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Found this very long table from little machine shop. To clear up any confusion, I believe early x3's only had tables about a foot long. The current x3/sx3 has a table about 21" 5/8 long and I just...

I could use some guidance on organizing stock. Right now most of mine is all in a disorganized pile in a drawer. I can see whatever I do it's a good idea to keep the stock just to the left of your...

It would mean you would need a compressor hooked up to it that you would have to listen to all the time. Are you willing to put up with that? You might want to try having an old speaker magnet on the...

The 7x12" from Harbor Freight weighs over 300 pounds. I'm not going to be able to get that up and down stairs all by myself. It mostly weighs that much because of the coolant tank, coolant pump and...

Yeah, I'll have to buy the drive wheels too. I think for the roller guides I can use the ones from the 4x6 and it's just the front and rear adjust bracket I need. If Grizzly wants too much for them I...

Nice analogy, thanks Ray! So maybe a 7x12 bow is too big for a 4x6 but how about a 6 1/2x10 grizzly bow? Would that fit like a Maverick motor in a Pinto?

I've heard of people starting out with an x2 then later ordering a bigger base for it, like one from a g0704. Does anyone ever start out with a 4x6 horizontal/vertical bandsaw then order a bigger bow?

353782Thank you! I did something like that. The drag over the wood was too much so had to go to the hardware store and get some pulleys. Also got some "retractable card holders" from "Dollar tree"...

Trying to make a lathe toolrack and am looking for idea's. I want to make it so all the tools used most often (The Key, the allen wrench, the bottle of oil, a brush, the 10mm for the chuck) will be...

Not too sure about this, but is it supposed to be ok to choke up an endmill or drill bit into the flutes so that you have more rigidity? Or is this always bad for the collet or chuck?

Thanks Jim! I'll probably try the first few at 0.5 IPM until that band has one they are sure they want many of. I thought that Dremel had a 2 flute bit that would be easy to find that I could use....

Interesting! I want to see if I can find that, do you remember who either of them were?

Trying to make pins for the band Seax to sell on their merchandise table. Could use some help planning it out. What would you do? I'm thinking use a sheet of aluminum of roadsign thickness clamped...

Yeah, was thinking about starting by brining a non cnc mini lathe to the local steam club, put it on the picnic table, run an extension cord and work on whatever my current project is. Maybe somebody...

I like the stock install best! Makes it much easier to understand what people are talking about when trying to learn from youtube video's.

Oh, so you can see more lines of code? Got rid of the offline button too, that's what I would do!

Tooling offsets are the tool register right?

Ok, so I take the lower number from the Z axis in the program limits box and put that in the green box to the left of it for the z axis? I tried that, as soon as I hit enter it goes right back to the...

Still having trouble understanding how to use offsets. I've got a mill where each axis already runs smooth enough and stays within soft limits. Trying to do the classic roadrunner. I clamp a piece of...

Thanks for the replies guys! No Awerby it does seem to remember where it last was as long as I don't touch the handles while it's off...

The high learning curve of any of these softwares is probably a good reason to stay away from one like fusion 360. Once you learn a software like Mach3, AutoCAD or Cambam, your golden as long as you...

Getting sick of hitting reset everytime I open it. From what I understand it's supposed to be like that for some reason but is it possible to not have to?

I do both 800x600 and 1024x768 depending on where I currently stay. I voted 800x600 since it's what I last used. I use whatever monitor I can get for free, prefer crt but benchtop real estate often...

Anyone have a somewhat portable cnc machine that you bring to public events to try to make money? If so, what do you have and how do you do it? This is something I'd like to attempt but a normal x3...

Chris I think your workflow idea of AutoCAD to CamBam to Mach3 is an excellent choice! I tried Linux cnc, was a lot more difficult to figure out than mach3. With Mach3, you can have up to 500 moves...

Didn't remove wiring while it was running that time. But before this incident I did blow another one, had temprorarely hooked it up with wire nuts and one came undone while it was running. I more or...

Good! Glad someone doesn't have to listen to extra fan noise! So you've got a temp sensor meant for the drivers? Is it something like the ones you can get for computer heatsinks? To answer your...

Hey A_Camera, when do the drivers get the warmest?

Yeah, but if it's in a cabinet and the fan seizes up, the spindle, motors and pc are loud enough you won't know until you blow another one. Rather have inactive cooling if possible.

I blew a 4030 driver a while back from overheating it I guess. I currently feel the drivers every 5 or 10 minutes to see how warm they are. Does anyone have an idea that already works well for...