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Very nice work!

What CAD program are you using?

I'm still cutting what ever I can toss under the machine, from 0.060" gravograph to 1" aluminum plate. I hate cutting aluminum, way too noisy...

Michael -- Lathe was interesting. I was hoping to see them turn out some 4140HT parts with it, but it was running a nylon material as a demo. I suspect it is still there, so I'd call Zbot for a...

Update.... almost a year later, still cutting wood and aluminum. Machine progress never stops, but still a decent home shop machine.

Captured a video with a 1/4" Melin milling machine carbide...

Looks great!

With my MDF I find it does change shape with humidity. If I'm engraving something and need a fine depth control, I'll use a Surface Planer Bit (Magnate 2706 on amazon, there are...

Progress is looking good. Love the slotting method, it is 'geterdone' nicely done. -- Tom

3200 RPM? I suspect that should have been 32,000 RPM.

Milling aluminum is always fun. Thanks for posting. :)

I haven't posted anything.

If you make a sandwich with two MDF boards, and always cut the same pattern, then a dedicated hole gird to hold down the pieces work fine.

I'm cutting a unique item...

Excellent results!

My bearings are still holding up. The biggest issue for me to keep the roller skate bearings working is dust control.

Dust shroud with shop vac. Added a Cyclone to...

Thanks guys.

Don, I used bearings. CNCRouterParts Linear Carriage
Extended Linear Carriage with ABEC 7 Bearings - CRP102-00 | CNCRouterParts

For those with sharp eyes will notice I added a 1530 section of 8020 to the front of my table. I had originally flipped the head around so the router can cut beyond the table surface. This allows...

Just updated photos, stand up desk has built in computer storage with forced air cooling:

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/Tom_Walter/stand_up_desk_zpsfabc2acd.jpg
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I'd recommend getting V-Carve Pro for first item.

I did buy the bundle as all three (Cut3D, Vcarve Pro, and Photo V-carve). To get up and running, V-carve Pro is fantastic. Photo V-carve...

Thank You. I went back and suddenly realized there is a tool "copy along vectors" (it shows an arc with three circles inline). It does the job fine for
what I need. 180328

Took a little head scratching to get the Router Control worked out.

MACH3 - G540 - SUPER PID2


Router Speed control with MACH3, G540, SuperPID2
Wire according the SUPER PID2 Instructions....

Bosch 1617 Wiring.

On my Bosch Router it was a simple "remove speed control" and plug bit fat wire into the location seen (goes to windings).
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Homing Switches. I did the "eyeball" mount, and made the micro switch mount dual function as hard stop for X & Y. Z home is at top, and redid after breaking the switch the first time. Oops.
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Few updates.

My "electronics housing" is from any and all scrap around the shop. I bought a new air filter from Autozone, other wise it is reuse left over material. Hence no deminsions. The...

I'm trying to create radial spokes from an oval shaped curve.

Is there anyway in Vcarve 6.5 to align a rectangle to the tangent of the curve?

Tom

Looks great!

What speed (rpm) were you cutting, and what size bit?

I'll use Castrol Stick Wax (easy to rub a light coat over the area to be machined) as it will help lubricate the cutter as...

Wizard -

I made a mistake in saying "keep building" as it should have been "keep running your machine".

Builder has already cut .25" aluminum on it. 6061 is a little gummy, so since he was...

e_stop upgrade

Aluminum end panel (painted black) is 1/4" thick. This was a quick a dirty template for drilling (I clamped the guide, then used a transfer punch to make the drill locations). So...

I'd just keep building. You really won't know what you can cut until you try it.

It you stack two layers of 3/4" MDF on the base and just machine to top layer 1/4" to level everything... just...

Adding to machine as I'm getting things done.

I started making the wooden dragon cable guides, but wood I had used was just a little too thick. Finally after two hours of sanding, filing, and...

William,

I'm just North of Austin.

I have to admit this does sound rather interesting.

While Adruino's are neat little boards, my only comment is do you want to produce blown glass, or...

Aha, building something for the Schützenverein! :cheers:

Tom

Wolfgang - Welcome.

What type of metal shaping? I took a four day intensive aluminum forming class, and after three days of swinging mallets and hammers was grateful to use a power hammer for...

Month later, been busy making wood chips (& plastic & metal...).

I'll do simple updates as I do them.

I bought a 18-x-37mm-CNC-Router-Mill-Cable-Drag-Chain Wire-Carrier $29 including the...

Did you ever get any additional feedback?

For a small single seat VW powered airplane such as a Legal XL or the Sonex Onex, does seem reasonable. Experimental aviation folks have long since...

You need the pull up resistor.

Line will be high (pulled up to 12V via the resistor). When the switch turns on, it pulls the line down to 0V.

You should be good.

The 1AV series seems to be obsolete. Can not find a fully datasheet on that device, but "sinking" and 1mA seem fine.

Reason for the sensor needing a pull up resistor is...