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So I've gone and done it and bought a Partner III. I needs some love for sure, but I'm excited for it. My plan is to gut the old controller and upgrade everything to modern systems. Likely Gecko...

It's not the same. Not even close. Full of internal voids and easily delaminates. The crap at Lowe's is even worse!

Was there more than just a copy paste there Robert?

I'm in Ames, doing all kinds of things.

Nice nice, good to know there are more of us. It's good to see there are more of us. Quad cities is a trip but not to bad none the less. Aaron (TiggerAaron) and I have been doing alot of work...

Set it up to "draw" a 1 inch square then measure it. that will answer that question at least.

Evan

Woo hoo number 300! I don't think that shaft would work very well, I could be wrong. What do you think?

HEY jwillhite I JUST baught one of those drill presses, well I just took it back, but that's cause I decided I didn't need it. I was in a rush but decided not to hurry. When I took it back it was...

The trick in "prestressing" is to add the load BEFORE you let the epoxy cure. Then when it is cured you can cut off the extra all thread, you would want to do say 6 all threads in a big tube to...

Ok got it all torn dorn, baught the rest of the stel today to cut the mounting plats and the such. Now if only it still works when I get it all back together...
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Oh yeah as far as the upright what about replacing or incorperating in like a 1"X2" C channel? Instead of the Angle.

Evan

Thanks man. I'm pretty picky when it comes to wiring layout. I'm gonna go get some measurments fr these dumb screws. Might have some more pics later folks.

Yup that's what it was all I did was disable the E-stop and run it emulated and it stopped the jazz right away. Now to try all the tricks.

Thanks

Sorry folks classes kicked my butt this week, but I got the control panel cut and Labeled, and all the componits in. I ran a light and switch test and thought I would snap a pic for you folks. I...

no limit switched as of yet, but they are just jumped, so NC. The E-stop I donno but I will just try to emulate it in Mach three and see if it still trips.

Evan

Well the machine tested out great over and over, I even ran it for an hour the first day just to check for issues. No it will run for just a few and go into e-stop. sometimes it's only half a sec...

There's only three of us in Iowa? Hippy, what are you working on man?

The bearings are actually 6.5" apart. I've been thinking about wipers and swarf pertection. Any help there.

Very cool stuff, I would kill to have that kinda stuff in my lab. I have it at school, but I dropped a TON of money to build this lab as it is. At school I'm doing alot with integrated control...

Oh fyi. Motor shafts are .375" and Screw shafts are .500"

I don't think that maters but just spewing more info. lol

You mean inductance correct? That was why I twisted my signal wires. I O-Scoped everything and ran an inductance test on all the harneses. Cancelation was very good with the wires wrapped at 3...

See they have been bugging me too. As all projects go this one evolved durring it's build. When I started out I was stuck on a farm in Southwestern Kansas, so what I had access too was steal. It...

Ok how about this. Anybody have any suggestions for swarf covers?

Thanks Evan

SWEET. It'll be nice to meet up with someone that is into CNC too. Do you have IM? Check your PM. Anyone else in our area?

Evan

Ok where to start. I finally got everything in for this beast and have started my mill. It is more of a mill then it is a router but has a great range of speeds. It will be good for steal on the...

Hey folks, was just thinking I should check and see if there are any fellow diy cnc builders in the state of Iowa? I'm at school at ISU and DMACC. I live in Ames. So anyone around the area I would...

Well folks, I got them working, Not really sure how, but I fiddled enough and get it going. I will get a build set up soon. I need to get some batterys for my cam, and I will start a post.
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wow I can't even spell. Sorry about that fellews. I just turned on the equi[pment and I'm getting some odd movments outta the motors, it only does it with mach sending signal. wth?

Evan

Harpye NO! lol you are not the stupid on I AM! I have been so outta it with school and no sleep I just didn't comprehind what you were saying. I'm taking 25 hours of houners engineering credits...

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Ok school definitly has my brain turned to mush. I totally went glossy-eyed when I read this...

Does anyone speak stupid?

Sorry
Evan