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The specific design can vary a bit by manufacturer, but basically it's just two ways of accomplishing the anti-backlash. The DFU uses a spring or spacer of some sort to apply preload. If your machine...

Looks great! Simple and obviously very effective.

I actually ended up getting an 825 CFM 1HP unit from Busy Bee tools on their boxing day sale. It seems to work great so far.

Craftex 1 HP Dust Collector - 825 CFM 1 Micron Dust Collector - CT029N

Thanks a lot for the info guys!

Thanks man, I didn't even browse MSC for taps and google never came up with it.

Would you guys go cutting or forming taps for aluminum?

Hey guys,

I come across home projects on occasion where I need to tap a lot of holes and I have always done so with cheapo Sears / Canadian tire hand taps. I now need to drill and tap a lot of...

Nice work man! glad to see it up and running!

Nice! Any reason for using such a long cutter? Also, I am surprised that you cut the fillets and contours with a flat bottomed endmill... I would have thought that a ball nose would require less...

That is a great colour with awesome grain! Please post pics after it's been cleared. I bet it's going to look fantastic!

Great write up!

Thanks!

Hello from another Albertan!

Etching aluminum is really no problem even for a router made from MDF. That being said, a unit made from aluminum and steel will be able to cut aluminum as well,...

Very interesting topic as a theoretical discussion.

I really don't think that you could improve efficiency with a hydrogen supplement system. Adding hydrogen to a gasoline combustion will assist...

What kind of dust collector are you using exactly?

The "KentCNC" Dust shoe is a great 2 piece shoe with a 3" brush. KentCNC. Standard Dust Shoe

Otherwise, I would use a combination of...

Just an FYI for all the Canadians who do not already know. Grizzly now ships to Canada. previously Grizzly and Busy Bee had some sort of agreement where Grizzly sold in the USA and Busy Bee in...

U77171.. Thanks for clearing up the "Mystery Holes" for me LOL. I have limit switches installed, so I never go over that far anyway.

Kmacht, I used couplers and anti-backlash nuts from dumpsterCNC...

Right on. I did mine with screws and glue, and used steel angle also.

The one really nice thing about the JGRO, is that it can be build with just a tablesaw, drill and measuring tape/square.
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The hobbycnc kit and a few PSUs would definitely save some cash.

Since I know I would be building a bigger machine later with the JGRO, I went with overkill electronics so that I could just re use...

Yeah, I used screws and glue as well. Going with Plastic adjustment blocks is a good idea. My MDF ones have not held up very well. O am basically just using mine to build the carriages fora joes...

With limit switches installed, I get a total usable table of 17 x 30. I'm not sure why the table was sized as it is.

If you are going to build one, I would highly recommend a redesign for the...

The dumpster CNC couplers seem pretty popular. Not sure what thread your axis screws are, but if you click on "clamp on couplers" they have ones that go from a 1/4 shaft to 1/4-20, 1/4 acme, and just...

Steve,

WOW!

As a massive gearhead and a beginner machinist this is an amazing project. SO much awesome on one page... Thank you very much for documenting it here for us to see. It is much...

I am using a Craftsman router also. I use the Precise bits collets and nut.

The craftsman router uses the same collet and nut that is compatible with Bosch 1617, 1618 & 1619 routers and Hitachi...

I am assuming this is being done manually with a die grinder and long reach burrs, stones and drums? Or are you CNC porting this head? I always just do a quick and easy gasket match port and polish...

Thanks for the link bro. This will make a good read.

I am assuming you are talking about geartronics as the UK manufacturer of this product.

Have you checked out the Works Bell kits? I don't want to discourage you from having a custom set made,...

Gratz man! So cool to see it move on it's own for the first time.

E chain is the way to go for the cables. People told me that if you PM some of the sellers on ebay, they will usually work you a...

Jealous! Fastenal apparently forgot to ship my order out, so I'm still waiting probably another two weeks.

Get to 'er and show those pics!

If you start with a printed outline of the TVPs with the holes marked properly, then draw over that, you can just scan up your drawing and use a program like adobe illustrator, any Vectric software,...

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give them a try next time too.

I went 1/2 - 10 Single and after using it for a while I think that 2 start would be more appropriate.