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Cool! Don't worry about it. We've all had things like that happen. I've forgotten to enable motors. I've even forgotten to plug them in! It can be frustrating, but the solution is always to just slow down and re-check everything. good luck! Royce

Sealegs Thanks for posting that. I hadn't seen it before. Although I was not around Dallas in 91, I did become friends with John McChesney a few years later. He and I talked cues quite a bit, and he often mentioned that test. He offered to bet people that swore they could tell the joint...

JC We need to back up a bit. As I understood it, you want to use a stepper to spin your stock for cutting on the saw. And, you wanted to use the control to use a relay to turn your saw on and off. The two are completely different things. First, the stock spindle. The stepper should be...

JC I think I can point you in the right direction. First, here's some literature you'll need. You should keep these things for reference even after you're setup and running. Mach3 manuals downloads page. http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/ You'll need the install and the...

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Patrick I don't think it had any appreciable side spin. It goes into the rail fairly straight on, and comes out the same way. If it had any sidespin, it would have changed it's course. Just pure draw, like only Corey and maybe a few others can do. Just watch after it bounces off the rail and...

If you watch the cue ball go into and come off the first rail, you'll see that it's on virtually the same line going in as coming out, and pretty straight into the rail. For that to happen, the cueball can't have any appreciable side spin. Corey can hit the ball surprisingly hard on these...

2strong Keep in mind that when a small network puts together a short production like this, they are testing the waters. No, they don't spend a ton on the first short run of episodes. If it shows some promise and they decide to shoot more, the budget will go up depending on how much they believe...

Cardigan Actually, I'm not saying that anything is fake or any shots were staged. If I really wanted t know how it actually happened I would just ask Mike. What I am saying is that all this talk about the show is about things that don't really matter. The show is for entertainment. It's meant...

I think it's important to keep in mind that it's a TV show. It's purpose is to be entertaining to the masses of people out there who may tune in to watch it. I'd much rather it appeal to 25% of the non pool playing public and none of the pool players, than have it appeal to 75% of the pool...

Neil Scratchy's remarks are consistent with my findings. I don't have one in a full 4th axis setup, but I do have a very small one, just the harmonic part. It's only about 1.250" in outside diameter, and that's the housing. It was originally built into a small servo motor. It's difficult to...

Scratchy Do you have any info on this unit? I wasn't aware that the harmonic mechanism was being made in China. I was under the impression that it was pretty well protected with patents. Is it a true "strain wave" type of mechanism? Here's a link to those who aren't familiar with these...

DP420 and DP460 are pretty much the same stuff, just different working times. Either 20 minutes or 60 minutes. The DP490 is a thixotropic paste. I'm not that familiar with it, but don't think I would like it for cues due to it's thickness. But DP420 and 460 are stronger than goats milk! I've...

Joey's right, the scotch weld DP series, 420 or 460 is easily the strongest epoxy I've used. The LocTite's are good, but not as strong as the DP's. With that said, we don't really use it that much. If your parts fit right, and you have good processes for your epoxy, then most good brands are...

I think you've got all the correct answers here. Thomas and Neil have it right. Move in only one direction and keep the resistance or drag high and you won't have any problems. As for Harmonic drives, I'm sure they do have some amount of backlash, but I'd expect it to be very very small. I...

Well Don, let's figure it out. If the butt of your cue is 1.250", then the circumference is 3.927" (Diam X Pi) 3.927" divided by 360° = .0109" Divide that by 60 for 1 arc minute and you have .00018" Multiply that by 8 and you have .00145" at the surface. I came up with the same number, but...

Martin You may want to consider buying a Variable Frequency Drive if all you're needing to power is 1 machine. A VFD will take in 220/230 single phase and output 3 phase. They can be purchased in many different size of capacity ratings, and you get the advantages of being able to adjust the...

Cool! I wasn't sure, but that's what I had heard. Glad to hear it's something different. The Xylotex was good in it's day, I've used many of them, but there are better controls out there now for sure. Royce

Rob, Something to remember is that CA's are there purist when they are water thin. They have to add stuff to it to make it thicker, decreasing it's potential bonding strength. CA's work best gluing glass to glass, so the smoother and flatter the surfaces the better. I like the Loctite...

I'm not familiar with the "Last Call for Nine Ball" tournament. Was it a pro tournament? A shot clock is fine, and I actually like what they do for play. But, if there isn't one being used, the players will slow down. Period! It's completely natural. They are there to try to make money by...