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    Re: Avoid EdgeCAM at all costs!

    Moonshine
    Seems to me you didn't bother to learn the software and maybe rightly so assumed it would be like Surfcam.
    Seriously why would you think different cam programmers would make the same...
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    Sticky: Iges conversion

    Download Rhino http://www.rhino3d.com/ it gives you 25 saves and can open a iges save as a dwg.

    Or post the file and I will convert it for you.

    Thanks
    G
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    Sticky: type igesin

    astainless
    igesin is the command in Autocad to bring in an IGES file. Not sure if that works in Lite though.

    There are a few free viewers and some will do a conversion to other formats even...
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    Mariss Why would you look at actual empirical...

    Mariss
    Why would you look at actual empirical evidence, about the state of climate change. Everyone knows that the ice has all melted and the polar bears have all drowned.

    You are only suppose...
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    GMA & Gore

    Saw Gore on Good Morning America this morning (do watch sometimes to see what doesn't get shown or talked about).

    I did not watch the entire interview because the interview seemed contrived and...
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    Stp file of chain parts

    Here are the stp files for the chain parts
    Glenn
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    Luke In this case it is just a 2d dxf, I will...

    Luke
    In this case it is just a 2d dxf, I will look for the model and send you a stp file.
    I had redone it in Inventor.

    Thanks
    Glenn
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    Gecko G540 from Xylotex

    Wow what a difference. Great setup manual and the trouble shooting guide was excellent. Reading it up front allowed me to avoid all the pitfalls like my parallel port was set to bi-directional...
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    PLC Logic

    Rob27
    This is the link to a screen shot for the program in the PLC. Pretty simple.
    http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58391.

    I have added a rung for a vaccum relay for the shop...
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    Thanks

    Rob27

    Thanks

    The main reason for PLC is to give me more inputs and outputs without having to go through an additional break out board and buy another PP card to get them.

    Another benefits...
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    Was playing around with Gerry's design to see if...

    Was playing around with Gerry's design to see if I could get away with out having to curve the cross pieces. Here is what I came up with. You still have to break the edges of the cross pieces but a...
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    FandZ Thanks, I currently have it in my dad's...

    FandZ
    Thanks, I currently have it in my dad's shop so I was able to get away with building it big.

    The little misses wont let me have the garage something about not wanting to park her car...
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    Finally Got ot work on it again

    Was able to take two weeks off at the end of the year so was able to get back to work on my machine. Put a grid on the table and used a shop vac.

    Works great to hold down plexi glass and wood.
    ...
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    Sticky: Erik This one was a trace I have a copy of...

    Erik
    This one was a trace I have a copy of scan2cad but I can't seem to make it do well with color photos still monkeying with it.
    Glenn
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    Sticky: Here is a 65 Impala I did for a friend Glenn

    Here is a 65 Impala I did for a friend
    Glenn
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    Pictures of setup

    Fernando
    Right or wrong this is what I did. Seems to work.
    Hope it might help
    Glenn
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    Run the testing

    Fernando

    Go to the Testing page and see if you can get an output come on there first.

    I did not end up using the setup as shown after Peter's reply. I looked at the videos again and set it up...
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    DXF's of all the parts

    Here are all the DXF's of the parts that I had made or made in case it might help someone else.
    Please feel free to use at your own risk.

    Thanks
    Glenn
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    Dust collection Hood

    Some pictures of what I did for dust collection.
    I am cutting out the e-chain for the Y axis in this picture.

    Glenn
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    Cut my first usefull part

    Finally cut a useful part, after several weeks of not getting much done.
    Cut out the mounting plate to hold the hose for my dust collection. I have included a picture from the model still can not...
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    Inch DXF for E-Chain

    I would like to thank Shannon for posting the original dxf.

    I model this up because I want to make it different sizes, for different locations.

    This particular one is Shannon's dxf scaled for...
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    Cut today

    Actually cut the Roadrunner in some plywood today.

    Then was finishing screwing down the table top put a screw right through my X axis wire. Fortunatly things were off but did not found it till I...
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    Ran the RoadRunner Code

    Got all the limits wired and the homes mostly wired.

    The way my wires are run on along the X axis while it worked for the first night today it got hotter the plastic expanded and it kept laying...
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    Mark Thank you, I have not taken any more...

    Mark
    Thank you, I have not taken any more pictures. I keep forgetting to take the camera over to the shop I am using. I ran all of the axis this weekend and am reasonably happy with the way things...
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    Finally get to work on it again this weekend

    After dealing with a lung infection I get to work on it this weekend I have yet to get the screen shots of the brain and plc but plan on it this weekend.

    Have been looking for wire at all the...
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    Thank you

    Thank you
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    Maybe a big oops

    Last night I was hooking up the motors on my new 4 axis board following instructions. But I apperently was having a issue with reading the paper.

    I hooked up the X axis motor and thought it would...
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    PLC Programmed and Stepper ran

    I got the plc program done for the DL05 last night and tested a stepper motor with out being hooked up. It jogged back and forth still needs to be tuned but at least I have some more forward...
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    Slowanimtion It is a Dayton 5:1 speed reduce w/...

    Slowanimtion
    It is a Dayton 5:1 speed reduce w/ 0 backlash according to the numbers.

    It had a 1/2 hp 3 ph motor that use to power it. I still have yet to run the motors under power, so I will...
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    The assembled Frame with Gantry

    Just Some more pictures
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