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Hi Richard, I have found a promica build thread that it similar to your CNC conversion. He only bought the hardware / motor from Mark and the controller is a Gecko G540. I was checking this type of...

I think those are Nema 23 270oz steppers. I have made a thread on Promica owners. Maybe you could check it out....
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It is sad to know that Promica CNC has closed business and the owner ( Mark Huett ) does not provide product support anymore. I have uploaded the manuals of his CNC retrofit for those who might find...

This is the machine that I have in my shop M603D | BM-30A Turret Milling Machine | machineryhouse.com.au
I have tried a 65mm 45degree seco facemill and it cut the material without any problem.

Are there any other source of a facemill here in Australia besides hare and forbes? I'm mainly looking for an 80mm with an NT30 arbor..

There are so many types of face mill in the market and I'm quite confused on what facemill best suite my needs.
I used to manually mill some of my blades with a 3/4 inch endmill ,..... but it takes...

I need a drawbar for my BM30A Hares & Forbes mill. The overall lenght is 22 inches with 1/2 x 12 thread. Please PM me the price. I'm located at NSW 2116.

Try posting through their forum :-)

It would be best if you contact them PROMiCA - CNCKits

I would suggest to just buy it locally here in Australia. There is high risk of getting a defective units since they are China made :-( They have a reputation of bad quality control. You will have...

Went to country growers this morning and saw this vegetable oil for $42 a pail .....

Corn or vegetable oil would do :-)

Frank, try using cooking oil. I use it to cut 304 and titanium steel. It's cheap and very safe. You could buy it very cheap at Fresh Grocer Express. I think less than $50 for a big pail container.

You are right Matt, one of the T bolt was stuck. I tapped it and now it's okay
Thanks Mate :-)

It just happened to my turret mill today. Anyone here have any idea on what's wrong :confused: The head is tilted at 45 degrees and I cannot tilt it back to 90 . :eek: The adjustment bolt became so...

Im currently looking for a turret kneemill and my current budget is around
$5,000-$6,000. I was hoping to get a used bridgeport, but most of the one I have found are very much beaten up :-(
A...

I just found this website and you guys might find it useful. It looks like a cheaper alternative to the centroid kit..:cheers:

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I have downloaded and installed the mastercam postprocessor provided from Artsoft. Made a simple 100 x100mm contour with one pass -10mm deep cut and after I input the g code generated to Mach3 it...

Here's my first dry run. I wanted to try it first on wood before I apply it on steel. I did the design on Adobe illustrator then exported the file as DXF and import it on CAMBAM for the tool path....

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Hi Dennis, one thing that I really like about the program is it could import AI files ( Adobe Illustrator ). I have one sample drawing that I made using Illustrator. Would it be possible if you could...

Hi Dennis, I have downloaded the VcarvePro and so far I'm impressed with the package. It is very easy to use and simple. However, I'am not sure if this is the right CAM software for me :nono: ...

Hi, I'm recently got a Sieg X3 with a Mach3 controller and I currently deciding on a CAM software to use for my knifemaking business. My application would be mostly cutting knife blanks which are...

Okay I just found those features at VCarvePro (nuts)....I will download the trial version and see how it works for my application :cheers:

I have tried Cut2d and it is very easy to learn, however does it have multipasses and stepover entries on the tool path controls? It seem it will just plunge the tool at a certain depth or do I need...

I recently got a sieg x3 cnc milling with a mach3 controller and would like to purchase a cam software that is just under $1,000. Can you guys suggest on a software that would be perfect for my...

Several months ago I was looking for a small cnc milling machine that I could use for prototyping and small production use. The first one that caught my interest was Syil since they have a local...

Decided to move my post to X3/SX3/G0619/G0463 forum category : http://www.cnczone.com/forums/x3_sx3_g0619_g0463/150663-promica_cnckits.html#post1089026

Guys which do you suppose would be more better. I just ordered a sieg x3 and I was thinking of getting a heavy duty workbench ( 1000kg maximum load ) or the original stand of the sieg x3. Would there...

Anyone here have ever tried cutting 304 stainless steel or titanium on their Sieg x3? Do you suppose this machine would be capable of doing it?



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