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Hi boingboing,

Thank you so much for the reply!

I did not have the time to integrate and test it yet but I will let you know as soon as I do.

Hi Travis,

Got any hit on this?
I have a ME-300 that I'm trying to put to work and would love to find some puzzle pieces too.

I was able to make the machine move by using the Generic HP-GL...

* blushing *


I know I said I wanted to use 8020 alu channels but got convinced and changed my mind to torsion boxes.

An important thing I hadn't done was to write down my objectives and refer...

Here's the latest update.

I switched to a fixed gantry design and a bigger spindle.

There's a couple things left to do.
- Wiring shouldn't be a problem but I have to make sure all the little...

Sounds good and goes well with the Keep It Stupid Simple way :)

Thanks for all the explanations, even we can not integrate all ideas in one project its always good to have the knowledge. I might...

I'm not trying to re-invent anything but nowadays there are so many wheels to choose from! :) I'm just a little overwhelmed with all the options including those I didn't knew about.
But I humbly get...

Thanks again Peter.

I love to learn stuff like this!! It looks so simple when you know about it but the first discovery is so exciting!
I'd be curious to know from where are we starting from?...

Peter
Agreed on the cyclic characteristic of machine design. When I started this thread I was at my 3rd redraw from scratch. That's what I love about designing on a computer, you can start over and...

Hi Peter,
I had a look at your thread and I got to say I'm trully impressed. (Even if I got lost from the first few posts! :) )
When I started to draw, I thought of using that Y rails sitting on...

I can totally see it happening! Thanks for pointing that out. I like rootalot's idea to have a piece go around the whole thing. I'll try to incorporate that idea when I get home.

Sure will, thanks

The table is not showing on the images, I think it can be misleading. The table would sit on top of the four aluminium legs. I imagined making it out of birch again where I would put metal inserts to...

Hello everyone!

First I want to congratulate pretty much all of you because in every threads I read (mostly in the DIY section) I see a strong demonstration of respect, specially noticeable...