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To prevent rust I live in Colorado. :)

I had the same problem with my CNCrouterParts motors. I had the older cables with the resistors at the motor end rather than the G540 end. I made a couple of mod's that seem to have helped.

First,...

How about a short kit of just the steel and shaped aluminum parts? I'd love to have a copy of your machine (although probably not right away), but I have many of the other bits. Those I do not have I...

Bob,

Way cool, and thanks for the nice words!

Randy

Rust? What's rust?

Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam, and the relative humidity rarely exceeds 30%....

Randy

Bob,

You may use any of the images I put in my build thread if you want them. Let me know if you'd like larger versions.

Randy

You can get stainless 10-32 hex-head machine screws from Micro Fasteners at $8.30 for 50. The only problem is that you do have to buy them in package quantities.

I do a lot of business with them...

Just for fun, and to demonstrate just how bizarre copyright issues and licensing can be...

The fluer de lis is not an original creative work by any stretch of the imagination. In the US, copyright...

Andy,

We agree, mostly. :) I would say that Vectric's license agreement is slightly ambiguous and the right answer is, as you suggest, to contact Vectric and ask.

My interpretation on mass...

Andy,

The Apple example is true because the Apple icense is very different from the Vectric license. The last sentence of the Vectric license is this though:

"You may not use any of the models...

BR1,

You're most welcome. Copyright is one of those things that just seems to confuse people, and going digital has not helped.

I like to think of it this way.

Let's say I write the next...

Andy,

Sorry, but no.

The form or medium of a copy is irrelevant as far as copyright is concerned. A clip art picture, a g-code rendering of a clip art picture, and a CNC produced 3-d model of a...

Lots of interesting info here. But several concepts are getting mixed and muddled.

First - copyright. Is the right of the creator to control the creation of copies of an original work. The laws of...

Colorado Springs, CO. Up and running like a champ.

Randy

The alloy you mill is also important. I tried to mill some 1/16" K&S sheet, but it was like trying to mill bubblegum. No matter what feed/speed I tried I ended up with blobs of aluminum and nasty...

"To test my new CNC machine I borrowed a Mandelbrot fractal pattern I found on the Internet and converted into a V-carve file (I guess that is covered under the Fair Use copyright doctrine)."
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Ah, got it. Yep, seen that one too. I always figured it was me doing something wrong.

I bought Gerry's screenset. I'll get it installed over the weekend and make sure my Mach3 is up to date.

Revwarguy,

Thanks. I've had the problem. :(

You have to remember to tell Mach3 to ignore tool changes or it drives the bit into the table if you specify a tool number that isn't set up in the...

Michael,

My setup is pretty simple. A single piece of 3/4" MDF that is full-depth and just slightly shy of the machine's cutting width. On either side of this (with a gap of about 1/2") I have a...

You might want to take another look at the Gecko. It is supposed to have individual drivers inside that nice case. I haven't opened mine to find out however!

Regards,

Randy

The plans call for 1-start, but either are fine. I use a 3/8-10 2 start on my Momus and it works fine. I happened to have it in my junk box.

Randy

I do have about 2/3rds of the stuff necessary available, but it is all bulk (see my thread Momus Starter Kit) if you are interested. Take a look at what I have. I will cut all of the parts I can out...

Jonathan,

If by "filing edges" you mean filing the ends square, then yes, it's a hassle. I don't think you'd see much improvement with another source unless you paid for precision cuts. I could be...

I mis-spoke when I used the term "running dimensions". That would indeed lead to possible accumulation of errors issues. What I would like to see is the dimension for each hole specified from a...

Jonathan,

Most of the parts will tolerate a fair amount of variance in length.

When you do your layout, mark one end and one face of each piece and reference all of your measurements from...

I saw one thread where the author had attached a ground wire to the upper bearing mount in his Colt. I may try that.

The Bosch Colt *is* double insulated. I have the same problem having to attach a clamp.

I don't know the diameter right off.

Randy

Hi Michael,

Any progress? I'm anxiously waiting to see the rest of your build!

Randy

Yep, you got it!

Dave,

You don't want a washer in contact with the bearing hub on one side and the rim on the other. If you don't, the bearing won't turn. The modified bearings allow the bearing to turn when you...