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Hi Kolias,

You are correct:
"The thread is here New 8'x4' Router build
but notice the date, is very old and dont think you will get a reply"

197202I very seldom come to CNCZone but...

Hi Jason,

I am very fond of Profili for the wings. It has its quirks, one is defaulting to G21 (inches) when I cut in mm but a little manual editing of the code and it's fine. The database is...

Hi All,

Here is the wire temperature control that I am using, the files are in Eagle format which you can download from www.cadsoftusa.com/ for free. They were done in a bit of a hurry but the...

Hi Garth,

I don't know what it is called, came from the Tufnol people, looks like a reddish fibreglass. Works a treat!

Cheers,
Greg

Hello lovebugjunkie,

Thanks for the kind words, my shop is a real mess at the moment, I had to remove the roof while doing some building work! I will post some photos of the cutting when things...

Hi All,

Have you looked at www.profili2.com ?

Hi All,

I made the first cuts tonight, heat was in the mid range and I think it was too hot which is better than the alternative. Tensioning works great, you can watch the little block slide in...

Hi All,

I've put in a few hours lately, I've been at it for two weeks now but things are coming together. I will run it tomorrow and hopefully cut something!

I am thinking of making the table...

Hi All,

Thanks Teyber12 and blades, this project is on hold at the moment while I finish this one: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=626091

Regards,
Greg
www.cncdirect.co.za

Hi All,

Things are moving slower that I had hoped, should have been cutting already!

I decided to make a few parts over but most parts are done now and the design is nailed down. I am using a...

Hi All,

There's been little progress, here's the lathe with the covers on. Both axes are running nicely at 7400mm/min, I'll slow that down later but it's cool to watch for now! I still need to...

Hi All,

I have wanted to do some wings, foam, glass laminate for quite some time. When I have looked at it in the past I couldn't find good software. Now that I am back at it I see that Profili...

Hello All,

Here is a thread of an Optimum 1080x300 conversion that I am almost finished with. I have been at it for one and a half years now and really want it done!

I chose to do a gang tool...

Hi Frank,

I see your interest with mach for turning, I think that you should give Mach turn a whirl first as nobody I know has kind words to say for it. Even Art admits that it has gotten...

Hi Kleintoren,

Have a look at www.cncdirect.co.za

Regards,

H Eloid,

I don't have a video of it but perhaps now over the summer holidays I will get a chance. I have done little more than cut some Depron parkjets (www.parkjets.com) with it since I finished...

Hi Stephen,

I can't explain why Bobcad would do this. Use DeskCNC for making your code?

Cheers,
Greg
www.cncdirect.co.za

H Stephen,

For starters, you have used an 'o' instead of a zero '0'. Then you have called a G0 but have not provided any X,Y or Z coordinate following this. Try something like this instead:

N2...

Bonjour Coop2005,

I have built such a machine, have a look at http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33585 It weighs about 350kg.

I used rack and pinion on the long axis as rotating nut...

Hi Art,

Have a look at www.deskcnc.com for a fully featured 4 axis CAM package. It can accept most any popular file format, dxf, stl, jpeg, bmp etc and is really quite easy to use. Trial version...

Hi Steve,

If memory serves me correctly, pin 15 is not pulled up internally in the printer port, add a pull up resistor and you should be fine.

Cheers,
Greg

www.cncdirect.co.za

Hi Zoltan,

I intend to take my drawings and model the entire machine to produce a booklet which I will probably release to the www community. I need a little time to do this as at the moment I am...

Hi All,

I got the drag chain and mounting brackets in. Terminated all the cables, powering up and testing took only a few minutes.

Runs very sweetly, I need to calibrate the rack and pinion...

Hi All,

I have spent the last week on my router trying to finish it, it involved moving the machine as well which was a bit of pain but not too bad. I have fitted the work surface (2750mm x...

Hi Harryn,

Here is the list of the items I used in this enclosure.
The suppliers website is here: http://www.acdc.co.za/start.php
They have an online catalogue that will allow you to see what...

Hi Edmond,

Unfortunately we don't have the same choices as our American friends, fixed base routers (Makita, Bosch, Hitachi and Porter Cable) are unobtainable here. I have not been able to get a...

Hi Harryn,

There really isn't much on the way of electrical items, I will post a spreadsheet but the major items are the breakout board for Mach and the the Power supply board which are standard...

Hi Apache,

For some reason I didn't see your post until now, the heatsink is perfectly flat on the inside and finned on the outside, with the fins being vertical to allow for better convection and...

Hi Zoltan,

Here is the parts list, just the bigger items.

Cheers

Hi maycom,

The acceleration settings are done mostly by trial and error, it is also possible to use a spread sheet to calculate the .acc file which will allow you to modify the profile to your...