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Hi Glenn, This is indeed a strange group.? To be told contribute or else we'll throw you out.? And then if you do you get told your contributions are invalid.? Very strange.? Or in my case because I mentioned my Electronic Lead Screw project was told to shut up because it was a commercial product.? Which it wasn't and is totally open source.? In fact I used the Shumatech Keypad approach for it.? I've even written a tutorial on how to make one. ? Anyway, I've had a working DRO-350 for the past 14 years or so.? The DRO-550 is assembled but in the box as I saw no need to upgrade.? ? I used the caliper type scales with it.? And probably the most important part using brass tube and epoxy I created battery shaped clones with tantalum and bypass capacitors inside.? Absolutely no problems other than the DIN connectors I used on the bottom of the box.? The first two photos are from 2007. ? The last one shows it mounted on an arm inserted into castings I made for something totally different. ? I just joined this group.? Very friendly bunch.? Not exactly email based but there seems to be a wide variety of people from all over the world. ?
? John Dammeyer ? "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" Automation Artisans Inc. www dot autoartisans dot com ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glenn N
Sent: July-21-21 2:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [digitalhobbyist] New Mill and CNC Conversion #MILLS #CNC? I joined the group to see if it could generate some interest in me doing CNC and CAD. I am a retired ET with more than 36 years of electronics background. I put together an all manual machine shop when I retired 15 years ago. I purposely avoided anything to do with electronics as I am burned out on it. I even built the shumatech DRO350...what a shitshow that turned out to be. Poor design with lots of noise issues. Even down to getting the polarity wrong so you have to use batteries with the scales...Frustrations I don't need. So, I bought the DRO 550 as it was supposed to be excellent and a huge improvement...then people started using them and all the glitches started falling out. Fortunately I hadn't bought glass scales yet and all the parts are still in the box.
So I will quit lurking and go elsewhere.
Glenn
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John, someone in the Digital Hobbyist Group told you to shut up?
I remember you had some conversations with Charlie when you first joined but I do not remember anyone telling you to shut up.
Ralph
On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 6:33 PM John Dammeyer < johnd@...> wrote: Hi Glenn, This is indeed a strange group.? To be told contribute or else we'll throw you out.? And then if you do you get told your contributions are invalid.? Very strange.? Or in my case because I mentioned my Electronic Lead Screw project was told to shut up because it was a commercial product.? Which it wasn't and is totally open source.? In fact I used the Shumatech Keypad approach for it.? I've even written a tutorial on how to make one. ? Anyway, I've had a working DRO-350 for the past 14 years or so.? The DRO-550 is assembled but in the box as I saw no need to upgrade.? ? I used the caliper type scales with it.? And probably the most important part using brass tube and epoxy I created battery shaped clones with tantalum and bypass capacitors inside.? Absolutely no problems other than the DIN connectors I used on the bottom of the box.? The first two photos are from 2007. ? The last one shows it mounted on an arm inserted into castings I made for something totally different. ? I just joined this group.? Very friendly bunch.? Not exactly email based but there seems to be a wide variety of people from all over the world. ?
? John Dammeyer ? "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" Automation Artisans Inc. www dot autoartisans dot com ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I joined the group to see if it could generate some interest in me doing CNC and CAD. I am a retired ET with more than 36 years of electronics background. I put together an all manual machine shop when I retired 15 years ago. I purposely avoided anything to do with electronics as I am burned out on it. I even built the shumatech DRO350...what a shitshow that turned out to be. Poor design with lots of noise issues. Even down to getting the polarity wrong so you have to use batteries with the scales...Frustrations I don't need. So, I bought the DRO 550 as it was supposed to be excellent and a huge improvement...then people started using them and all the glitches started falling out. Fortunately I hadn't bought glass scales yet and all the parts are still in the box.
So I will quit lurking and go elsewhere.
Glenn
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I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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Hello?
As requested, ?I will post when I have something to say or of I need help with a problem
Regards
Phil Barlow
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All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+?
Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"?
then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics.
I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.?
The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday
and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of?
"Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and
hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers.
Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much.
I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way?
many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ?
It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how
to improve this forum or anything.??
All?the best to fellow hobbyists.
John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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And Hello from me,?
Regards
Phill
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Guess I will say hello then. I am looking to get into the hobby and enjoy learning different perspectives.? My guess is there are quite a few like me who are trying to garner some education until time/money becomes available.?
