correctly).  The only time
> an actuated arm is absolutely necessary is for
> figuring, right?  Why not just figure by hand on the
> turntable?
>
> I will probably go ahead with the design I've already
> sketched (with an automated stroke), but would love to
> hear from anyone who has used a "plain" turntable.  To
> be honest, the real appeal of a simple turntable would
> be its small footprint, I'd like to be able to store
> my machine conveniently.
>
> Clear skies,
>
> Adam Perkins
> Covington, Louisiana
>
>
>
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