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Thanks! I had assumed it was originally a pneumatic power drawbar for some reason.

The link in the 5th post is giving me a 404 error. :(
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Thanks for the opinion on the ATC, mine doesn't have it but I'll know not to be tempted by one.

Mine has had the CNC controls ripped out and replaced with a more recent (but still old) system, so...

Any tips and tricks? I'm getting ready to take a look at this, just picked up one at an auction.

I'm in the same situation - I have an AN-S that I picked up a few years ago but it has been sitting as I worked on other projects. I'm looking to circle back to it now and am also looking for the...

gotta say I like the simplicity of that borescope camera, think I'll give that a try before anything else. Thanks for the quick responses everybody!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had mounted a camera on the z-axis for remote monitoring (broken tooling, etc)? I have a 4x8, so I don't think a USB camera because of the length of cable required. ...

Bob Warfield just published his survey results: https://www.cnccookbook.com/cnccookbook-2018-end-mill-survey-winners/

I've had good luck with ebay purchases. The best advice I can give you is to...

Agreed. I'm actually using Inventor HSM (which I really, really like), but like Fusion 360 - I think the bang for the buck is huge. At the time I looked at it, Fusion didn't do a really tight job...

I've been eyeing his products for a while, you find it to work well for you?

I think with the Chinese machines you have to set reasonable expectations. The machine I got (Sieg KX3 clone) was mechanically sound but had some real issues with the electronics that needed to be...

Looking good, awesome that you have your daughters as build-buddies for the project. I wouldn't worry too much about the x-axis until you have it all put together and leveled out. It takes going...

Congrats, great machine. What did you decide to do for the spindle?

Interested to hear what folks have to say, I know how brittle that stuff is!

So for prototyping it sounds like speed is not a priority. I'll echo what others have said - don't drill the holes, mill them with a small (and relatively inexpensive) carbide end mill.

I also...

If you give us an idea of what you plan on doing with this (level of precision required), we can give you better feedback! The approach you are taking will certainly be a bit weak and wobbly, but...

I'm gonna get me some of that snapnstrut!

I'm in the NW Nevada high desert so similar situation, but I am thinking about finishing the edges with thinned yellow wood glue glue.

Have you thought about adding guards for the limit position...

nicely done. did you seal the spoilboard with anything?

What are the differences between the various versions? (Hobby / Hobby Plus / Industrial)

nice!

You need to consider the size of the work area. 2'x2' or 2'x3' is benchtop territory. Once you go to 2'x4' you are in freestanding machine territory. The big difference is that the 2x2 and 2x3 are...

Nice, thanks for sharing your approach!

Of those 3 I would definitely choose the Shapeoko, but as others have said this is not going to be a machine that will grow with you. Either buy one of these now and spend a couple of grand later on...

Wow, really nice examples of your work. I need to raise my game considerably. :)

I would second Squatch - order some extra hardware. It will come in handy, and CNCRP has really good pricing on it. Also, I didn't use the "hanger" hardware to mount the control boxes, just bolted...

Congrats, cncrp makes good stuff. Big thing is to recognize that it is a kit, which will have maybe 95% of what you need. Cable management, etc requires some extra hardware.

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Does anyone have any hints on how to pull the y-axis ball screw? I think it is possible to do without pulling the knee, just not sure how to do it.

Thanks!

I've just done the x and y axis leadscrews, they were 25x52x12 6205 bearings. Some were 6205Z others were 6205ZZ, I replaced them all with 6205ZZ. Anything other than the spindle isn't going to see...

I ran all the cables on the floor the first time I did this, just to make sure I knew that things were working and I was using the right cables in the right places. Once you are happy with the...

Hey Gary, been there done that. I still haven't cut anything with my table, though I did manage to amputate the end of my left index finger with a radial arm saw and am still healing up from that.
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