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Looks great. Have you printed anything yet? Curious to see how it all works out.

Following this one closely Mike... I have similar desire for a 3D printer with a standard Joe CNC.

In case anyone has a similar problem I have tracked this down to a loose heatsink on my X Gecko which was putting the Gecko into some type of thermal shutdown.

The clip on the heatsink never fit...

Guys I have an intermittent problem with my router that hopefully others may have had and diagnosed. Looking for any assistance / tips to assist with the debug.

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Its an 06 Joe with Gecko...

Does anyone have experience with this kit?

http://www.m-powertools.com/products/big-mach/big-mach.htm

Bob,
I used a dial indicator to measure the deflection... I can't remember exaclty what it was.. but I think it was 5/1000 at the base of the gantry (near the table surface) which translated to a...

I used a very similar sub panel for my electronics :)

I also built a table with casters, but I used the Norm Abrams fold away design so the table is sitting legs when in use to avoid any movement.

I added the sliding knot to my 06 Joe and found little differnence. I did this not to correct an x/y squareness problem but to help stabilize the gantry a bit. I run my router at 150 - 200 ipm and...

How did you test it? Assume you had some type of coupler to connect it to a stepper or servo?

I agree with all the comments on McMaster. Been using them for years. I have purchased lead screws from them and their quality was far superior than that of an other similar companies.

Also...

Congrats.

Getting a machine to run and cut parts was a great moment. Cutting balsa can be a little tricky, but once you find the right bit & speed combinations for your machine you will love it.

Deciding what software you need depends largely on what you want to design and cut. I have Solidworks and sheetcam but quickly found VCarve meets 90% of my needs quicker. Solidworks is now only...

Build an MDF Joe...then build a "super" MDF Joe.. probably look at the 4x4 and use electronics ect.

For a machine that big you would want to have a rapid speed of 200 at a minimum. Even then it is going to take you 30 seconds to get from one end of the table to the other.

I use the Mini I/O board with the relay board. It has a 30A relay and a 10A relay to control both my dust collection and router.

http://candcnc.com/

Nice Video. I thought you would be older :)

This is a great site run by a member that has lots of free links. I don't know specifically about toolpaths on Linux but there might be something.

http://cnc4free.org/index2.html

are you using a break out board or are you wired directly to the driver from the parallel port?

Very Quiet. I wish mine was that quiet.

Out of curiosity did you get your screw at Enco? They are terrible. McMaster has much better and straighter screws.

I suggest the above to allow some adjustment of your all of your axis and elimination of the "v cut" on all of your wood supports for the rails which will ultimately dictate the position of your...

Sorry I did not realize how badly I explained it. See below orientation suggestion.

I hear ya.. and I can relate. Enjoy the design & creative process and spending time with you Dad. Keep up the good work.

As Mr. Chips states you got a fairly solid start. Take his advice on the gantry.

I also think you need a top and bottom drawer in the cabinet to finish it off :)

What are the materials and rough dimensions?

This makes my HF mini bin collection look very sad. You must have thousands invested in shelves and bins... Very cool.

This depends on what you plan on doing with it. If you still plan on making PCB's then you are ok with the Z Travel. If you want to use if for other things then most people have 5-6 inches although...

Welcome. Routers cut MDF very nicely. You can use this forum to ask people to cut you some parts... or post where you are located and someone on this board may help you out.
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Looking more at this..you might want to beef up the x axis "rails" by making it more like an I-Beam.. or doubling them. I-Beam would be harder but stronger. Not sure of the dimensions but that...

I like what you have here. My only question comes back to the problem discussed above.. how are you going to secure the angle to the wood? My recomendation would be to rotate the angle such that...