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    BarnettMotors, You are correct about the...

    BarnettMotors,

    You are correct about the resistance reading. There is three ohms between the the black, the red and the white. There is no continuity to any of these to the green. On the B. V....
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    Thanks for the very good information wedwards75....

    Thanks for the very good information wedwards75. I am not sure what type of finish I will aspire to. I would like to nail the deburr portion, but it would also be nice to have a finish that could be...
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    Vibratory finisher rebuild log

    I have been searching for some some time for plans or ideas on a homebrew deburr tool. I had made up my mind to go with the type of unit that Unabiker detailed in his awesome build log. I began...
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    Thanks for the posting. The pendant looks to be...

    Thanks for the posting.
    The pendant looks to be of excellent quality. Could you please provide more information on the brand of pendant? Could you also provide more information on the breakout...
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    Thanks for all the info! I hope the driver will...

    Thanks for all the info! I hope the driver will breath new life into and bring back the usefulness of my wide format plotter. It has been sorely missed.

    I was unable to get the link...
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    Hi Hu, I have tried dry runs where there is no...

    Hi Hu,

    I have tried dry runs where there is no load associated with a cut, or electrical interference with the router motor or the dust collection system. Mechanically it feels very good, it is...
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    Please tell me what to try next!!

    I have a homebrew router, 2X2 cutting area. It is stepper driven by means of Gecko 201s. The steppers are old compumotors by Parker. The control is DeskCNC. I have a large knee mill and plasma table...
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    Hey Al, The actuator was made by Intelligent...

    Hey Al,
    The actuator was made by Intelligent Actuator Inc. It is a RC-SMR-L-100-M-B. It is designed for use as a hefty 16 position actuator. It has 100mm of travel and has a brake integrated into...
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    With information provided by thedoctor I was able...

    With information provided by thedoctor I was able to correctly connect the reactor PCB and verify operations with test points and performance parameters. I sent the PCB to Radwell International and...
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    Thanks for the reply Big Al. I have followed...

    Thanks for the reply Big Al.

    I have followed and learned quite a lot over the last two years in reading through your threads. You are a legend.

    I believe the motor is sinusoidal. This is based...
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    AC servo drive?

    I have a z axis assembly that would work well in the router that I am in the process of rebuilding. The assembly has an integrated AC servo motor and a dedicated control. I would like to use...
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    Hi Jim, Thanks for responding. I have followed...

    Hi Jim,

    Thanks for responding. I have followed your threads for some time now.

    I took a leap of faith and made the connection of the extra wire to the only terminal left on the PC board. I now...
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    AIRCO Heliwelder IV

    Hi,

    I am a beginning TIG welder. I have experience with stick and wire. I was given an old Airco Heliwelder IV. It is the 300A version with a water cooled torch and foot switch/amperage control....
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    Hi Jack, My digital camera is on loan. As soon...

    Hi Jack,

    My digital camera is on loan. As soon as I get it back I will post some pics of my Wells.

    The motors are Electrocraft. I could not find any more info on these in the manual. The Rutex...
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    Hi Jackal, I have a modified Wells like the one...

    Hi Jackal,
    I have a modified Wells like the one you are looking at. The motors are DC servos. They are plenty strong for major hogging if desired. Mine is a hobby tool so I am not usually in that...
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    Gecko can't be beat. I bought a machine shop and...

    Gecko can't be beat. I bought a machine shop and included in the package was a homebrew router. It had some of the first 201's in it. I at the time was taking some hard knocks in cnc. I had 3...
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    I tried both of your suggestions and neither...

    I tried both of your suggestions and neither worked. I was miffed. I called Mariss at Gecko and we went pin to pin over ther phone. It appears that all three Geckos are cooked. They are extremely old...
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    Thanks Tiger. I will give this a try right after...

    Thanks Tiger. I will give this a try right after I try Billyjacks suggestion with the logic power to the drivers from the computer.
    Lou
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    Thanks Billyjack. I will try this first thing...

    Thanks Billyjack. I will try this first thing tomorrow. I was thinking it had to do with the grounding. But the system does have a standalone 5VDC power supply feeding the commons on the three...
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    help!

    Hello all,

    I bought a cnc router and having difficulty getting it going. The system initially had Ya Cncpro software driving Gecko 201s. The problem is this: all three axis drive only in one...
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    Newbie needs a decision!

    Hello all,

    I am a longtime fan of the zone. I have slowly been putting together a barn full of machine tooling. For many years, I was employed in the semiconductor business installing, repairing,...
  22. Hi Fred, I have a mill with Deskcnc. I am very...

    Hi Fred,
    I have a mill with Deskcnc. I am very new to cnc and am taking my lumps. Is this book useful for machining and building parts from STL files? The pics make it seem that it may be more...
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