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    Re: Basic THC?

    I ordered a cut60 on Black Friday so just started looking into a THC myself. This is just a hobby machine for me and trying to balance the cost vs performance tradeoffs...... so I'm curious if you...
  2. Re: Building new and better Wood router... electronics help requested.

    Same here.... UC100 is a big improvement over mach3/ parallel port and is an easy setup. I changed over when I had to replace the computer and didn't want to mess with the parallel port again and...
  3. Re: Seeking information on Harbor Freight dust collector modifications...

    I looked at a couple of the videos on the Oneida website and the first one brought back a laugh. My first attempt was using a plastic trashcan for the dust bin. The 2 collectors in series collapsed...
  4. Re: Seeking information on Harbor Freight dust collector modifications...

    I used something like this https://www.harborfreight.com/digital-clamp-meter-96308.html but there are other ways to do it.

    You just need to have a place where you can put the loop around a...
  5. Re: Seeking information on Harbor Freight dust collector modifications...

    Dang it... now you guys made me go do some research on the Rikon upgrade :) Based on memory of when I put it together years ago both of mine had the 12" impellers already on them (Jet and General)...
  6. Re: Seeking information on Harbor Freight dust collector modifications...

    Stock impeller. With two 2 hp collectors the pull from them is adequate for my small shop. A lot depends on how long your runs are and how many bends/corners there are. I have my chop saw next to...
  7. Re: Seeking information on Harbor Freight dust collector modifications...

    I went with the 6" ClearVue cyclone over the Oneida..... not sure they even had the 4,5, or 6 inch options when I got mine. I've had it for several years and it has performed extremely well. My shop...
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    Re: Huanyang VFD help needed

    Thanks. I am feeding it with single phase.... and there were a few overload errors. I did drill some holes at the lowest RPM setting (still way too fast to be drilling into steel but it did work...
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    Re: Huanyang VFD help needed

    Thanks Gerry. I have the new one on order so hopefully I will be up and running soon.

    I'm just anxious to get the welding table built and play with the new welder. I've been using my dad's old...
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    Re: Huanyang VFD help needed

    Did some digging and answered my own question.....

    VFD bigger than Spindle - Good
    VFD smaller than Spindle - Bad
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    Huanyang VFD help needed

    So... long story short..... I've been abusing my spindle A LOT the last couple of days trying to get a piece of steel flat for a welding table and my VFD just went pop. Funny thing is it wasn't...
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    Re: Spindle vs Router

    Correct. Helps with support for bigger panels if you are doing something that requires it to be on edge. It was a $30 garage sale special that I picked up a few years ago to go with the incra...
  13. Re: New to Forum Interested In AVID CNC purchase and Questions

    Yeah... but it is next to the staircase to the shop so I get to see it every time I come up the stairs :)
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    Re: Spindle vs Router

    Agree 100%. But it was fairly easy to mount..... had speed control.... and was an extra sitting in my shop. I use one in my new router table too and that is a much better use for it. After years...
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    Re: Spindle vs Router

    I used a PC 3.25hp router for several years. When it came time to replace the bearings I went with the Chinese 2.2kw spindle a couple of years ago. When I'm cutting plywood the sound of the bit is...
  16. Re: New to Forum Interested In AVID CNC purchase and Questions

    This doesn't directly answer your question on sanding with the CNC but I'll throw this out. To quickly sand a flat surface a Festool Rotex 150 is the ticket. I didn't believe the hype until I...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    Sounds like you are starting to get it dialed. Be sure and surface the ultralite to take off the outer layer before you glue it down.
  18. Re: Cutting .030" PETG on 48x48Pro Router Parts CNC-SUPPORT for Medical Care Provide

    I've been doing the same thing with a vacuum table. Cutting at 150 ipm using a 1/8" straight cut bit. I'm sure a down cut bit would work much better but a straight cut was what I had on hand. You...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    It doesn't take much of a tab to hold the part in place when you are just cutting the onion skin away. A couple of tabs the thickness of your onion skin will work magic and will easily break by...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    It is all about what you use the CNC for on a regular basis and how small your parts will be. I cut a lot of very small parts so I would like to have more than the 4 motors I use, but that isn't...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    Good to hear your test went well. I used 2" plumbing for my first vacuum table because of the shopvac and I ran the intake on the side so that was all the room I had. When I rebuilt the CNC base I...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    I'm claiming victory on my 3'x4' vacuum table. Yesterday we cut 10 sheets of plywood into 14 cabinets in an easy 6 hours including breaks to solve all the world's problems as we were loading the...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    yeah... sometimes it is a matter of getting the recipe right for each part. I upped my "onion tabs" to .03" and didn't lose another part from it moving on me. Ended up adding tabs to the next size...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    I'm also using prefinished plywood and that stuff is slick as can be. Takes a bit more force to keep it in place over unfinished plywood.
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    I use that same trick when I mount ice tires on my go karts. We cut the sidewalls off of old tires and then run screws through them. To mount the "skins" we use the intake from an air compressor to...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    Some more lessons learned from a few hours of cutting this morning.....

    My tabs are really a combined onion skin and tab of .02" which worked great.... most of the time. The plywood is 3/4"...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    Got in another order for some displays and thought I would give an update since I had a few ups and downs getting them to run properly with the new vacuum table.

    I started off tying to use mdf...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    I didn't really do much experimentation once I got the order for the displays and I hadn't used the vacuum table much before that. I had to make it work and the single shopvac didn't allow me to cut...
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    Re: Another Vacuum Table Question

    I've been using a similar setup as that vacuum table for a few years and it works but has some downsides. I started with a single shopvac and it did a fair job as long as parts were big but when I...
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    Re: What would YOU do with all this?

    Dedicated mortise and tenon cutter? You don't need much travel and setup would be super easy and accurate.
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