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pick one ,french metric , german metric, british imperial , japan metric .... good luck getting a french metric bolt to fit a motorcycle made in Japan! I'll take decimal inch anytime,

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I have a manual for Comet mills . Mine is a 1986 3kvhd bur the manual covers the 2s,2v 3v and 3kvhd series mills. ths difference is the hp of the motor and the ead drive the 2s is belt and...

find the following web site. I am in the middle of doing the same thing on my Comet (bridgeport clone). you take every thing out of the head and the last part lift is the reverse rod shaft and gears!...

Gizmo's surplus in Hillsboro Oregon has a whole bin full of small steppers about 8.00 ea. they do internet sales but I don't know the site

I am using mastercam9 on windows 7 and haven't had any trouble (yet!)
Updated my computer (so I could use a sata hard drive) did a clean install of windows 7 then installed the cad and cam software ...

google Mechmate free plans, lots of support on their forum, well proven design

Received the Gecko's this morning. 3/17/10 Well packed and as advertised.
Total for 4ea 201x's and shipping to Oregon $413.56 Good service fair price.

I ordered 4 201x gecko's on 3/12
I'll post when I get them.

the transformer is a big square one so unwinding is kind of out. I have ordered a Toroid (round transformer)for the cnc router and I'll just use this one "center tap" at (measured with load) 34vac at...

I have looked at the doc's on their site and all I can find is the part listed as "motor' and part#

I have 4 nema frame 34 stepper motors I bought surplus from Tormach and I am trying to find some kind of spec sheet on them.
I think the Tormach id or part # is 30733 they were listed as 440in oz....

Hi All I'm an old f*rt trying to learn cnc machines by building a cnc router. I have been collecting "stuff" for a while and am about ready to start the putting the "stuff " together.
I have a big...

why would anyone want to spend 3K$ on fire wood?? real machines are built of metal. Glue & sawdust is for presto fireplace logs not cnc machines.

the measurement should remain the same. all you did is change the shape of the material. Only the shape has changed. To change the dimensions you would have to add or subtract material. A string...

Just downloaded the "free 30 day trial " of Alibre Pro. If I like it I will buy the $99 Standard version. All ready I am getting more "attention" form their sales dept than I need or want, But when...

!st machine shame on them... 2nd machine shame on you ....3dr machine what were you thinking?? or do you just enjoy the pain

I see from a search that some have tried this card in the past . Has any one had
any luck getting it to work in a shop machine?

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does anyone know anything about this stepper controller?
MC-433 on ebay?
I am trying to put together a 4'x8' router , all steel, to do signs and doors.
plan on steppers around 800 oz so...

should work but usually use 4 "cars " to keep every thing more rigid and aligned. I have passed on many Ebay rails because there were only 1 car per rail and additional cars from the manufacture...

Hi all
I have a lot of NSK ls25 series linear rail
I have all the ball slides I need for my X & Y but I'm 4 cars short of being able to use this for my Z axis. Does anyone know of a source for a...

Nice start. I am just getting started with the design of a similar table. 5+ by 9 , room for 4x8 and clamps. I'll be using ls25 rails and cars from NSK as I got a smoking deal on some used stuff ...

I don't understand why people are so hung up on rapids. I've worked a 5'x20' $80,000 router and my only concern was the actual accurate cutting speed and tool path. The only time rapids came into...

Hi All, new here
Just ordered my plans and am looking forward to the learning curve of building the machine. One question to start.. I have a well equipped shop for metal and living in the north...