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    hey blunderbum, funny, i got my router and then...

    hey blunderbum,
    funny, i got my router and then we had our first baby only a couple of months later. Extremely busy! My day job is digital print/graphic artist.
    I figured i'd never be able put...
  2. Thread: SHG0609 questions

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    Hi Mike, Ok measurements i stated before were...

    Hi Mike,

    Ok measurements i stated before were mostly just from
    memory - i was at work my router is at home. (wish it was the otherway around)

    Distance between feet centres (feet diameter...
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    hi there, Havent checked here for a while! I...

    hi there,
    Havent checked here for a while!

    I have an excitech SHG0609,
    Dunno how heavy it is - gross shipping weight says its 202kg.
    (but that includes the controller and wooden shipping...
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    Howzat, your dustshoe looks pretty airtight...

    Howzat, your dustshoe looks pretty airtight compared to
    mine. I just bolted mine together. Maybe ill put some rubber
    seals in there somewhere.
    So far it worked real well with the 10mm sheet im...
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    The surface is now a little porous. As the black...

    The surface is now a little porous. As the black foam looks
    to be the same sort of stuff as sign foam. Which is as far
    as i know high density PVC foam?
    Sealed surfaces, but foam inside.
    Not as...
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    Sup Shannon in NZ! Thanks for info, good to...

    Sup Shannon in NZ!

    Thanks for info, good to know im being productive :)

    Congrats on your machine purchase, Im sure youll be
    pleased with the quality.

    I was down at the local hardware store....
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    Hey howzat Im onto my third attempt for my...

    Hey howzat

    Im onto my third attempt for my 0609 dustshoe.
    1st, i did the same thing with the plastic container. With a toilet roll
    instead the brush bristles! (dont ask!, 1st attempt!)
    Then i...
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    Hi Jimmy, I hope this helps, I did a little...

    Hi Jimmy,

    I hope this helps, I did a little test with artcam (the keylogger one!!)
    Saved the toolpaths separately then combined them using artcam.
    By the looks you could just paste them in one...
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    Hey Guys. Had a bit of time today and did a...

    Hey Guys.
    Had a bit of time today and did a thorough cleaning of my drive screw
    threads and rails and then I found the problem with my metal particles!
    The metal particles were already in the...
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    Hey rocket, Ill email taney, as my rep doesn't...

    Hey rocket,

    Ill email taney, as my rep doesn't seem to be all that responsive at moment! The original rep that sold me the machine has left the company!

    Can only hear a little bit of a gritty...
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    I thought i did a pretty thorough clean out, i...

    I thought i did a pretty thorough clean out, i didnt disassemble anything?,
    sprayed threads and best i could into bearings with crc, you got me thinking
    you're right about the precision of the ball...
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    Hehe, yeah rocket, did that badge to show off to...

    Hehe, yeah rocket, did that badge to show off to my brother.
    He loves his toyotas :)
    I think the only fords i liked was the mk1 contina and escort.
    (for body shape obviously, not grunt)

    As for...
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    Did some testing on some foam and some rigid PVC...

    Did some testing on some foam and some rigid PVC today.
    Fascinating watching the machine work.

    First program was on a foam brick, dunno what type of foam it is,
    bought it from a superstore. The...
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    wow howzat youre a fast learner! They look sweet!...

    wow howzat youre a fast learner! They look sweet!

    I got my machine working today. did a some manual routing.
    Been playing with it all afternoon. Great fun!
    Managed a little toolpath file with...
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    Thanks for help everyone. Ill think ill just...

    Thanks for help everyone.

    Ill think ill just plug it straight in - without the step down transformer
    as howzat has. I would have thought it should handle a little extra
    voltage too.
    When...
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    yeah very solid machine. very impressed. Cant...

    yeah very solid machine. very impressed.
    Cant wait turn it on and see the thing move!

    Few things im not quite clear on. I hope you guys can help.
    Picture B, Are there any bearings not sealed on...
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    Got around to unpacking, put it on a couple of...

    Got around to unpacking, put it on a couple of
    desks.
    Originally I thought it was gonna fit on
    one desk. Totally underestimated its size!!
    Pretty mini compaired to some of your machines tho.
    ...
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    Yeee haaa!! I got my machine delivered this...

    Yeee haaa!!

    I got my machine delivered this morning!
    Really is a christmas present for me!
    Got a couple of the sides of the crate off. but thats all.
    Gotta make christmas festivities the...
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    Thanks. Will have a look.

    Thanks. Will have a look.
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    Hi Bullseye Those are nice cars, I dont think...

    Hi Bullseye

    Those are nice cars, I dont think i'd have the patience or skill
    to weld those tubular chassis accurately. Probably cause i cant weld. :)

    Im in process of designing a 1/4 scale RC...
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    Howzat i think we got owned!!! i feel like such...

    Howzat i think we got owned!!!
    i feel like such a newbie!

    But my understanding of its use was right tho?
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    Hi Jimmy, Esmae So the tool sensor can be just...

    Hi Jimmy, Esmae

    So the tool sensor can be just glued back into place?
    (Assuming it was originally glued?)
    Sounds a bit dodge. Could I bolt it on somehow?

    I was recommended i get it. Please...
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    mint pics howzat!! haha, now im excited, (err......

    mint pics howzat!!
    haha, now im excited, (err... excitech! lol)

    whats the other spiral cable coming off the spindle? Anti static??

    grrr...unfortunately prob another week and a half to go for...
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    Great pictures thanks, Looks like you would...

    Great pictures thanks,

    Looks like you would pretty much eliminate all dust with your shoe setup.
    Is that a 1.5kw spindle?
    You dont mean you engrave brass on the excitech machine?

    Do you have...
  25. Thanks for your replies. Type 3 software is...

    Thanks for your replies.

    Type 3 software is coming with the machine, maybe i should do some testing
    before asking questions.
    What you are saying Gerry sounds simple enough, ill look into these...
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    Hi Mark, Ive havent had any problems dealing...

    Hi Mark,

    Ive havent had any problems dealing with the China company Excitech
    (in purchasing my machine).
    Apart from a very slight language barrier(i tried to keep to using
    simple words :), I...
  27. Which Software allows direct drawing of toolpaths?

    Hi there,

    Ive purchased a 3 axis CNC router, Ill get it in a couple of weeks. :)
    So not even a newbie!

    Im after some simple software that will allow me to draw vector lines/ circles etc of the...
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    Thanks for the photos howzat! Didnt know you...

    Thanks for the photos howzat!
    Didnt know you were getting the same size machine as me.
    Everyone seemed to be getting the larger format machines.
    I thought i was the only one with a "little" one.
    ...
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    Heres another thread regarding excitech machines,...

    Heres another thread regarding excitech machines,
    Again a few posts deleted, lol.
    Note the US sellers site mentioned halfway down page 2.
    The guy seems keen for people to have a look the machines...
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    Oh dear!!!!! I missed the posts over the weekend...

    Oh dear!!!!!
    I missed the posts over the weekend and now they deleted!,
    So Carvin, your saying that the CNC router Ive ordered has plastic gears?!
    Im feeling kinda sick. Ive purchased this for...
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