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    Best way to CNC-lite a generic 9x20?

    Hi,

    I got my first lathe recently, within a month I started thinking about adding steppers to it.

    I watched a youtube where the guy wrote a bunch of Arduino code to drive steppers with encoders...
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    Re: Power feed XL possible?

    The only other thing I would add is a setting for single cuts that would need XY moves, angles and arcs.
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    Power feed XL possible?

    Hi,

    I just picked up a round column mill and I want to have a power feed +, is something like this available, like an MCU and code, basically a stepper with driver moving my X and Y, plugged into...
  4. Ordered DIY lathe parts online after a boozy lunch

    Hi All,

    Please be gentle, it's my birthday today and I'm not getting any younger. :|

    A few years back I bought something very similar to this for my 6040 CNC:
    ...
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    Stepper bolt interface tolerances

    Hello to all you very helpful people!

    I got new steppers and M5 bolts for a CNC project, the problem is the bolt head (8.5mm) it a tiny bit too wide (or the stepper grooves are too narrow) to let...
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    Help with choosing software

    Hello you very helpful people,

    I would love some advice for a beginner, I have purchased a CNC, 3D printers (SLA & FDM), 3D scanner and a laser cutter.

    Is there a software that can allow me to...
  7. Re: Oldham couplers for CNC - Nylon or Acetal disks?

    Thanks coherent and wizard!
  8. Oldham couplers for CNC - Nylon or Acetal disks?

    Hello you extremely helpful bunch.

    I went to Ruland.com and ordered couplers, I got the 19.1mm OD version and I ordered 10 each of both the nylon and acetal disks:
    ...
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    Re: 6040 new couplers and a spacer block

    Thanks Sterob!

    I went to RS, spotted the Ruland couplers and didn't really like what RS had in stock, I went to ruland.com (USA) and ordered from there with a flat rate ($25) shipping (UPS) to AU,...
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    6040 new couplers and a spacer block

    Hi,

    I'm a bit of a newbie, I would really appreciate any relevant advice the forum can give.

    I just purchased some NEMA 24 steppers to put on my 6040, I would like to find better quality...
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    6040 limit switch advice

    Hi All,

    Any advice would be much appreciated.

    I purchased a 6040 years ago, it did not come with limit or home switches, I would really appreciate advice on switch type, position and mounting...
  12. 6040 stepper motor shaft and leadscrew diameter

    Hi All,

    Looking to save myself some time...

    I'm trying to find the stepper motor shaft and leadscrew diameter (for the coupler) for my 6040 CNC without dismantling a working machine, does...
  13. Thread: camview-emc

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    camview-emc

    Hi,

    Thanks in advance for any advice!

    I have EMC2 installed, not got the CNC running yet though.

    I have been researching home/limits and it just occurred to me today that EMC2 might support...
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    Hi Toby, Can you tell me please where you got...

    Hi Toby,

    Can you tell me please where you got the extrusion from, I need 30x30mm?

    Thanks.

    Richard
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    I hope I can help here. I just bought the CNC...

    I hope I can help here.

    I just bought the CNC 6040, the issue you have is not the compatibility of vcarve with the 6040, it goes like this:

    illustrator >> vcarve >> mach3 or emc2 >> cnc...
  16. NORTH SYD: Newbie would really appreciate some hands-on help

    Hi,

    Hoping somebody can help.

    It's all in the title really, I have got to the stage where I need to put the jigsaw puzzle together:

    CNC 6040
    G540
    EMC2
    Cut2d
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    Thanks bobsch, thats a great thread. But, the...

    Thanks bobsch, thats a great thread.

    But, the G540 is an issue with the hall-effect switches:

    The G540 inputs are internally pulled up to 12V inside the unit, the switch closes, it needs to...
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    CNC 6040 home switches

    G'day,

    Disclaimer: I am completely new to CAM and CNC, I have no real electronics knowledge, I have got most of my info from this awesome forum.

    Looking for some advice here or even a design or...
  19. Trials and tribulations of a newbie to CNC

    Hello ANZ,

    Apologies if this is not the right area.

    Basically I want to post how I am getting on with my CNC and hopefully get some feedback, it's for hobby type activities and it will be...
  20. Thanks guys, everybody has been raving about...

    Thanks guys, everybody has been raving about Cut2D in other posts and on other forums so I am going to go for that.
  21. [Yet another] Have you got a CAD/CAM recommendation for a beginner?

    Hi CNC'ers,

    Please help if you can.

    Kit is:

    Chinese CNC 6040 with VFD
    The crap controller replaced with GeckoDrive G540 kit
    6mm 3 Flute Carbide Endmills HRC50
    PC with printer port running...
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    Local Sydney CNC assistance sought

    Hi.

    Being new to this, it's all pretty daunting and I am hoping somebody local can help.

    I have a CNC 6040 sitting in my North Sydney office.

    I want to use EMC2 and I already have the PC.
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    CNC 6040 VFD spindle control

    Hello,

    I hope you all can help.

    I just got a CNC 6040 delivered to my office in Sydney, I have assembled most of it.

    I am installing Ubuntu 10.04 - 32-bit on an SSD attached to the LV-67EA,...
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    Hi i'm back again, I have been scouring the...

    Hi i'm back again,

    I have been scouring the forums on modding the 6040, all this is new to me.

    I have the computer I am going to use, its a fanless, dual-core atom with onboard serial, parallel...
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    I just bought a 6040 CNC from Ebay, the price was...

    I just bought a 6040 CNC from Ebay, the price was right.

    It restricts me to 380mm but I will live with that.

    To be honest I dont have the space for anything bigger.

    /Richard
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    Thanks CrazyIvan Speed = not important...

    Thanks CrazyIvan

    Speed = not important
    Accuracy = should be able to cut a circular hole correctly in 2mm alu
    Power = just alu sheets

    Cheers

    Richard
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    Wow looking at bluechick I am dreaming! I need...

    Wow looking at bluechick I am dreaming!

    I need to look at ebay and downsize I think :)

    The "3040" cnc caught my eye on Ebay, does anyone have any experience with this?

    Thanks.

    Richard
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    Thanks guys, as you probably guessed I am a...

    Thanks guys, as you probably guessed I am a novice.

    Budget would be around $1200.

    A kit from Aussie that I could build would be awesome, me cutting bits up is probably not going to happen.
    ...
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    Can an Aussie build me a router CNC

    Hello,

    Apologies if this is not the right place.

    I am hoping you can all help.

    I am based in Sydney and would love somebody to build me one of these:

    DIY homebuilt 3 axis CNC router,...
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