I had this crazy idea - Lets build a shock dyno with Linuxcnc

Andy, thanks. I did give this a bit more thought and at one stage I got close to ringing up a gear supplier but got interrupted. I know phase locking the two motors is pretty easy as you have a good example with hobbing in the wiki. I have a few concerns.

I don't know how to offset the stroke servo while its rotating from a Linuxcnc standpoint. I need some guidance as I would hate build this and not be able to control it!

We have restrictions due to the length of the motor shaft (80mm) when the taper lock takes up 40mm.
The thinnest 55mm thru shaft rotary encoder I could find was 30mm so there might not be enough room to add it and a timing belt pulley. So that means we probably need to make our own slotted disc encoder wheel. That would be easy to get laser cut but I'd need guidance on sensor selection and how to put it together (and get an index signal).

Some guidance in relation servo motor holding torque requirements to move the bigend assembly is needed but that can wait till we sort out the bevel gear ratios..
And my questionable skill as a machinist to hold the tolerances required for press fit parts! I'll work that out I guess.

But I did get as far as working out how to animate my current assembly so I could check clearance on the scotch yoke and I have to move the posts a few mm further apart to get clearance for the grease nipple on the carriage!

Andy, thanks. Yes the thinking from here is the hard bit. Thanks for some ideas..

So that means we probably need to make our own slotted disc encoder wheel. That would be easy to get laser cut but I'd need guidance on sensor selection and how to put it together (and get an index signal).

Would something like this work. I have had this reading to 4000rpm with a PPort and a good BOB

Clive, thanks. Is the second sensor for the index slot ?

rodw wrote:

Clive, thanks. Is the second sensor for the index slot ?

Yes the one with the longest slot is he index you could add another sensor to make it full quadrature which I have done on my lathe.

This disc is just plastic laser cut but I've also made them on the mill with a small cutter.

There are 64 slots in that disc. The senses are about £3 each from radio spares

Thanks Clive. The second sensor needs to be aligned carefully I heard. How is it done?

And for the record, the rear shaft is hidden behind the back cover so I need to have a look at it too.

rodw wrote:

Thanks Clive. The second sensor needs to be aligned carefully I heard. How is it done?

You need one index (long slot) and one sensor for the A channel. That will give you syncro motion in one direction.
ie threading.
If you want to be able to know which direction the motor is running then you need the second sensor for the B channel. ie for rigid tapping. It does this with the phase difference between them. one is leading and the other lagging. I think they need to be 90' apart. I set this up with a scope by just moving one sensor around the disc. Halscope would probably do this.