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    Thanks, Lagore, I was beginning to think no one...

    Thanks, Lagore, I was beginning to think no one was going to post a reply to my problem, the escape gear you created is a work of art, thanks again for the information
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    Problem cutting the Escape gear

    Im having a terrible time with the escape gear, even though the gear is faily large 10", the teeth are very sharp at the tips, have tried several different methods of cutting with the same results,...
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    Sticky: go to www.deskam.com and download deskengrave its...

    go to www.deskam.com and download deskengrave its free, and will convert text to gcode or dxf
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    Les Paul Hollow Body Copy

    Im not sure what kind of guiter this is but it is a hollow body, with a carved top and is shaped like a les paul, I don't even know where it came from, found it on the web somewhere, when I decided...
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    A metal worker builds a Les Paul

    Your work is looking good so far, keep us informed of your progress, I have been wanting to build a Les Paul for some time now, but unable to find any plans I could convert to dxf, did you create...
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    cutting profile on 3 axis router?

    Hello all, Im very new at cnc, just have completed my build, (3 axis router), what I want to do is build a Les Paul hollowbody Guitar and am not sure I can cut the top which is profiled (dome shaped)...
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    Sticky: I did this from a picture of my oldest daughter.

    tell me how you made this, I am interested in doing carvings from photos, but don't know where to start
  8. siren noise on circles

    Yep! thats the noise mine is making too, just thought it was a bit odd.
  9. stepper noise, siren on circles

    Thanks, it seem, everything is as it should be, circles are round, siren noise not so bad now that I know it's probably normal
  10. stepper noise (siren) on circles

    Don't have any means of making video at this time, but siren noise is just like the old 1950's style of police siren, I am using Xylotex driver and Quickstep software, like I said cnc router is...
  11. Steppers very loud, sounds like siren on circles

    Hi all, have built my own cnc router and everything seems ok except when cutting circles, the router will make a perfect circle but all three steppers start making a very loud screaming noise,...
  12. Is black iron pipe really smooth enough?

    I had the same concern when I was looking for pipe to start my machine, what I was finding was very rough, depends on where it is manufactured, I found what I needed at home depot, it's sold for use...
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    Problem- DIY cnc wood router, circle backlash?

    Hello all, I have spent all day working on this problem, checked backlash several times after cutting off backlash compensation, only had 0.006, also tightened all fasteners and connections, still...
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    I have already checked for backlash and its less...

    I have already checked for backlash and its less than 0.007, and compensated for in the software, unfortunatly my camera is on loan to someone, I will try to do a better job of explaining. lets say...
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    DIY cnc wood router

    Just completing and setting up a DIY cnc wood router, have everything working properly except when cutting circles, Im getting about a 0.030 jog from the x axis at all four poles of the circle,...
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    steppers grinding-resonance

    Hey thanks all, I have pretty much ruled out resonance, although I do have some., but thats not bothering me at this point, I did eliminate the grinding and loosing steps but had to give up much...
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    Problem steppers grinding, loosing steps Reply to Thread

    Hey thanks Gerry, I did'nt realize resonance could be that severe, I will get to work on some dampners asap, and keep you informed of the outcome
    Augustus c
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    You may be right about the resonance causing...

    You may be right about the resonance causing excessive vibration and noise, but what I have is much worse than that, when the grinding occurs you can actually see the stepper motor slow down and miss...
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    Problem steppers grinding, loosing steps Reply to Thread

    Im using Xylotex drive, and steppers, with a 24v power supply, and Quickstep software, this problem occurs at all speeds, I have changed max steps per unit from 200 all the way up to 40,000, steppers...
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    steppers grinding, loosing steps

    Hi All, Just finished building a cnc router, I have wanted one for years and just decided to get started a month ago, so you can pretty much guess I am new at this with much to learn, everything...
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