Hi Gang!
I've been watching buildyourcnc.com with great interest over the winter as I was preparing to build another CNC machine. Originally I was hemming and hawwing over designing my own...
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Hi Gang!
I've been watching buildyourcnc.com with great interest over the winter as I was preparing to build another CNC machine. Originally I was hemming and hawwing over designing my own...
I really hate "me too" posts, but..
..sigh...
Me too.
No seriously, this guy has an ebay auction running for the "service fee" for ballscrew machining. The ebay auction is written in...
A-ha! This means the drill chuck adapter sold by high tech systems llc is actually a bad idea for those of us using a wood router for a spindle, eh?
I was wondering, while playing with Mach and...
Haitham, that's a very very broad question for a technology that can do a broad array tasks. CNC devices can cut custom cabinet doors with great sweeping carvings and lattice work, but other...
You know, I'd swear I replied to Lionclaw last month....
Anyhoo, awesome. I want to build the LC50B, so I'll just wait until he's back from Abalama.
Cheers! Jim
Hi Lionclaw, everybody,
having built a basic CNC router from scratch, I'm preparing to build a bigger one, preferably something that can handle 2'x4' cutting area or bigger. I was planning on...
Kudos to you IRFan! What's the procedure? PMs or are you opening up a new thread?
Thanks, Jim
Arrrgh! Quit teasing!
Dr. kreutz, now that you've announced your prices, does that mean you're taking orders now? Are those first five pre-assembled kits still up for grabs?
Cheers, Jim
Dude, you ARE an inventor!
Thanks for the advice, but I wound up using Fernando's "Mechatronics" board- also available on eBay. I tried The HobbyCNC board, but fried it with an incorrect power supply. Some people crow about...
Wow, this explains why these boards can be had off eBay for so cheap. I was wondering what the catch is!
Cheers, Cephjedi
Dr. Kreutz,
As your project has matured and evolved over the months, I've lost track of what's being offered, so please excuse the request for a quick sum-up. (This may also lead some to wonder...
Hi Kreutz!
My read on the situation is there will be a mad rush on your first run of boards. Which leads me to suggest that you do what Eric the Widgetmaster did with his highly in-demand mini...
Heh heh, I may have answered my own question.
USB? I was under the impression that Mach software couldn't take advantage of the USB. I heard PCMCIA parallel adapters have worked for some people, but USB->parallel adapters won't work. ...
I started building my first CNC machine as a tool to carve guitar bodies and make custom pickguards for guitars. I would also use it to fabricate parts for my occasional mad scientist grooves. ...
you're insightful BP!
I've been on the fence about getting one of Joe's kits....the price he charges vs all the effort in cutting the parts on my slow Yugo-model machine makes this a very...
Thanks for the input BP!
There's my handicap....I don't have any experience with 3D modeling and don't even speak this language. Importing autocad as vectors....into what?
LazyCam is ArtSoft's...
Hey Gang,
I built a basic CNC machine and got licenses to Mach and LazyCam, and I'm extremely interested in building a Joe2006 with the files he has furnished, but I can't import anything as 3D...
Ha! Don't sneeze!
:) -J
I do understand. No pressure from me! Take your time and get it the way you want it.
Speaking of which: I'm tinkering too much with my machine. I scored some great linear bearings on eBay...
Neat stuff, Kreutz!
To the uninitiated, it looks like you're weighting down spools of candy buttons with a shaved computer motherboard.
Good Luck to your friend on that job lead! That's...
Hi Ger,
Yep, the "copy of machmill.xml" file is the one that works. I've cut a few things on the mill without issue but this one part is giving me problems. The next troubleshoot I'm going to...
I see....the forum frowns upon xml files. I zipped them up- apologies for the inconvenience.
again, :cheers: Jim
Hi Ger!
Ahhh, once again you come to glasshopper's aide...Thank you!
I took your advice and was immediately reminded of another difficulty I've been having with Mach- I have this one magic XML...
Hi Gang,
I used the Newfangled Solutions conversational to design the attached simple trimmer router mounts to upgrade the Z axis on my homebrew machine.
In essence, it first cuts a keyway...
Yes yes! I'm watching your project with great interest!
Nice job!
This is sizing up to become interesting competition to New Fangled Solutions' Amazing Mach scripting tool- you can make lots of basic parts with the Mach conversational, but this gizmo...
Thanks Pminmo!
You know, hearing that really makes me feel better: I thought I'd read up on this stuff pretty well, and I do fancy myself a reasonably smart person. I've played with electrical...
AMEN!
As part of my CNC growing pains, I ordered a 4 ch. Hobby CNC board. Built it just fine (don't know how all those little things work, but I can solder `em together reeel good) and powered...