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    I am leaning towards the very same package. I...

    I am leaning towards the very same package. I wish the auto-tool changer spindles were cheaper but it is unlikely to occur within my lifetime it appears.

    I am wondering as to the benefit of going...
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    This is truely inspiring man WOW! So nice! ...

    This is truely inspiring man WOW!

    So nice!

    Love to see an instructable or something similar on this one.

    Good work.
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    I'm going to give it a go tonight I think, it...

    I'm going to give it a go tonight I think, it really is a unique and elegant glueless design!
  4. I'm not in anyway connected with these guys or...

    I'm not in anyway connected with these guys or sponsored in anyway, but....

    I am smack in the middle of building this Delta, my first 3D printer as well I might add and I am really impressed with...
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    Damnit this is one of those times I got burned...

    Damnit this is one of those times I got burned for hesitating. He essential sold all three of them to someone else for less then the price of 1 moderately price china spindle.

    So my search...
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    I wish you good luck man, it is very frustrating...

    I wish you good luck man, it is very frustrating fighting with issues like this. Intermittent issues are my most hated problems to solve.
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    I've had this problem myself on two different...

    I've had this problem myself on two different occasions and had two different solutions.

    Like you I went through all the wiring and cleaned it all up but found it did not change anything other...
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    Ya, that was a being very tired typo! I meant...

    Ya, that was a being very tired typo! I meant very often wear ear protection, LOL. Gee I wondered why glasses were not helping my ears much...:)

    Any idea if the VFD I have will run that colombo...
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    A few ?'s for the Spindle guys, Colombo.

    I've been want to move to a fairly beefy spindle for my gantry style machine for some time now and everytime I am about to go for it I get the nagging feeling I should wait and look a little longer...
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    I am also currently using a optical hand based...

    I am also currently using a optical hand based point and shoot tester for rpm, but am in the process of researching a circuit setup and sensor perma mounted.
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    I would love to see the DXF file too, and then it...

    I would love to see the DXF file too, and then it would help others as well down the road.
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    Great minds think alike they say....lol.

    Great minds think alike they say....lol.
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    Your project and the 8mm shafted outrunner has...

    Your project and the 8mm shafted outrunner has had my mind thinking for the past few days on a different approach to a "personal" cheap ATC. Rather than switching the tool itself out and everything...
  14. Deep anodizing will also dramatically stiffen the...

    Deep anodizing will also dramatically stiffen the aluminium, I believe anyways.
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    You can't leave us with only that man! More...

    You can't leave us with only that man!

    More info please, very impressive. More example videos too please.
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    Vacuum table

    Unless I am missing something here, this sounds like an excellent job for the use of a vacuum table.

    (LOL, as the post above me states. I had an old version of the thread tabbed and did not...
  17. You have a sharp eye there sir! I also have a...

    You have a sharp eye there sir! I also have a "Disc's of Tron" fullsize, "Joust", "Starwars"

    My exe roommate smashed my starwars screen with a hammer in a drunken fit, so it is out of service. And...
  18. Your design is similar.

    I designed a similar setup.

    Here it is long ago, many many changes have been made.

    Most notable would be the half Ibeams for the x and y. They were not nearly stiff enough at first and had to...
  19. I just completed my router build. So I guess I am...

    I just completed my router build. So I guess I am ahead of you there, but way behind in the 3in1 conversion. So this makes us even? LOL

    My camera will not power up. I am working on a solution,...
  20. Actually I did not cut the spline into the hole...

    Actually I did not cut the spline into the hole at all and it is simply a close fitting round hole that sorta grips the shaft with varying pressure based on how tight the horizontal allen bolt is.
    ...
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    Wow

    I have been looking forward to following along with a project based off of this since I first saw it.

    Most excellent!
  22. Did you ever solve your loose pulley issue that...

    Did you ever solve your loose pulley issue that you mention in post #88. I had the same issue with it and in the end corrected it by essentially affixing an aluminium block to the pulley itself with...
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    This is absolutely correct, and financial...

    This is absolutely correct, and financial information you may have access to, you are legally bound to keep confidential and NOT discuss with others, including but not limited to your spouse, friends...
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    I run a lenovo m57, mach3 mostly because it...

    I run a lenovo m57, mach3 mostly because it happened to be an extra machine I had kicking around and find it is great for this purpose. I had initially chosen it for the job because of it having a...
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    Another very old trick to get exactly the...

    Another very old trick to get exactly the resistance value you require, standard or totally non-standard would be doing resistor shaving.

    What the heck is that you ask?

    Here's a interesting...
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    I realize the topic was mentioned but regardless...

    I realize the topic was mentioned but regardless of the fact the 540 would need to grow in size to allow I would also like to see a 80v version of the product. I would also like to see all the...
  27. You sir are the best! Thanks for taking the...

    You sir are the best!

    Thanks for taking the time to consider and answer my question.

    I really do appreciate it very much. I think I'll do a little more research and give your idea a try!
  28. Speed controlling my maxon drive with my g540.

    Anyways, my question is..

    I have from a dental system recovered a very nice Maxon motor driver and matched servo motor that drives a very nice precision spindle.

    This is the drive I have..
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  29. I lucked out and got a really similar ballscrew...

    I lucked out and got a really similar ballscrew setup recently. They look identical to the ones pictured but have two ball paths per nut. On a 1" shaft.

    I really got lucky at a surplus store and...
  30. Thread: Cricut Hack

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    Just a FYI for anyone with one of these machines...

    Just a FYI for anyone with one of these machines or considering purchasing one of these machines.

    Provocraft, the maker of this machine which I used to recommend as a decent cheap cutting solution...
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