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see details at post over at rfqwork.com:

http://rfqwork.com/showthread.php?p=4769#post4769

This is a little home project to support my sportscar hobby.

I'm actually working on this with a 1400lb max working weight (per wheel)- so you could use this to set up your pickup truck if you...

OK, as usual, the solution is simple and I should've realized it right away to begin with-

The nuts on either side of the bearings of the axis lead screw had come loose, and when running...

I've got the Xylotex and power supply in a wooden box about the size of a old school Nike shoebox. I've got the fan that came with it sucking air through a 1.5" hole saw cut on one side and blowing...

That's just it- I haven't changed anything except for running HUGE g-code files 1M+ vs signs that are more on the order of 100K. Seems like it gets "tired" is this reasonable?

I've recently acquired a homemade router table with Xylotex steppers & board and Mach2. I've used it to make some nifty signs, letters, etc from 1/4" ply no problemo.

However, tonight I decided...

Yes, I figured that out and got a new one- two actually just for good measure. I've been cutting aluminum with a 1/4" mill .05" deep at a time, 1IPM, no problem. Just not very exciting to watch!

Well once again, my custom part needs are beyond the abilities of my toys. See attached DXF - I've even done some figuring of tool paths for you on hidden layers and written some g-code for doing...

Good job Larry - the parts look and fit great. Check is in the mail.

So what would be reasonable feed rates for this code and (2) what do you guys think?

It may, or it may with extensions I don't have, but I've not figured out how to make it work. Wish I could- that would be a really cool feature!

Thanks guys- I'm going to look at getting a bigger tool in there and then finishing with the engraving bit. My trouble is in my limited collection of tools and limited capabilities of a little mill...

in/min... 60,000 minutes... hmm, 1000 hours, so 6 weeks non-stop cutting. maybe I need to rethink this design a little...

I'm making some center caps for some custom rims I'm working on for Sue (Sue is my WRX). I fooled around and came up with this G-code for cutting them. I'm planning on using a stainless engraving bit...

Yeah, I think you're right- A above not below. Oh well, 440, 220, 110, all the same thing really ;-)

Talk about touchups- ask anyone in the southeast about keeping even a baby grand in tune from...

Only trouble with having to press the key yourself is that most piano keys (except in the extreme bass and treble) are actually 3 strings, and you'd have to mute them to get the tone of the one...

at like $6 for the air rotary tool at HF when they go on sale, I can break a lot of them before they equal the price of a Craftsman or Dremel.

Then again my 'lost production' is measured in how...

Has anyone ever heard of or made a CNC piano tuner? Hear me out- basically a ratchet with a stepper motor attached to the drive. It would need some sort of user input to set the target audio...

Sure- detailed the drawing.

thanks

Here's a trick for hiding or showing constraints- hit CTRL-F - brings up the search screen. search for: Constraints
hit the select button, and then right click on any one of the selected...

inches - but I think you can change it to mm easily in CATIA - actually it may automatically come up in mm if that is your default setting in Catia.

Popular modeling software. Similar to Pro/E, Solidworks, etc. This was done in V5R13. I think newer versions of Catia (possibly other modeling softwares?) are downwardly compatible with the file...

Yes, 4, sorry if that wasn't clear.

For anyone interested, I've built the jgro router (see http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6054 ) in Catia.

Had to use 2 files due to file size.

I've got jgro's design done in Catia if that helps

Please note the attached files. I apologize for the lack of dimension detail on the dxf, but if you're like me, you'd just assume the drawing be to scale and you get whatever you need from the...

Yes, but not every major paint company wants to sell 2 pounds of powder to some schmo cooking car parts in his garage.

I ended up going with Columbia Coating's MBC099-2P Black Chrome and High clear for refinishing some old Volk racing 17's for Sue:
http://home.comcast.net/~sporqster/STLGRWRX.JPG
Thanks for the...

Thanks for all the links, guys!



I would be interested in seeing that too- some friends of mine are currently building a 6'X6'X6' homemade oven for curing carbon fiber. I don't know if their...

I've purchase one of the Harbor Freight $70 powder coat gun for funsies and done a few parts with the black powder coat they sell, baking it in an old kitchen oven, a refugee of a kitchen remodel now...