Contents MEW 240

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I have a suspicion that many forum users don't know that clicking on the pictures of the current issue (of MEW or ME) on the home page or in the banner across the top of each page leads you to a preview of the contents including sample pages.

To whet the appetite, here are the contents of MEW issue 240. Right click and 'view' to see slightly larger.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

[Mike BondarczukParticipant @mikebondarczuk27171]

Hi Neil,

Just received my copy of MEW issue 240 and very pleased to see that you have continued the format on from issue 239 which I had commended you on, so well done for this excellent follow up.

Mike

[Frances IoMParticipant @francesiom58905]

the one article that I was particularly interested in – the Electronic leadscrew would appear to be near a decade old in its choice of components – the artisans site would appear to be untouched for several years and the UK supplier of the components no longer seems to be interested (both sites seem to be a relic from near 20 years ago with nearly all pages to be completed etc)

Whilst the article is not without merit and provides useful ideas it would have been much better to (a) check the references and (b) check if supplies still available

[Enough!Participant @enough]

Bit of hyperbole there, Francis with the "20 years". The Yahoo group (still quite active, incidentally) where the original design was derived over many months, was started 10 years ago and it was some time later that the design was thrashed out and kits were available (maybe 1 – 2 years but the memory plays tricks sometimes).

As far as I know, John Dammeyer (Electronic Artisans) still has PCB's and kits for sale.

[Another JohnSParticipant @anotherjohns]

Posted by Bandersnatch on 22/03/2016 00:00:56:

John Dammeyer (Electronic Artisans)

I do believe that John Dammeyer of the Electronic Leadscrew is the John Dammeyer that is now working with LinuxCNC.

Personal bias here: I do personally wonder why anyone would now go and fit an electronic leadscrew, when one could go full bore and do a CNC conversion.

With conversational programming, as per the Tormach PathPilot (youtube it – look for their slantbed lathe demos, from, eg, nyccnc) is what we would have thought of as science fiction 20 years ago.

(History: EMC code was forked by Art Fennerty to start Mach, EMC changed its name to LinuxCNC due to legal requirements; Machinekit is a recent fork from LinuxCNC. Tormach PathPilot is a very nice GUI that runs on top of Machinekit)

We do indeed live in interesting times…

[Enough!Participant @enough]

Personal bias here: I do personally wonder why anyone would now go and fit an electronic leadscrew, when one could go full bore and do a CNC conversion.

Well, yes, John did extend the ELS design to incorporate driving the cross slide too and under those circumstances other people have wondered the same thing.

But for the basic (single axis) electronic leadscrew – as a headstock gear train replacement -, the work involved in modifying the lathe is trivial compared to full CNC. (Pretty trivial period actually).

[MM57Participant @mm57]

Received 240 yesterday, nice set of content

…but a very minor point in that it's a bit let down by the 4 folded sheets comprising pp 11-14 and 63-66 being misaligned by about 15 degrees … so I'm missing a few words on the early pages and I need to deconstruct/reconstruct the magazine to be able to comfortably read Bob Rodgerson's Tormach article (the LHS of page 63 is increasingly opposite page 15!)

Give the rate at which magazines go down a production line, I would imagine there might be quite a few copies with the same problem?

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by MM57 on 22/03/2016 13:31:32:

Received 240 yesterday, nice set of content

…but a very minor point in that it's a bit let down by the 4 folded sheets comprising pp 11-14 and 63-66 being misaligned by about 15 degrees … so I'm missing a few words on the early pages and I need to deconstruct/reconstruct the magazine to be able to comfortably read Bob Rodgerson's Tormach article (the LHS of page 63 is increasingly opposite page 15!)

Give the rate at which magazines go down a production line, I would imagine there might be quite a few copies with the same problem?

Impossible to know, but if you contact subscriber services I am sure they will send you a replacement.

Neil

[MM57Participant @mm57]

Thanks Neil – I just have..and without any hassle they have agreed to send a replacement copy to arrive with me in the next 7 days.

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 21/03/2016 12:06:41:

I have a suspicion that many forum users don't know that clicking on the pictures of the current issue (of MEW or ME) on the home page or in the banner across the top of each page leads you to a preview of the contents including sample pages.

To whet the appetite, here are the contents of MEW issue 240. Right click and 'view' to see slightly larger.

Neil

Doesn't work for me, must be something I'm doing wrong?

Tony

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Tony Pratt 1 on 22/03/2016 17:30:19:

Doesn't work for me, must be something I'm doing wrong?

.

Try this link, Tony

It's what clicking the MEW cover should give you.

MichaelG.

[Ex contributorParticipant @mgnbuk]

When should Issue 240 have hit the newsagents ?

Mrs B was passing WH Smiths Bradford today & I asked her to get the ME + MEW Neil mentioned earlier. No ME on display – only ME 239. The 2 independants I called at on Friday had neither title.

Nigel B

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Official date is 25 March, but that's Good Friday so perhaps not?

Digital and (UK) print subscribers normally get it earlier, allowing for the vagaries of the postal system.

Neil

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 22/03/2016 17:59:24:

Posted by Tony Pratt 1 on 22/03/2016 17:30:19:

Doesn't work for me, must be something I'm doing wrong?

.

Try this link, Tony

It's what clicking the MEW cover should give you.

MichaelG.

Thanks Michael

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Sorry Tony, that's how it works with windows, note it has to be th right hand button (unless you are a southpaw and have reversed the buttons).

Are you using an Apple product? If so, just use your fingers to pull it into a larger image.

Neil

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Pity about the introductory text above the picture of the issue 240 cover

this link

MichaelG.

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

I finally decided to subscribe to MEW yesterday…£54, no problem, direct debit…click, click…all done!

What's this email? 'Subscribe to MEW, eight issues for £19.99'. Aaaaarrrrgh!

Never mind… I've been buying it from newsagents for several years now, it was just a matter of time before I bit the bullet.

Great timing, though..!

Regards,

John.

[Matt CParticipant @mattc]

Official date is 25 March, but that's Good Friday so perhaps not?

Digital and (UK) print subscribers normally get it earlier, allowing for the vagaries of the postal system.

Neil

Spotted in W.H. Smiths today – the 25th!

MattC

[Anonymous]

Wish they'd make their minds up and stick to it, I was waiting for tomorrow as issue 239 says 240 is out on the 26th not the 25th

 Ignoe me, just checked and I'd been looking in  238 by mistake, lost a days reading now  

Edited By Mick Berrisford on 25/03/2016 20:17:00

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