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Actually Building the Machine!
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<blockquote data-quote="vonG" data-source="post: 319329" data-attributes="member: 9242"><p>Hope you are right about not needing the z-axis, but Im guessing you know what you are doing anyway.</p><p></p><p>The bow movement is used to reduce the scratches on the facets, dont think you will need that since you use constant pressure and high precision. As long as you only grind the stone in one direction and lift it from the lap on the way back and only use half the lap, you should be ok. But this you can try out when you have the setup ready and running.</p><p></p><p>By the way, have you figured out how to apply the right pressure against the lap yet? </p><p>Couldnt a 6-axis force/torque sensor be used between the y-axis and the faceting head? Like this one <a href="http://www.ati-ia.com/products/ft/sensors.aspx?campaign=ims" target="_blank">http://www.ati-ia.com/products/ft/sensors.aspx?campaign=ims</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vonG, post: 319329, member: 9242"] Hope you are right about not needing the z-axis, but Im guessing you know what you are doing anyway. The bow movement is used to reduce the scratches on the facets, dont think you will need that since you use constant pressure and high precision. As long as you only grind the stone in one direction and lift it from the lap on the way back and only use half the lap, you should be ok. But this you can try out when you have the setup ready and running. By the way, have you figured out how to apply the right pressure against the lap yet? Couldnt a 6-axis force/torque sensor be used between the y-axis and the faceting head? Like this one [url]http://www.ati-ia.com/products/ft/sensors.aspx?campaign=ims[/url] [/QUOTE]
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