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Do you have a noise filter, line reactor, and contactor between each breaker and the drives, or did you go directly? I'd be interested in how you wired your ESTOP to cut the power to the drives...

It's not that I was expecting it to be the first line of defense (as you correctly pointed out it's unsuited to that purpose), but a vastly oversized breaker wouldn't trip even if everything else in...

Sourcing components for wiring up 3 DYN4-T01 servo drives. Based on the documentation (see screenshots), the circuit breaker, noise filter, line reactor, and contactor should be sized to the number...

I've seen that most guide manufacturers have mounting guidance that includes using push plates, push screws, needle rollers or taper gib(s) to retain/align a rail against a reference edge, however...

I wish I could say there has, but another job change at the end of 2018 has completely obliterated any free time I might have had. 70-100 hour weeks for the last year has prevented me from having...

Got the large piece of plate I had laser cut this week, and i'm impressed with the results.

https://sites.google.com/site/l3viathan/20180122_plates.png

I had these cut at Gehman Iron in PA, and...

This RFQ is now closed. Thanks to all who provided quotes.

Not sure why PMs never seem to work for me. I have the settings to allow everything from anyone...but I must be missing something. I've sent you a PM with my email.

I was thinking, there must be someone in western NY with a DIY CNC plasma. If you can cut half-inch plate and have a table, PM me, and we can talk price.

I will provide the material (27in. x 55in. x 0.5in. steel plate), hence the need to limit my search for a somewhat local quote. I'm not too particular about the method of cutting, plasma, waterjet...

Sorry, I saw the notification, just been sick as a dog the past few days. I didn't see an email address on your profile page, but i'll send a private message.

Not much I guess. I never got any response from kmcwhq, and he hasn't been on here in over a year.

I've been quiet on the progress, because there hasn't been much. An unexpected change of jobs, and a serious loss in the family have kept me out of the shop for months. I didn't get heat in the...

I've gotten the mill mostly cleaned up and working. I hooked the wiring up temporarily to test the machine, but I need to get the wiring done proper. The DRO arrived a few days ago; I'm just...

I know what you mean by not finding much information about the Datron machine out there. I found a PDF download (page 7) from their website that had an FEA image of the Z-axis, which gave me some...

When I first powered the RPC up, the contactor that holds the start capacitors in the loop (Allen Bradley 709-BOA103 in the center), was buzzing pretty badly, and blew one of the secondary fuses...

The RPC is fixed and running; I'm not 100% sure what happened, but one of the secondary fuses blew and so the start contactor wasn't dropping out like it should have and blew one of the main fuses. ...

Yeah, I shouldn't play with things that I know little about. I took the magnetic yokes out of the contactor in the RPC, and cleaned them up a bit, as they were rusted on the contact surfaces. That...

I just got my 10HP rotary phase converter wired up and running. I was rather surprised; the idler is whisper quiet, but the magnetic contactor buzzes loud enough to drive me crazy. It seems louder...

I've been cleaning the years of grease and oil off the mill for the last week or so, and it's looking surprisingly good. I hooked it up to a static phase converter, to run the spindle/feed for a few...

It was sheer luck that I happened upon that grinder, but i'll find some use for it. Having said that, most of the parts of the build that will fit in the work envelope, are going to be aluminum, and...

Just got the mill and grinder moved in, they look ugly, but I think they are mechanically sound. With some serious cleaning, the mill should be able to get to work soon. The grinder I think will...

I'd love to have radiant floor heat, so jealous here too! This is the downstairs of my garage, so I have another level above with the same square footage, but no heat, and very little insulation on...

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread as the build has been progressing fairly slow.

I've been cleaning out my shop (weather permitting), so I can move in a Van Normal 1R3 mill,...

In that Ebay listing, if you scroll down a bit, it shows the bolts out of the mount, and they are long enough to go well through the mount (and into t-nuts). An issue to consider would be the...

THK 15mm on the Z axis, and THK 20mm on the X and Y.

All of the plates in the exploded view below are aluminum tooling plate, but I was thinking I could get a bit more stiffness out of this design by replacing the side plates with steel. I'm...

I've finally gotten time to pick up my steel order, and i'm glad I did (instead of delivery). I asked for an extra inch on each length, and a cut tolerance of +1/2 -0, so that i'd have plenty extra...

While being down and out with the flu for the past week, I had plenty of time to think through the machining required to make my Z axis design, and I decided to make some design changes. Nothing too...

Made the drive to another scrap yard this morning, and came back with a 31" x 57" .5" steel plate. It's in real good shape, and was 45 cents a pound, so I can't complain too much.

I plan to cut...