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    I'm interested in the lp template. Could you...

    I'm interested in the lp template. Could you post the file?

    Thanks,
  2. Sticky: I first want to say that I'm impressed. I have...

    I first want to say that I'm impressed. I have one question though and apologize that its being asked with no knowledge of your design, but have you tried a 4n26? The diode to diode configuration...
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    I just talked to a machinist... It seems that...

    I just talked to a machinist... It seems that ball bearings are hard than the tools to drill em... Hmm. But I'm still not quite convinced as the ball I'm planning to use is from a mouse as they...
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    I have 2 ideas to drill the bearing. Since I...

    I have 2 ideas to drill the bearing. Since I don't own a mill, but have a press, I would drill a hole in a clamped piece of aluminium stock the slightly smaller than the ball, take the ball out of...
  5. Great idea for the pods. I couldn't help to...

    Great idea for the pods. I couldn't help to notice how much the substrate material costs... Too pricey for me. I'm thinking bout making my own out of a plastic cutting board... Think it'll work? ...
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    This thread has got me thinking about other...

    This thread has got me thinking about other alternate designs... I have some I-beam and was thinking this might work as a design for linear bearings. I call it the big ball rail. I'd use 2 big...
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    Thanks for the feedback. I don't know if this...

    Thanks for the feedback. I don't know if this will make any difference, but I went to Ace hardware today and figured out that the bearings are for sliding GLASS doors, not screens. The ones for...
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    Screen Door bearings for Homebrew CNC

    I'm in the process of getting materials together to build my first CNC router. This first machine is mostly proof of concept and a learning experience. As such, I'm putting it together from...
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    Plast, Okay, I'm not sure why you chose the...

    Plast,

    Okay, I'm not sure why you chose the colors you did to connect to V+. If it was because they all had a stripe on them, then thats great. If not, and they were chose at random, you could be...
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    Plast, I forgot to mention, but I think others...

    Plast,

    I forgot to mention, but I think others have that most 8 wire motors have some striped wires. These will help you keep polarity straight for the pairs. Also, if you are using a unipolor...
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    Plast, Okay, an 8 wire motor can be used in...

    Plast,

    Okay, an 8 wire motor can be used in either bipolor or unipolor mode. I assume you understand which configuration your driver requires. Given that, it is quite easy to determine which wire...
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