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  1. Re: newbee looking to buy a 5 x 10 plasma table

    ssyeller

    See your from Woodland.. I grew up between there and Kalama. Miss the rivers and mountains over there sometimes.

    Anyway to your questions.

    I my self built my own table. If I was...
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    here is the first piece of art off the table. Not...

    here is the first piece of art off the table. Not to bad for first try just a few bugs to work out and will be flying.. this is 12ga cut at 190ipm with 65A tip cut at 45A, did not take long to cut it...
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    I will give a full break down of cost when I am...

    I will give a full break down of cost when I am done. Should start test cuts mid week or so. just about all done with wiring gantry to table all that is left after that is to get slats in water bed....
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    endmill suppliers

    OK where are you all getting your endmills from?

    The only place online that I find easy to buy endmills in maritool.com. There website is very easy to navagate and get too what you want.
    ...
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    Well got some more work done on the table today....

    Well got some more work done on the table today. Both sides of the X axis has the drive gear mounted and tested with jogging in mach. moves so smooth at 150ipm. The Y axis is just about done little...
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    The gantry is 80/20 parts from an 80/20...

    The gantry is 80/20 parts from an 80/20 distributer. Made the other parts to myself for bearings.

    Not sure what your asking about the X axis. There is 4 bearing to keep it square to the CR flat...
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    Well you are correct in that some of the dovetail...

    Well you are correct in that some of the dovetail needs to be removed to make room for the blocks. But its also good to have a master side and slave side to set the rail up too. So you can get them...
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    Not quite sure what you are asking by...

    Not quite sure what you are asking by railization.


    Gary
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    I have not gotten to far into squaring it up....

    I have not gotten to far into squaring it up. Needed it to drill and tap a couple hundred holes for a project. Have the New ball screws and nuts to work on CNCing it. Also looking buying one of...
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    Got the gantry moving on the frame. Had to make...

    Got the gantry moving on the frame. Had to make some small changes with my design. It moves very easy on the frame.

    Here is pictures of the where I am now.

    Gary
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    new 5x10 build

    Well I have been working on this table a lot over the last two weeks. Since its a full bolt together table there was a lot of drilling and tapping(all ridged tapping on mill).

    Now that the frame...
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    95% of the time i dont wear any gloves but its in...

    95% of the time i dont wear any gloves but its in the 30's in the shop and the steel gets cold so been hearing gloves.

    Hoping to finish up the walls and get some heat in there before next winter....
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    I will mesure that in just a little while. ...

    I will mesure that in just a little while.

    Here is a vidio I took of tapping 3/4-10

    Tapping 3/4-10 - YouTube

    How sure on how to embed it yet.

    I have drilled taped like 200 1/2-13 in the...
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    shipping cost

    So lead time was about a little over one week from order to my door.

    Shipping 475
    4.2% duty 96
    Brokerage fee 85

    Total shipping 656

    Been using this a lot and love it very much.
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    I am so Hooked

    So I bought the MTW MD001 and got it all set up and ready to go.

    I got a bunch of bits from Maritool and today wanting to make chips of some sort before I started drilling the many holes that I...
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    Well first few things is drill a lot of holes and...

    Well first few things is drill a lot of holes and build some parts for a plasma table in the workks.

    From there who knows I want to full cnc the unit and make other cool stuff.

    Gary
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    mill is here

    So the mill is here and in the shop on the floor. Pictures of how we got it home from the unloading dock.
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    New MTW MD001

    So I ordered a bunch of stuff last week and starting to get it here now.

    IH clone I hope will be here Friday so I have the weekend to set it up. ALso ordered some vises and collets from Glacern...
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    I still have not ordered my linear rails yet and...

    I still have not ordered my linear rails yet and am kinda thinking I may change my mind. May just go with the CR flatbar for the long runs. Will think more about in today or tomarrow. Everything else...
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    ugg what a day so most everything is orderd but...

    ugg what a day so most everything is orderd but the hiwin rail and steel.

    cant wait to get started.

    Gary
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    Damage of rail was/is a worry. Think what i will...

    Damage of rail was/is a worry. Think what i will do is a piece of UHMW cut to go over the rail that the loading and unloading will take place will keep it safe. Was also thinking of something like...
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    5x10 Build starting this week

    Well the funds will be ready to spend on tuesday. That is goign to be a fun day of calls. Atached is the picture of the frame and Gantry mounted.

    Frame will be all 2.5" 1/4 wall squar tube and be...
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    Thanks Ubatoid Right now I am kinda at the...

    Thanks Ubatoid

    Right now I am kinda at the same point you were. Been hard to get the info needed so think I am going to go with belt drive system. Looking at using cncrouterparts.com bent drive...
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    Tooling for benchtop

    I have done a bunch of searches and just cant find the answer. My order for a IH turn key is going to be happening soon and need to get tooling figured out.

    As of right now i have no tooling so...
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    more design work done

    So I have been busy in Solidworks getting everything lined out for the ganty happy with frame. Just been sorcing parts and getting very thing drawn up.

    I am goign to use a gearbox set on all but...
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    Belt vs Gearbox drive system

    Been looking at all the different build here and see that they are all belt drive systems. I am guessing that the begest reason is cost of gearbox systems.

    Other then cost what is the pro and con...
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    RFQ shackle tabs

    New to this site but would like to see if anyone can machine 2 shackle tabs for me. Atached is a pdf of the part needed.

    material is cold rolled steel
    quanity 2 (possible more later if price is...
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    New to Mills

    Have been looking at all the different build threads here and watching some vidios on youtube. With all the information that I have been looking over bring me to the fact that a RF 45 clone is what I...
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