Hello everyone
In 2005 I built a 3 axis cnc with the 4aupc rev1 board it worked very good. Now I am retired and building a larger machine I would like to use the board out of my old machine to...
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Hello everyone
In 2005 I built a 3 axis cnc with the 4aupc rev1 board it worked very good. Now I am retired and building a larger machine I would like to use the board out of my old machine to...
Thanks guys for your replies
I`m not new to cnc but dont know very much about the electronics side of it. Your comments have helped very much with my build decisions.
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I am in the process of building my new cnc machine it has close to a 1800mm x 1200mm cutting area for wood and possibly aluminum sbr20 rails and belt drive or ball screws . I am...
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I am thinking about buying one of those cheap 40 w chinese lasers
first off i would like to make the cutting/ engraving area somewhere around 12 inches x 48 inches is this do-able...
i know i am asking a question that has been asked a thousand times but here goes
i built a cnc router several years ago for cutting model airplane kits would this be a good start for conversion...
hi ger
i have them saved as r12 dxf and dwg and neither will open with turbocad it acts like its opening but doesnt and i end up having to shut the program down. its odd they open just fine with...
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i have some drawings that were run through a raster to vector program that i can open in acad 2006 but i cant open with turbocad is there a file size limit on turbo cad? i ask this because...
check out www.mpja.com they have reasonably priced power supplies im using the 28 volt 10 amp they sell for 29.99 on my hobbycnc board and am getting 45 ipm feedrate when cutting
i would like to use my cnc router to cut plugs for vacuum forming of airplane cowls and canopies. i have my machine running turbocnc, i have sheetcam and ace converter, and i have turbocad for my cad...
what drivers do i need to run a hp650c plotter/print on windows 98se?
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is there an option in turbocad to round all corners or i should say use a radius instead of a 90 angle on a corner and if so where would i disable this option at?
thanks for any help...
hi taus
the dust collector is quieter than the craftsman trim router im using for a spindle by a very noticeable amount! i got mine at harbor freight on sale and with a 20% off coupon for $135...
HI guys
i uploaded some bigger picture guys
thanks taus for the complements i use the dust collector for vacumm hold down i took regular peg board and used the machine to drill corresponding...
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ive been real busy cutting since i got my machine up and running so i decided to finally take a few minutes and post some pics of it before i get it all dirty !
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i got it working finally in turbocad i have to explode the drawing about 5 times to get it working correctly. when i opened this drawing in autocad i had to explode it 3or 4 times before it...
thanks guys for looking at this im glad it wasnt operator error as has been the case in the past !
hi trevor i put everything back on 1 layer thinking that possibly that was screwing things up....
i am trying sheetcam out on a trial it looks very interesting but i have this problem i have airplane parts laided out to cut out of ply and when sheetcam opens the drawing it moves some of the parts...
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im looking for good g-code converter at present im using ace but it gives me some odd code at times even though im very careful with my drawings. is there any other converters out there...
thanks gerry ill try your suggestions when i get home
i am trying to cut some airplane parts in liteply i would like to be able to position the smaller parts inside the larger parts and be able to specify these to be cut first but i havent been able to...
all that i can say is i have had very good service and support from hobbycnc every time i have had to ask a question they have answered back sometimes within minutes. while i am only starting in this...
thanks guys as i said im new to cad and basically cnc the last time i came close to cnc was back in college with a tape driven vertical mill. i will take any help i can get with this as i said im...
hi ger
when i did a test cut on scrap the center hole was offcenter by .375 and all the small holes were offset by .038 from where they actually should have been. i did a test cut on a piece of...
hi ger21
i ran a test of this file and when it came to the large inner hole it was offset by almost .375 from center on the x axis and the 4 small outer holes were offset by .038 from their correct...
hi guys i am using turbocad 11.1 or what ever the free ugrade from tcad 10 deluxe is to make my 2d drawings when i use ace to convert the dxf to g-code it will not keep the same start and stop...
the title says it all! what would be the best way to convert blue prints to g-code for cutting? i have turbo cad but it cant import jpg or bmp files. so i hope someone can help me with this question...
thanks bubba im going to try it in a few minutes
james
i have the limit switches installed on my z axis and im using the home switch as the up limit switch as configured in turbo cnc my question is are you supposed to be able to jog an axis off of a...
i finally got my driver board ,power supply together !!!!!!!!and every thing is working perfectly WOW!!!!!! Now all i need to do is learn how to run turbocad so i can start designing things LOL!!!...
what type of switch do you need to use a momentary contact( normally open )or(normally closed) switch on the home and limit switches