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That's pretty cool how the line lasers are placed along the x and y axis. Most setups I've seen are offset from the axis, and require a specific height from the piece being cut to center the bit. ...

Aye yae yae, a power factor of 60% is pretty bad, I think. For single phase loads. I'm a mechanic by trade, so please correct me if I am wrong. But what I've typically seen in the field is ratings...

Pins 3 and 4 on the connector are different than pin 9 on your board. Pin 9 on your board is the actual sensed input, the pin that gets taken either high or low when the connection is made. Pins 3...

Definitely looks like an improvement! My v-rail system is turning and burning though, no need to change it out now.

My NEXT machine though... :)

Nice! Yeah, those are noticeably shorter than the ones on mine. I have to have them flipped or else I can't mount the bumpers.

You probably flipped them because the rails are longer than the gantry, at least on the 4 x 8. I'm actually contemplating grinding down the rails so I can have both bumpers on the bottom.

Are you trying to power your vacuum with it as well? It sounds like it. I'm assuming your vacuum is powered through your control panel? Even a 1hp vacuum draws at least 750W - if you're trying to...

I'm actually in San Marcos - I'll shoot you a PM.

I'm in San Diego if you want to come take a look.

It really is the little things that get us excited the most, eh? :cheers:

I checked mine, and it looks like it's one piece. Might be easier to try to change the gearing on the other end to match what you want?

Excellent work! Things are looking good!

Something to keep in mind - I think this weekend I am going to go ahead and run the touch Z probe wiring through the cable trays - I may have to extend it...

And then let the madness begin. I'm quickly learning a lot about different woods. Zebrawood looks awesome, but it warps like a bastard. I'm bummed because I cut a bunch of stuff out of it last...

Wow, that's actually pretty drastic. Speeding the bit up caused the Z to drop?

I did a bunch of cutting this weekend - made a tic-tac-toe set out of zebrawood and some purpleheart, came out...

Yeah, I should have done this. I have the 'front' up, and the back down. I'm going to end up grinding / cutting off a small portion of the lower rail on each side so I can flip both sets down. ...

On the hardened rails, it took me a bit, but I got them to the point where there's almost zero audible tick when the gantry moves over the splice. I ordered some extra v-con clamps and put them...

It's funny how small the gantry extrusion looks on your table. In reality, the thing is a large chunk of aluminum. I was really surprised when I unboxed it!

Looking good! Things really start to fly once you get the base all completed and squared up. Your base is pretty amazing.

I hear you about the v-con mount thing. I ended up ordering a few more...

If you're planning on using the cable track kit, you can mount that on either side. I figured out which side I wanted to mount the cable track on, and then mounted my electronics there. If you're...

That base is beefy. Looks good. I'm using the steel leg kit, and I'm surprised how sturdy that is, it doesn't move at all when I'm running the gantry all over the place. From the looks of it, your...

Heh, I'll have to definitely keep that in mind. I've ordered a couple of higher quality bits, I think. By higher quality, it just means they are more expensive than the 10 for $10 specials I picked...

Yeah, I did a rough pass with a .25" end mill, and then finished it with a .125" ball-nose. I have a sneaking suspicion after going back and looking at it that the bit I bought for this is straight...

So I've been cutting my brains out. Having an absolute blast! I am thrilled with my machine build.

Today I cut out my first piece using some simple 3d art in Aspire. It's essentially the...

If you know someone in education, RhinoCAD's product is $195 bucks.

That's bad-ass. I have a rotary axis for the laser, and I would eventually like to get one for the router. The way you've set this up is pretty spectacular. Any hints on where you sourced the...

Looking good - I'm envious of the space you have in your shop. My actual cutting time is limited by the fact that the machine is right below my kids room. Ugh.

Thanks man. Glad to hear your stuff showed up - I had a ton of fun building the machine. I've been having even more fun cutting stuff. I've been going through the tutorials in Aspire, and I'm...

Heh, it seems like the Mach3 development is pretty fragmented - I've seen 'brains' mentioned before, but have never used one. There's actually a plugin specifically for the cheap Chinese VFD's that...

Yeah, just do a search on amazon for USB to RS485 converter - I picked one up for like 3 bucks I believe. The plugin that I'm using is specifically for the Hyungang VFD's though, and won't work with...

You can definitely use the PWM output if there's one available - assuming your VFD has a 0-10vdc control signal input. I was using that with my kit, but switched to Modbus control as I was able to...