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User interface looks amazingly friendly. I want one.

Sorry guy, but putting together a functional 3 axis machine that receives pulses from the controller and translates them to motion with an Arduino could be a challenge. The newer Xmega chips are...

Interesting. I'm encouraged to see that common sense still exists today.

Unfortunately, we as a minority in the common sense arena, can't do much about the public perceptions. We can however...

Shell? Didn't think of that. I've been drawing a profile and then offseting it for the tubing thickness. Most of the time I just create weldment profiles. Makes it really easy.

I like SprutCAM. Has Solidworks direct compatiblility, and plugin. Produces GREAT code and has one of the most powerful post processor engines out there. Best part.... It's reasonable.

I've installed per instructions on the EMC site.

Screen to select configuration comes up. I select one and a splash screen comes up. Then .... nothing. What am I doing wrong? I'm computer...

For the money I like BobCad. For a really nice CAM package I like SprutCAM.

I've upgraded to V21. Personally, the reason I like it is the SolidWorks file support. For the price I think there is value.

So.... what? We buy realestate and then get jobs working in Asia? Come on. We have to be able to do something to turn this blood letting around! Our government isn't going to do it. The only...

Investing in real estate doesn't do much for the national economy. Let's start making some products we can export and do something about our enormously large trade deficit.

.050" is about standard on the Z axis stock. The worm spline drive on the spindle allows for lots of backlash.

About axis orientation on a 3 in 1 machine. I've considered swapping the pin configuration in Mach3 to orient the axis in more traditional arrangments. Then in lathe functions it would be as it is...

Before I had about .0012-.0015 backlash with the single ballnuts. .050" on the Z axis.

I think the problem would be having to replace the bearing block on the table with something that was...

They do have pre-loading capability, however I've been unsuccessful in getting them to zero. Probably just my lack of knowlege in the matter. I did have the welded ones that came with the Shoptask...

I've got .005" on my x and y axis, and .004" in my Z axis. Using double nut ball screws. Since this is my first time with ball screws I didn't know if this was good or not?

Over the last 2 weeks I’ve had the privilege of touring two CNC shops. One was a small, 4 VMCs. The other was a larger shop with 35 VMCs.

I have to say. However they are doing it, they are...

Got one machine up and running today. It uses the Gecko GREX 100. The change is amazing. Very smooth for steppers and FAST.

The Mach DRO says my rapids are 674 ipm, but that's not truely...

Same story here in Oregon. I called a bunch of them to see if they would give me a tour, show me around. (I would have to spend a few weeks traveling the state to do this). All of them turned me...

I've experienced success by diving in (falling in more or less). However, in completely different fields. That's what is so wonderful about this forum. I’m able to pick the brains of the machine...

I love you guys!

Well I did just what you suggested. I've got a customer!!!! I've even got orders for 5600 pcs a month!

He's even willing to go with his existing shop supplier until I get my...

That's wierd, I don't see it either.

I started with BobCAD, but it was depressing how many little steps one has to do to make "good" code. I didn't like the interface, too foreign from anything...

I've been using it for a few months now and LOVE it. Check out my review in the products review section. I've tried about everything under the sun, but Sprutcam gave me usable code first day.

I've used SW on that model of Avertec. It's a shared memory system, so don't expect very good performance. I had to install a newer video driver directly off the S3 website to make it work.

At...

This is a very vague question:

Scenario – Love machine work, enjoy working with metal and seeing something come of nothing. However, no formal training and only about a year of tinkering. Would...

I use SprutCAM and have a post that I helped write, so I don't NEED a post processor file. It was just my curiousity for the section. It's labeled "files", and filed with requests, but don't see...

I'm new, so excuse my ignorance.

This section is called post processor files, but I don't see any files. Are they really hard to come up with? Are they all custom made or something?

To counteract twist, it has been suggested to go with a slightly larger diameter rods. If you want the Porche version, linear bearings.

I use Solidworks, so IGES, STEP, work well.

Here's...

I got most everything from Chuck in Seattle.

I could draft up some CAD drawings for you. We could do an exchange, I'm in need of some drawings on the index pulse wheels on the spindles.

The...

The first picture is an articulating 4th and 5th axis head. It rotates about the B and C axis. This unit was used when I got it, but have seen turbine blades that it produced.

Dovetail lines up...

I'm cutting aircraft panels (.08" thick) on a DynaCNC table. 48" x 48".

Cost, approx 10k.

I can cut out an entire 25" x 40" panel in under 15 minutes.