Thanks Joe
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Thanks Joe
you have those plans done yet Joe? I sent you an email to let me know the details when your ready mine probably said from Rob and Deb smith.
its not a question of the motor being strong enough its that because of the lenght the leadscrew would whip and cause vibration as well as the gantry might rack.
I was waiting patiently until he dangled the carrot again now I feel impatient again
you won't regret the wait I am sure of that!
I will be purchasing a set then when your ready probably going to take some flak for buying them still but well worth it IMO
Rob
I know this is a bad very bad question but any idea on the price for the plans yet Joe take your time on making them but even a ballpark would be good I really have to know if the wife will let me...
considering I live in Canada the shipping of aluminum would make buying it from ebay costly but I see your point it would make allot more work for me. when I priced the aluminum out new it will run...
Hi Joe I am thinking of making the table out of steel instead of the aluminum because of cost and availability what do you think of this idea I would still go with the same gantry as yours.
Rob
Hey Joe what are the exact lenths of the aluminum I know I read 72" is that what you left them at or did you cut them I just want to know what I should order
thank you
Rob
you decide on a price for the plans yet Joe? am I a pain in your side sorry but love this design and most of what I have allready will work with it especially when I bought the slave drive for a...
sorry I meant the price for the plans
thank you
Rob
just a question about the dust collector wouldn't it be better if you located the hose in front of the router so you don't lose any y travel it won't effect the x travel because it is open ended....
any idea on price yet? I can wait just want to know if the wife will kill me or not LOL
I agree I will wait for the whole package I am sure it will be well worth the wait just keep teasing us with the videos please!!!
Rob
any headway on the price yet? want to know if I can talk the wife into letting me buy them.:)
how long do you think for your plans I know I am bugging but your the one dangling the carrot LOL
Rob
Hey Joe its been a while since I posted in here I see you are plugging away still will it ever end LOL nice machine LOVE IT! About the V bearings anything like the mechmate?
Rob
I have a similar problem I found free plans on the net in autocad but alot of the lines don't connect is there an easy way to make them connect or do you have to do it all one by one I can hardly use...
I agree John you are right about the club and that is something I am considering for one thing I thought a project like this could be a fun learning expierience and usefull I happened to have bought...
I have a simulator and I am sure I will settle down on the blades soon but this would be a good learning experience. I also love wind turbines so this would also help me in that area as well. I am...
I would never make a blade out of alluminum It would be like a knife spinning at 2800rpm! I also know the blades are made from two different kinds of wood usually the leading edge is hardwood where...
I was wondering if anyone could help me draw and make a toolpath for a symetrical wooden rc helicopter blade this is not a money making venture it is to try and save some money because I break alot...
Hi guys I am looking for a small kids bed for my daughter she is almost two and was caught trying to climb out of her crib so the wife and I think its time for a big girls bed can anyone help me out...
thank you the r-12 thing worked still couple of extra nodes in there but finised product looks good
Rob
I was wondering if someone could help me figure out what is wrong with this file I made it in corel then saved as dxf and when I try to make a toolpath in vcarve it gets all messed up I think there...
ok I havn't bugged in a while so here I go again when are you going to show us your new project LOL
Rob
and if its cutting mirror images just change one direction because if you change both it will just be backwards in the other direction believe me this problem taunted me for a whole day when I...
Well I work in a auto parts supplier as a general assembler and I hate it so much that I found this site and built a cnc machine and hopefully will be able to quit the assembly job someday.
Rob
those ones are just mdf but for the alluminum I squirted a little wd40 as it cut works well.
Rob