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Like the previous member Taking a final fine cut looks like a good option. I'll give it a go and see how I get on.

Thanks for your reply.

It was a single flute, using the speeds and feeds I mentioned. But running a final pass to clean up the edge sounds a good option.

Thanks for your reply.

Hi all,

For many years I was unable to cut aluminium on my home CNC; (Zenbot 600 x 400 with a Kress 1050 Router). I either snapped the bit or ruined the stock.

However a week ago I saw a user...

Hi All,

I have a small Zenbot CNC machine that uses a Mechatronics 3 Axis controller. I want to add a Z axis touch plate to the system to make tool changing a bit quicker.

I have the...

Thank you both for some very good advice,

Building some sort of soft jaw seems to be the way to go, so I'll have a think on that and see what I can come up with.

I'm sorry Andrew if I didn't...

Hi all,
A bit of advice if you will, for what I find to be a complex problem, but not I suspect to many of you ;)
I'm building a 737 throttle for a flight simulator and I've bought some blanks for...

Yes I have a DXF but I'm still refining the design, I simply wanted a ball park figure for these items. I imagine sending them from the US would be a bit expensive?

Hi, I need 2 aluminium levers cut for a flight sim project.
They are roughly 120mm x 30mm x 15mm, shaped in a sort of crank. I've attached a PDF for your guidance. I have the design in CAD or Corel...

Indeed a small world, one of my best mates Gwyn (Westozy) lives in Perth and came to stay with me last year with his wife. He's responsible for getting me into CNC.
Of course as a cockpit builder...

Hi Riche,

The DXF's would be brilliant, I would be very grateful.

My email is [email protected], or [email protected]

I write for PC Pilot magazine here in the UK. and I've built a 737...

Hi Riche,

Found your post searching for a solution to my engraving problems. Would you be willing to share the drawings for your engraving nose, While the images are a brilliant insight to the...

Thanks for the feedback, as an AutoCAD user I had forgotten the offset command which Vcarve also has, it was a simple process to offset the tracks by 1mm each side to get a 2mm track width. it took a...

Hi RomanLini,

Thanks for you info, I understand what you suggest but my problem is relating to the line width. I use Mach3 to control the CNC and Vcarve to generate the G-Code.
It's the track...

Hi all,

I'm trying to mill some PCB's using my Zenbot CNC machine with drawings created in AutoCAD. These are then imported into Vcarve but Vcarve doesn't recognise the line width from an imported...

Hi all,

Thanks very much for all your help. I sucessfully cut and engraved a clock face today, it's not perfect and I probably couldn't repeat the process exactly as I did, but it's a good start....

Thanks everyone for the advice, it's much appreciated.

Incidentally I have quite a range of cutters which are all brand new. The guy who originaly bought the ZenBot didn't enev power it up. So the...

Hi Rich,

Firstly thanks for such an informative answer, some of the accronyms found on the forum were confusing me.

While I understand the points and suggestions you make, I don't understand...

Hi all,
I'm sure this is a common question but I can't find exactly what I'm after on the forum. It concerns cutting 3 - 5mm thick Acrylic or Perspex, I get a problem with melting but I have...

I have a Zenbot 1624 which came with a Dremel. Although a nice little machine it's simply not powerfull enough for anything other than engraving.
I've just taken delivery of the latest Kress 1050-1...

Thanks again Rich, I'll give Shaun another try and perhaps I'll wait and get a more substantial router.
I see on the forum that the outer casing for the Rotozip is not really designed for mounting...

One more thing Rich, can you tell me the size of the threaded holes in the base of the Zenbot.

Regards
Joe.

Thanks very much Rich for your speedy and useful reply.

The model of the Rotozip is the Rebel. I already have a fair sized chunk of HDPE that I could use but as you say the Dremel would struggle...

Hi all,

I've just bought a Rotozip tool that I want to use with my Zenbot CNC. Does anyone have a drawing or plan for such a thing. or any advice on how to go about making one.
I'm using a Dremel...

Hi all,
I've recently bought a Zenbot 24 x 16 CNC and was planning on using my laptop to drive it. However there seems to be a concensus that laptops are not always suitable, so I decided to install...

Hi all,
I've recently bought a Zenbot 24 x 16 CNC and was planning on using my laptop to drive it. However I came across this thread and decied to install Mach 3 and try a few tests first before...

Would you like to expand on that?

Thanks hobby1818 for the quick reply, when did you buy your machine?

I looked at his feedback on ebay, he has 158 sales but none of them was a full machine, they are all stepper motors, drivers,...

Hi all,

I wondered if any if you guys have had experience with this seller on EBAY, or some info on the machine he's selling. I've never dealt with Hong Kong before, so I wondered if anyone could...