Thanks, Ron
On Thursday, July 22, 2021, John Lindo < bechetboat@...> wrote: All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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On 22 Jul 2021, at 09:31, John Lindo <bechetboat@...> wrote:
? All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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John,
I guess, then, that you didn't literally mean saying hello every 30 days :)
I think frequency of messages will come and go, as ocean tide.
As long as (new) people interested in these things will have ways to find a way to this group,
they will sign up and ask questions, or propose their own topics.
If I remember correctly, I was referred to the group by another member, I think it was Ralph.
Don't know how other people find out about it, and decide to sign up.
If anything, the quite general and all-encompassing name might be making it more difficult for people to understand what the group is about? I don't really know what to suggest as an improvement, though.
Perhaps the group just needs new blood, people with interests in these topics and enough time (and lack of excuse-making) to make some projects and post about them. How to find and attract this new blood? I guess making some projects, and writing blog posts / making youtube videos about them, get them noticed by hackaday etc. All with a link to the group.
Cheers
Gene
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I am of two minds about this. In Johns defense, GIO has moved to a per-member charge to all new groups. New free groups can have up tp 100 members, IIRC, and remain free. At 101, they start charging a small fee, though I don't remember off-had if is per member or per new member, in addition to the monthly or annual charge. It steeply increases the cost of a group.?
OTH, I am really only remotely interested in CNC.y real interest is in learning the manual machines I have acquired, and some supplemental 3D printing.?
Older groups like my Metal-Shapers-and-planers group, with 3400 members would be several hundred dollars a month if they weren't grandfathered. Since this is a hobby for me, It would likely get us shut down, and makes starting a new group cost prohibitive.
And I will no longer be able to upgrade any of my smaller groups.?
I seldom post except to answer questions I can look up answers to, or know off the top of my head, and for CNC stuff that ain't much. So I'm another who probably shouldn't be here.
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
LAZARUS LONG (Robert A. Heinlein)
On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 03:31:42 AM CDT, John Lindo <bechetboat@...> wrote:
All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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Hi John, ? Hello, I will not yet contribute to much. I mainly will read and try to follow discussions. ? Best regards, Leo ?
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Van: [email protected] < [email protected]> Namens John Lindo Verzonden: donderdag 22 juli 2021 10:31 Aan: [email protected]Onderwerp: Re: Offlist -- RE: [digitalhobbyist] New Mill and CNC Conversion #MILLS #CNC ? All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. ? I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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I'm also fairly new to the group and have been eavesdropping.? ?I'm recently retired and now have the time to learn the proper way to use the machines I have.? I'm also just starting a CNC mill build.? I found a small Fehlmann XY table (made in Switzerland) I'm starting with.? It's in really nice shape and the first step is to change out the acme screws for ball screws.? I'm also on a budget so expensive ground ball screws are out of the question and I'll be using rolled screws.? I have purchased an inexpensive screw complete with an anti-backlash nut and end supports for evaluation.? I've just ordered some angular contact bearings to improve the axial movement.
If this build is of interest to the group I'd be glad to start a thread on it.? However, the initial work will be largely mechanical.? ?
Jim
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Jim, I would be interested, including any mechanical work. -- Regards, Charlie New Jersey, USA
SATTINGER’S LAW: It works better if you plug it in.
EDWARD'S LAW: It works even better if you turn it on.
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Hello from Australia. ?Got a little seig mill that is CnCed and trying to learn all the processes to make it work Cheers Jeff
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On 22 Jul 2021, at 9:24 pm, Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers@...> wrote:
? I am of two minds about this. In Johns defense, GIO has moved to a per-member charge to all new groups. New free groups can have up tp 100 members, IIRC, and remain free. At 101, they start charging a small fee, though I don't remember off-had if is per member or per new member, in addition to the monthly or annual charge. It steeply increases the cost of a group.?
OTH, I am really only remotely interested in CNC.y real interest is in learning the manual machines I have acquired, and some supplemental 3D printing.?
Older groups like my Metal-Shapers-and-planers group, with 3400 members would be several hundred dollars a month if they weren't grandfathered. Since this is a hobby for me, It would likely get us shut down, and makes starting a new group cost prohibitive.
And I will no longer be able to upgrade any of my smaller groups.?
I seldom post except to answer questions I can look up answers to, or know off the top of my head, and for CNC stuff that ain't much. So I'm another who probably shouldn't be here.
