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Andy,
I had writtent off the thought of doing a mini lathe CNC mod since I did not have a CAM that had a dedicated lathe program. That changed and Bobcad V23 can now does CAM for lathes. However,...

Jack,
You have been very helpful. This is a clear and concise explanation of the challenges posed by that mini lathe and the work arounds that have been used. Maybe some of our members will post...

I noticed here and in other forums that replacing the leadscrew along the lenngth of the bed can be done successfully. However, questions about replacing the crossslide's leadscew with ballscrews...

Allan,
I had a couple of 1 1/2 x 8 chucks. I was leaning toward getting an HF 9x lathe. Now i will be looking for a used Jet or Enco ( Inch,
thanks,
Wilfred

Can anyone tell me what the spindle thread is fro the HF 9 x 20. I read that some of these lathes use 1 1/2 by 8 while others use 39 x 4; the latter being metric,
thanks in advance,
Wilfred

Just one observation. Are we discussing a 12 V DC power source. Some of those fans run on AC and do not require a DC power source.

Is there a marked for a used DeskCNC touch probe. The probe has a ruby or rubylike precious stone that touches the item to be scanned.

Cartierusm,
The ballscrews were $50.43 for a 4-foot length. Reids literature specs the ballscrew at
".004 in/ft and do not exceed .o30 in any 6 foot section" I'm CNCing off Hoss's design and the...

If tthere is still interst in the ground Thomson ballscrews and nuts, read this. I ordered and received Thompson's 5/8 ballscrews and two square nuts at Reid. They tried hard to get me a quote on...

If you use Ebay, do a search for test indicator holders. You get a lot of choices today,
Wilfred

Panaceabea,
I tried to remove all the files maually but that din not help. My POC at IMSRV told me that the registration cannot be changed. She recommended to leave the program as is and change the...

DavidMC0,
I am not sorry I got Bobcad, the price was right, but I am disappointed that within weeks after doing so, the company comes out with a Pro version. Another disappointment was omision of...

300Magnum,
I found this link on the internethttp://www.cncci.com/resources/articles/CNC%20basics%20intro.htm , It is a series of articles on Key concepts. You may want to look them over while...

Cartierusm,
You are right. Both http://www.roton.com/ and Granger weere mentioned as sources but the reference to the lower priced was indeed roton. Additionally, the nuts are square and if one...

I googled and gooled some more but cannot find what I am looking for. I am having a problem locating specifications for used stepper motors. I don't know why it is so difficult to find...

I procrastinated too long and now I find myself in the same situation; lloking for a source. Hoss's webpage mentioned www.grainger.com as a possible lowcost alternative. I could not find the specs...

I spend hours following several discussions on the topic of raster to vector conversions hoping to find some tutorials or specific information on how to access and use that function in DeskCNC. My...

thansk,
Wilfred

I have purchased a brand new copy of v22 Bobcad cam that comes with a dongle. The above discussions peaked my curiositya and I went to the help menu to see what happens when I try to upgrade...

I am running into a deadend trying to install DeskCNC. The installation goes well but I do not get the screen to register the program. The program I am trying to completely unistall was registered...

I got a used copy of DeskCNC and have high expectations. I'm looking forward to using all four axes and try out the program's stated capability to use image/JPG files to generate g-code. I am writing...

Thanks Blade for taking the time to clarify matters,
Wilfred

Blades,
I'm vicariously following SKs transformation of his Mini. I have some noobs questions regarding your comments. Can you please clarify what you mean by your concern of using bearing slides...

JDesto,
I'm sorry to hear that there is not enough on the turning operations. As for the crashing, I also experienced some problems when I updated to the latest version. When trying to opent a...

JD,
Looks like you must be humming along with your CAD. I am trying to figure out what is included in my V22. Here is what I have going on. I got two dongles, the V22 CD and Training CDs. The V22...

Mine has arrived. Brand new V22 with all the trainng CDs. Thanks Bobcad. Now I am wondering if it is possilbe to make bagkup copies of the training CDs. I am frequently away form home and would like...

Thanks for taking the time to reply,
Wilfred

Hi All, This noob here is also leening toward Hoss' Z-axis for his to be done CNC of X2. Hoss, if you are still tuned in, I have a Question. Your parts list shows a 2 1/2 inch D X 2 inch steel rod...

JD,
I ordered mine more recently and last monday they said they were shipping it for delivery by Friday. We are Monday one week later; nothing has arrived. Possibly delayed by the Xmas overload. ...

Anyone still interested? Alien has confirmed what mxpro said "Our drives are similar to a brand by the name of Xylotex, any info in regards to that driver should apply to ours."
Wilfred