Recent content by theWORLDSaNAIL

will a spline drive socket work

I would like to chime in on the outsource computer bit more than 70% of the technology used for semiconductors aka microchips comes for the USA we design, build, and produce the raw materials if you think made in china tools are bad your haven't seen there **** silicon or high defect rate...

if you want to smack someone for the dumb placement hit the six marketing guys that forces the engineers to market a half finished design because of cost and there stupid promisess

Some times to go forward we must look back killing the kmart ghost, return a catalog that showcases and helps a well designed website created to help you shop for the **** you need not the **** they're throwing your way, start completing as a one stop shop store and loose the damn mall no-one...

Just saw the some new crescent adjustable wrenches at Home Depot they look shiny but turning the back over reviles the ominous made in china label at least looking at the name on the wrench will tell you were its from the font is different and the absents of usa on the handle is a good clue

The anti-vibe feature is a steel tuning fork in the handle that is what cuts the reactive forces. When you strike something with it the force goes down the handle and dissipate in the two prongs of the tuning fork that's whats under rubber handle just don't use the handle as and adjustment tool...

I have to no industrial near me that sell them as well

Send the stuff back and go gets some channel locks vote with your dollars and tell them your returning it for the **** that it is

For a good rotary tool try the BLACK & DECKER RTX get a B version I got one 2 months ago and its strong and more reliable than my Dremel 400 XPR its as strong as my old Dremel 3 speed industrial and there like $25 at Wal Mart half the price of the cheapest Dremel and all the Dremel accessory...

The atoms are very powerful they're just handy capped with the Microsoft software and java heavy Linux net books we run a stripped down custom Linux kernel and interface on our boards and they will flat out beat are P3 system interface head. I dont know how familiar you are with linux systems...

Good clean air flow is key to these systems you have that right. I know I'm come off as suggesting you need an industrial computer but you don't you just need to take the correct precautions like using a parallel port pci card instead of the main board parallel port, good solid grounds to...

Isolation of the the machine is great. To protect any communication point you need to uses opt isolators and EMI circuitry that's going to add a little cost to a good build each isolated motor controller is about $15 for each motor. I not familiar with the Gecko so I dont know if they have take...

Yes I have built a from scratch CNC the problems with most DIY Kits no rigid frames, bad alignment of all axis and surfaces and almost dangerous motor control units then you still need a computer for control of the machine and a good industrial computer can not be made from and laptop or desktop...

beat, weld, do what ever in a hundred years who will care who signed it however it might still be a good bench

Do Not used channel lock or toothed jaws of any kind they will damage the traces on the cable. There is a tool for unlocking and locking the that cable search digikey for electronic tools under edge connector tools or pin setters but unless the cable is a glue on the best results come from the...