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    I spoke with Mark and Mike from Fourway yesterday, turns out they have loads of LIPE feeders in stock - and set up knowledge to boot...
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    Citizen, Star, and Tsugami would be the top 3 brands to look for. Here's a nice little Citizen as an example. 1/2" capacity, no live...
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    I believe that Lipe made auto loading bar feeders for Brownies. And not all Swiss are 7 axis. You could find a simple, used, small...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Brother power issues?.
    Thanks. I'd be interested to know what you're using for data logging. It sounds like it could be useful or at least fun to play with. I...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Brother power issues?.
    There is a breaker panel between the transformer and the machine. I believe the circuit breakers are Siemens bolt in style, but I need...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    Thanks for the suggestion, Teach. I was going to look into the proper threading setup for the sub, but you already did the legwork for...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, checking encoders with a scope is out of my realm of knowledge. I may need to find someone who knows...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    In looking into this, I did just find that I have about .0025" play in my Z. I wasn't aware of this and was quite surprised by how much...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    I ran one at 1000 rpm, and it behaved exactly the same except for sounding quite awful for a few of the middle passes.
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    Sub-collet is plenty tight.
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    The belt looks great. I can't see the other pulley, but sticking my fingers up there and feeling around, it checks out.
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    wmpy replied to the thread Strange axis feeding issue.
    I tried machining the thread with a piece of brass. It made a really pretty looking thread, but it still had the same problem with the...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Hitachi-Seiki HT23J.
    Sounds like a mess. Sorry to hear about all this. On my HT23J, the feed hold button failed so that sometimes it would always be on...
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    wmpy replied to the thread Brother power issues?.
    Any suggestion for a multimeter? My old Fluke 21 doesn't seem to have that function.
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    wmpy replied to the thread Brother power issues?.
    Hey Pete. Thanks for checking your machine. This is a pallet machine, and it has the Sanyo drives like my other machines. I think I need...
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