An easy workaround for your math issues is to just use the built in calculator in Windows. My keyboard has a dedicated calculator button, you push it, you have a calculator. It even provides history...
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An easy workaround for your math issues is to just use the built in calculator in Windows. My keyboard has a dedicated calculator button, you push it, you have a calculator. It even provides history...
Pretty cool! I built a trunnion for my G0704 and got tired of messing with it and ended up scrapping it.
Yours seems to work better than mine did. Though the designs were nearly identical.
I understand the concern regarding the moment on the quill sans a top support, however, that concern has been invalidated by my machine and my extensive testing. I run 2.2kw belt drive at 6k. I never...
This sort of became a build thread. Though that wasn't the initial intention.
https://www.cnczone.com/forums/benchtop-machines/398958-posts.html
The problem with sticking with the quill setup is that it introduces lash into the system. It's probably manageable, but I noticed a nice increase in finish quality once I got rid of it. It's also...
248 and 251 are the only spindle bearings. Bearings 205 and 207 carry the drive train. The quill function. Yes, they turn with the spindle, but the only carry the load of the drive. With the gear...
The unfortunate reality is that I think most of this forums members have slowly moved on to other forms of internet communication. Likely Facebook. The problem is that groups there are so...
A friend of mine went and had a good time asides from getting COVID. I would have liked to have gone but I used up most of my vacation days for the year.
This forum seems mostly dead, probably...
I believe it is possible to regrind an R8 spindle for BT20, not sure about 30. Then it is just a matter of building the drawbar.
Most go for TTS though, it's just a lot less messing around. Of...
Not exactly a CNC machine update, but the fruits of the CNC machine in this thread is paying off. We are close to race time. A little less than two weeks to go!
We adjusted the squish on the...
The best way to go after this is to take the screw and nut out of the machine (assuming it isn't a thrust bearing issue), pump a bunch of thin oil or even a light solvent through the nut/s while...
I too would go larger than the 25 size mill if I could. I bought what I could fit down my basement stairs at the time, and it is still working, though in a much larger shop at this point. I machined...
A G0704 or PM25 would do that volume.
You are going to spend like $2000 plus the cost of the mill for a basic conversion. I'm sure you can do it for less, but realistically if it is done right I...
Just setup Park 1 or Park 2 in the UCCNC profile to send it where you want it.
It's super easy. You find the profile folder and edit the correct macro, I forget what number it is, but you simply...
Pretty happy with the Side B. There are a couple of little things, as usual, my programming is the weakest link.
https://i.imgur.com/uyGPxvn.jpeg
Don't you have your photos stored in that google drive?
I went back as far as page 16 and the photos are still working.
You and I have conversed on reddit, but I just want to say I like your rally reference in your handle.
That failed cover is actually magnesium, a rather nice part if you drain your water after every ride. Pretty worthless if you don't, despite the nearly $200 price. My cover suffers from the same CNC...
lol, thanks! My wife says it is a penis, shows where her mind is. It is what I hope to be the final version of my high capacity Suzuki GT750 water pump. The high capacity impeller shown above, this...
I turned a 5.25" by 6.5" by 1.25" piece of aluminum into something smaller, though it isn't done. I think the spindle is a spot loose now, but the work is still good.
Side B is yet to come, custom...
This was a fun one. The impeller required large stick out on a .25" end mill. I had the tool 1.6" outside of the ER20 holder to avoid a crash. The only major issue with the part was that the center...
It would probably work fine assuming you are at like a 25 size mill or less. The G0704 base is pretty flimsy, as are the PM bases that I have seen. Reinforcement is a good idea if you go the toolbox...
I bought a used 1:80 harmonic drive on eBay for my A axis and used a 1:60 belt drive for C. The issues I ran into were seemingly just cumulative errors that started from the G0704 not being great and...
That A and C axis are freaking off the charts cool. What items did you use to make that? I spent a lot of time making a trunnion table for my G0704 and ultimately realize the work area just got too...
I admire your craftsmanship. Keep it up!
I started on the CAD model and am still waiting on ballscrews. I've been looking at various options for how I want to do the enclosure. My shop is small and I am quickly running out of space. I...
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Hang in there buddy, i'm sure being a professional CNCZone poster will get you where you think you should be.
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Please do go on. You going to call me a poo poo head next?
Sure, I have a home converted G0704 and when I need to replace an $8 bearing I will toss it on the surface grinder and set the preload.
Or, I could just turn a wrench and set the preload. It takes...