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
LAZARUS LONG (Robert A. Heinlein)
On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 03:31:42 AM CDT, John Lindo <bechetboat@...> wrote:
All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
-- John
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Keep up the good work geoff ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John Lindo
Sent: Thursday, 22 July 2021 10:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Offlist -- RE: [digitalhobbyist] New Mill and CNC Conversion #MILLS #CNC? All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. ? I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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Gene I am so glad you replied, I 'd hate to lose you from any of our mutual groups.
Jim I would also be very interested in your ball screw conversions, especially the mechanical doings.
I have instigated lots of long winded, but interesting for me, discussions in the past. I will resume once I am done with the garden and household construction projects including?a new roof.
I have a long list of things I need/want to do.
Starting with GRBL, anybody know GRBL and interested in a project? I am "thinking" of using GRBL to turn ball ends and concave ends on my lathe.
I know the last version of Oleg's ELS does convex and concave but that version is still in Russian,
I still have not got Z working on my lathe yet, I do have the motor mounted?and am still thinking about how to do X.
Ralph
On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 10:30 AM Geoff and Mo < gmfmo@...> wrote: Keep up the good work geoff ? ? All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. ? I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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Sent: Thu 7 22 2021 3:31:05 AM
Subject: Re: Offlist -- RE: [digitalhobbyist] New Mill and CNC Conversion #MILLS #CNC
All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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John
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On Thu, 22 Jul 2021 at 18:22, David Robertson < david@...> wrote: Hello
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Sent: Thu 7 22 2021 3:31:05 AM
Subject: Re: Offlist -- RE: [digitalhobbyist] New Mill and CNC Conversion #MILLS #CNC
All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+? Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"? then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics. I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.? The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of? "Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers. Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much. I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way? many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ? It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how to improve this forum or anything.?? All?the best to fellow hobbyists. John
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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John
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“and I do not think blaming the?Covid
pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of?
"Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists."
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Just because that is YOUR experience, does not make it everyone’s experience. {And yes a realize you are not exactly saying that it is}
Personally, I was considered “essential” and as a result had 0 “down” time due to covid, AND have had both knees replaced (one at a time) during the pandemic.
I have had almost 0 shop time since it started.
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On the other hand, I think you are somewhat correct, in what I believe to be your intent.
A forum like this withers and dies if there are no relevant posts, but a flood of “hello” every X days ?would not really stop that.
Such posts are like weeds in the garden, but at least they are not spam and scam.
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------ Original Message ------
Sent: Thu 7 22 2021 3:31:05 AM
Subject: Re: Offlist -- RE: [digitalhobbyist] New Mill and CNC Conversion #MILLS #CNC
All I am asking is just a "hello" from forum members of 260+?
Nothing more or nothing less, if members?cannot be bothered to respond with a simple "hello"?
then they have either passed on, or have not been interested in any of the large range of digitalhobbyist topics.
I do not think there is a more diversified forum for digital hobbyists than this one.?
The last meaningful post was by me in April 2021,?we were?receiving over 50 posts per month in?the?heyday
and I do not think blaming the?Covid pandemic has any relevance,?in fact most of us being in some kind of?
"Lockdown" over the past year should have meant possibly more time on our hands to be hobbyists. and
hit the?computer keyboard with questions and answers.
Gene, you have responded "fantastic", and I appreciate it very much.
I am just trying to get a reality check on whether we continue with the forum or it goes the way?
many other forum groups go and that is down the pan through?apathy ?
It would be a pity to pull the plug, I do not want to do this, but again just a simple hello, or even suggestions on how
to improve this forum or anything.??
All?the best to fellow hobbyists.
?
I remember that "incident" very well. It did strike me as very peculiar, to use a polite term.
It was John L in October 2020 in the "No compound" thread - a topic started by yourself :)
I found and joined this group because the topics being discussed are interesting to me.
I am just learning from the knowledgeable people here and very rarely comment,
because I don't feel like I have something valuable to contribute.
Now I'm hearing that 30 days without posting will get one kicked out from this group.
To be honest, this sounds rather outrageous to me. Many internet forums or discussion groups are owned/operated by a single individual or a small group,
so it's natural that some of them will enforce some kind of rules that make sense to them. These rules are usually clearly listed when you register on the forum.
But so far I haven't participated in an internet community where you are suddenly told that not posting will get you kicked out.
I wish JimJohn was just grumpy, and didn't really mean it?
Wish everyone well, in case I will be kicked out after this post :)
Cheers
Gene
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John
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