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I have a new huge project. I'm designing and building a large velomobile.

Aluminum with a quick release cam lever. Very quick and easy to attach and remove.

There is no calibration. First, make sure the feed rate is set high enough (I usually set mine to 8000 mm/min) or it will move really slowly. For it to move 1 mm per increment you need to be in step...

I'm running with rapids limited to 8000 mm/min. I have a 1605 screw on Y with a ~270 oz in 2.8A motor. My X has a 2510 screw and a 381 oz in 3.5 A motor geared ~1.5:1, giving a actual lead of about...

Hobby. I sell things for up to 1000 NOK ($170) and have sold a lot of things, but I am nowhere near breaking even. The biggest expenditure has probably been CAM software (Vectric Aspire).

I like what I see in the demo. I found lots of weird things, which I hope are there either because I haven't figured it out or because the demo is incomplete. I chose metric in the config, and the...

I bought this one. Very happy with it. Feels well made and the operation and connection is stable. It came with a CD with drivers and a Mach3 plugin.
2 4G Wireless Mach3 MPG Pendant Electronic...

I just cut some feet. Here's what the bottom looks like. I glued the carbon fiber strips before 3D milling.
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Those are awesome. I'll be doing either a fatbike frame or a road frame, I think.

New idea. Thinking of getting a 0.8kW spindle and making a mount for it so that I can use it as a horizontal milling adapter. I have some fatbike rims that I would like to lighten, and occasoinally...

They are two halves. I cut the inside bulb and cable slots, and the inside of the thighs first, and then the outside of the bodies. I make two complete bird bodies from a 500x300x40mm cutting board....

Here's what the finished bamboo end grain board bird looks like. Pretty cool effect. The bird on the right is hardwood, not bamboo.

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I'm so happy with this bird design.

One of my homing switches (Z) will trigger a limit occasionally when I home, but only when homing that particular switch. It's a different type of switch than the other switches because it needs to...

Nice work on the pulleys. You rmachine looks really strong.

I used a pneumatic cylinder and an 1,5L soda bottle expansion tank as a linear spring system on my Z. I can adjust the force by varying...

First attempt at cutting bamboo. It's amazing. I love this material. So clean cutting. I used an end grain butcher block (I don't have access to anythign else) and I have to change the program to...

I received a wireless XHC pendant thingy a couple of days ago. I never knew how useful it could be. It makes operating the machine much more practical, and is much safer than using the arrow keys on...

I think setting the base to 60 means the spindle will see full voltage from 60-400 Hz. This can be very bad at 60 Hz if the spindle is wound for higher frequencies. Setting it to 400 Hz means the VFD...

Yes. 16 is the diameter, and 05 is the pitch.

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By plane I meant with a large bit in the router. I'd love to see a video of the monster skimming the surface at 1000 IPM.:)

Yes. 3D milled on both sides from a flat 3/8" thick piece of 6061-T6 aluminum.

Here's the map on the one I made yesterday. The tool is a pyramid bit with a 0,1 mm diameter tip, which is probably...

Made some rings today. I think I'll try to sell them when I'm done. I will make a tiny 3D map of our local mountain on each one. I did it yesterday with a prototype ring, and it was pretty cool. I'll...

I usually cut the V-toolpath at a Z-level that is 0,5-1mm below the top of the material, and them plane it after painting. Wood thickness is so inconsistent, and that way the V-toolpath ends up being...

Not 100% sure abour RM, but I think RM is the screw. SFM is single ball nut, as opposed to DFU, which is a dual ball nut.

I can make the face plate from steel, and the shaft fom aluminum. The shaft will be such a simple design that I can make it from aluminum with no effort at all, and replace it with a steel shaft...

Thanks, Gerry. :)

I ordered some sluminum to mill parts for a rotating axis. I'm thinking of making it a two stage belt drive with a total reduction ratio of 1:36. I don't know how much backlash...

I made a quick release handle for the dust shoe today. I planned to use a knob screw, but figured this would be even better if I could get it to work. It works beautifully. Same principle as is used...

Infoshine15 is the seller I bought my VFD and spindle from. No problems, and quick to ship. I placed the order on a saturday, and the package was shipped on the following tuesday.

The VFD has a...

Maybe you can find the info there. I found the info for the tools I looked at: CNC Router Bits by Amana Industrial CNC Tooling

I bought a stepper from Automation Technology a couple of weeks ago. No problems, and quick to respond to emails, even on a sunday. They shipped the day after I paid.

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A month ago, actually....