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I am an idiot (chair). Of course the solution was so simple there was a protect option in the regular menu of right below the option to turn repeat on an off. I have been in the menu thousands of...

The only switch i see is on the CPU and its RSW1. According to the connection manual it's a rotary switch for maintenance. I'll look through the ladder & wiring schematics and see what else i can...

I just recently had to clear the memory on our Hardinge Cobra 42 because of a corrupted display. I manually entered all of the parameters because I bought the wrong pcmcia car :mad:. I have the...

I recently completed our company's first machine, 3GM machining and engineering. We decided to go with DMM Technology Corp. servo's and i am so glad that we did. I will break this review down into...

I agree, out of all the steel i bought, i couldn't afford to lose any. I wound up losing one block(a stepper motor mount). It is actually usable and just has a extra counter bore. but being the...

Here it is, put it into motion tonight.

Its been a while since my last update, i have been very busy. Here are the most recent photos.

Thanks for the advice. I could always install some l brackets on the side running perpendicular to the column, or i suppose bolt them to the side of the base. If this is a problem, i can always...

Oh i understand, well you didn't see it but there is a truss rod that runs from the cap of the column into the base, with a nut on top(similar to that of a guitar) its the same 1/2 rod the linear...

I agree with your statement, but the table i had built in this picture, has a 1/4 i beam welded down the center of it. along with 3/16 thick steel all the way around, there is no flex whats so ever...

"Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures,...

Well progress is slow but study, it seems like everything goes wrong when your trying to get something done in a timely fashion. the coolant pump decided to lose its prime this morning, along with a...

thanks, i hope i see progress also :)

Well i hope everyone had a great christmas, it will be a 15 hour day in here trying to continue this project. I got my spindle motor for christmas, along...

My endless months of cad-cam calculations where done over the last three months. I decided not to share the build untill i actually started it.

I will not be working on this today, but work will...

giz, i agree, they are much larger than expected but feel as if they are constructed well and turn easily.

Today we completely finished the milling on the bottom base plate. I have a buddy...

all the holes for the rails, and ball screw mount are drilled and tapped. right side is milled, all thats left is the 1/2x13 holes that mount the plate to the 3/16 thick 10,000 pound capacity...

Its 1 inch thick steel plate but it gets bolted to a Heavy Duty machine table.

DMM servo's came in today, they look great and lets just say will over power this mill for sure(better over than under). Also got a box of goodies consisting of t-slot cutter, and some carbide tin...

okay spend majority of after work today surface grinding my new vise square, but i did manage to mount the base in the vmc and run a spot drill with a sharpy to check hole placement. Unfortunatly...

So after carefull searching, and shopping for a cnc mill i decided to build my own. I have been designing the components since October in Solid Works. I converted two machines to cnc before, and i...

forgot to mention the vent pipe coming from the top is going to be a mist collector, can't have oil mist going through my house...:o

Here is what i have done with a sherline mill... let me know what you think, i will not be using the stepper as a spindle was just what it came with, i bought all the parts from someone locally who...

I have 6 Ims Mdrive 23 http://www.imshome.com/downloads/manuals/discontinued_prod/mdrive.pdf its the md2222-4 i can't figure out what power supply to use to power all 6 or do i need 1 for each motor....

I am really new at this, but im no idiot when it comes to electronics. I can't figure out how to get this working i have a vs32b stepper motor using the parker e-ac drive. I have tried hooking it...