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Been having so much fun making "flat" stuff lately, thought it was about time to try a 4th axis. Found a nice reduction drive, just need to finish making some adapters for the motor and various wood...

Looking good. Dont stop posting, your efforts are appreciated.
How did you bore the large holes in the plates? Surface finish looks excellent..

I ended up making new magnet holders from aluminium so I could recess the nuts so they would be below the magnet. I couldn't do this with the acrylic as it would have cracked when tightening.
I can...

Thanks, nice detailed reply. I may be able to get the sensors closer to the magnets, I just chucked em on and they worked. I have allowed adjustment slots so will be easy to do this. I'm not using...

So I've made some Hall effect sensors, wired them up and mounted them to my X Axis (dual screws, so 1 sensor each side to square up gantry). All is working as expected, but I decided to put a dial...

I found that my pump wouldn't push water through the 8mm tube that fit the connectors on my spindle. I changed to 12mm that fit over the outside of the connector and it works fine. Seems the cheaper...

Is this the power supply for the hobbycnc.com kit you are asking about? If so, the instructions I got for mine are....
Both sides of the AC are switched, One to each pole on the switch. the active...

Hi,
In post 522 you show a picture of a fish platter. Would you be willing to share the dxf file of this?

I would go with the first one. Has more clearance around the cutting tool if you need to drop it down inside something (motor mount plate not going to get in the way). You also keep the gantry lower...

Would be interested in seeing some light sensitive ones Ian. The one I had worked great in the workshop (really good light), but when it was inside I had to adjust R values to get it to work with a...

I made some circuitry with a transitor and reisitors, but couldnt get the light levels right.
Hadnt though about the solar lights, I have some old ones I might be able to canabalise.
Great idea,...

And here it is,,,,,
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Tried to create some electronics to sense the light in the room so it would turn on / off automatically, but ended up just putting an switch in the base!

I bought the 10mm and the 14mm bits from 'welcomebuy' as well and have found them to be quite good.
Just purchased the 6mm one as well from your link pippin88 thanks for the heads up :)

Happy to act as a go between if you want to get them shipped via Australia.
PM me if you want to.

Jon

That's cool. I'll download it and give it a try.

Excuse my ignorance, but what timber is that?

My router bits arrived, so I set off to the shed to play!
cut a 12 x 12 double sided maze in American Walnut, and whilst it came out OK, I think there are things that could be improved, both in my...

Hi,
Not having any problems at all running a similar setup on 240v from 10A socket.
PC / Stepper Driver / 2.2KW spindle / VFD / Water cooling. Drill press and grinder are also on the same circuit...

Im still waiting for my "lolipop" bits to arrive. Ive managed to source some ball bearings of different sizes (got one of the apprentce technicians to crack open some old gearbox ball races)....

No, that would be too easy!

Has any one worked out a way to efficiently lubricate the bearings that run on supported rails?
Yes, I can always remove them and repack and reinstall, but this can be a bit of a pain.

My Idea...

This is a test cut I did today for a night-light I'm planning for my wife's nephew. I'm going to put some LEDs shining upwards under each of the letters.
Have had to tweak the code and added some...

So I played with FingerMaker and Taimaker today and found these just as easy to use as Mazemaker. Will have to start saving ......
I would like to see the same things as I suggested with Mazemaker,...

Hi Jerry,
Trying out your Dovetailmaker tomorrow. Made the jig to hold the work at 15degrees today, but this looks like another winner.

Love it! How long do your blades last, and what is controlling the "feed rate"? Does it take long to cut through?

OK, so I've got a 1/2 and a 3/8 (or thereabouts) ball bit on order.
Does anyone know what the smallest size available of these bits is? I would like to make a really big maze with perhaps a 1/8...

LOL

Well they didnt go round smoothly all the time! There were lots of bumps and potholes, but on a whole I am pretty happy with how the build went.

Im still watching yours Ian, get that saw going, I...

Hey Jerry, Do I qualify for one of the licenses?

Nice job