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    Re: Gully's new 3x3 steel CNC router build

    Glad your happy with the accuracy makes things so much easier you'll be able to get into some serious inlay work now .
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    Re: Gully's new 3x3 steel CNC router build

    Nice work I thought it looked like a Bass ,I just do the fret slots although this time a fretless so just inlay .If I was making the same thing all the time then I would model it it's quicker for me...
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    Re: Homann Designs - wonderful service

    Well well I too am a happy camper ,In 2014 bought my electrics from Peter just recently purchased the ESS .I can say that you get more than what you pay for with the service and knowledge that is...
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    Re: Gully's new 3x3 steel CNC router build

    Nice to see you got it all up and running can be frustrating for sure you have had a journey that's the best part .I have just put an ESS on all good I like how they work , but now the little laser...
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    Re: Gully's new 3x3 steel CNC router build

    Yep I have had the water cooled spindle now for 6 years still going strong done a lot of work ,I would like more than 24k rpm for the 1mm cutters I use but I am happy with my lot .A small water pump...
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    Re: Gully's new 3x3 steel CNC router build

    Getting there for sure youl have fun once your up and running , I have finally purchased a smooth stepper board after thinking about it too long now I can step away from XP yay locally sourced ,
  7. Thread: vice ( vise )

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    Re: vice ( vise )

    I have a little 127 vertex K type it's an accurate vice smooth and reliable ,too small I guess for what you want .Don't mistake the Taiwanese for Chinese accuracy they are superior ,I also have a...
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    Re: Gully's new 3x3 steel CNC router build

    Hey nice work there looking great ,for my X rails I used 50x25 x3 tube with a 6m x 50 flat welded to it then had them wash ground together as a pair then stuck the lin rails on that stopped the flex...
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    Re: Some guitars made with my machine

    It does get like that , I have lost interest in some things and moved on to others just like a chapter in a book I like a new one every now and then .I see the enthusiasm in young people more now...
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    Re: HAFCO HM-47 (RF-47) CNC Conversion

    Don't get me wrong I built all my cnc and many other machines for the Pharmer and food Industry on it .But is is inaccurate and sloppy as I learnt my trade on well used equipment and I can work...
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    Re: HAFCO HM-47 (RF-47) CNC Conversion

    Yep Farmer is rite I have a HM -45 all I could afford 15 years ago i think it's slides and slide ways are not that accurate at all the head weight is a heap and there is really no scope to play with...
  12. Re: We do you guys buy your stock? Steel, mainly aluminium in Australia?

    I have a local guy on small scale off-cuts and the like cheap if you want a 20mm thick plate and he has cut for someone else ,almost made my whole CNC with those bits :D,there is a lot of China...
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    Re: Surface Plates Granite

    Sorry did no know what state you were in ,Carbatec are also in NZ they have them for $95.:D
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    Re: Surface Plates Granite

    I was looking into it a while ago Carbatec have them for $99 ,300 x 230 x 50mm with 0.0001" accuracy they say just a thought.
  15. Thread: Vernier Caliper

    by InMesh
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    Re: Vernier Caliper

    Yep take care where you purchase buy once Mitutoyo ,you can get a generic one I have a 200mm one $65 AU i got lucky from ali express it's as good as the real deal $350 ,saying that there was a...
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    Re: NEW CNC Guitar website is back up!

    My problem is I get distracted far to easy and staying on track is a problem I have had all my life .Just recently I made a pickup winder and CNC'd the bobbins out of scrap rose wood so now if I...
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    Re: NEW CNC Guitar website is back up!

    Nice work just looking the other day at a F5 mandolin and an octave mandolin thinking of rendering them .I have seen Rhino used on solid bodies was thinking what software to use , great job.on the...
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    Re: Is that a ripped off? Need help! ;(

    They will have a record surly ? Multicam 1/40 Ricketts Rd, Mount Waverley
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    Re: My DIY CNC Slant Bed Lathe with Gang Tooling

    Well thank's I am impressed with the build and the Acorn board pretty nice combo.
  20. Re: Buying SIEG SC4 LATHE (M3, CNC ready). Good idea?

    Also have a C3 I changed the quills on the top slides to brass smooth and tight also had an issue with the chuck it was not accurate when I put a ground steel rod in about 10 thou out so a Sanou 3...
  21. Re: Looking at a new CNC for home (might build might buy, not sure yet)

    This is funny to me as I was watching a vid on a 5 axis cnc and the wow factor to me was not the cutting ability, but the how rigid must the column holding the spindle .
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    Re: Designing new Router called Maximus

    So you have factored in the fatigue through rigid vibration that's a good thing ,what spindle are you using .
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    Re: Designing new Router called Maximus

    Yes true everything flexes ,my tool centre is 130mm from the gantry .When I was building the carriage I thought the 80mm dia metal case on the spindle would give a certain amount of support to keep...
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    Re: Designing new Router called Maximus

    This was my Idea to make the Z axis compact and also ridged ,by having the spindle mounted where it is there is no flex at that point when driven down and the lineal rails add also....
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    Re: Need machinist for pinking shear blades

    At 150 mm it would be easier to make or buy a guillotine style set of blades so the top just moves past the anvil on bearing slides ,then you eliminate the rotating axis and most likely you could...
  26. Re: What is the preferred oil/lacquer to use on a guitar neck finish?

    Guitar forums are confusing because they have many guessing but only some have done .I sprayed my guitars in Cellulose lacquer and also urethane not unlike factory ,I found them to be a bit sticky so...
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    Re: Brevis a new CNC Platform kit

    Nice I found the more stable I needed my machine the bigger it became and so did the cost ,I still have a lot of fun and plenty if accessories to add enjoy.
  28. Re: I just need measurements of Ibanez ZR bridge tremolo arm.

    Yes making things is a lot easier.
  29. Re: CNC mill suppliers Australia spoilboard surfacing

    EBAY is where I purchase my cutters ,lost in translation 62 years old i should not use slang .I find most questions can be answered by research whether it be by you tube or other means if for...
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    Re: Al flat bar 10mm x 50m 6061T6

    Aluminium Express in Bayswater got a pretty good stock of a few grades cheaper also.
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