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No good excuse for myself -- just something I've always wanted to try.

Preliminary results, first foray into CNC welding. If you could call it that. :)

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Okay so maybe not really a review, but my first impressions of the XHC.. bottom line after less than
a week using it: not too bad .. and not too good. :)

Maybe this vid will help someone out in...

Excellent points Wizard, and I'll definitely keep them in mind.

Thank you, I'll have a look-- but now you've managed to confuse me (not hard to do): are they all for wrapping?
why would it matter if A is along X Y or Z unless one is wrapping?

(for now I'm...

Got a tip from "ACHIM" over at Autodesk forum that seems to have done the trick. Modified my post and now the gcode looks as expected.
Nothing left but to try it on the machine.

Here's what...

you know it Scott!

My apologies if this isn't the right place, but I'm wondering if anyone has / has found a PP for Fusion
that will index a 4th/A axis in Mach3.

Thanks!

Thought I'd post this follow-up in its own thread as its more about DIY steel cutting than actually building the machine..
but here are literally my first few cuts in mild and cold rolled steel.....

Thanks all!

Kotyara -- i have not stress relieved, and yes now that you've brought it up I am worried. :)
I haven't tried thicker steel.. my spindle is just way too fast. A homemade spindle is...

Third and last part of the CNC build. There's a bit of a test project at the end, a rubberband rifle for my boy.. starts at around
26 minutes if you'd rather just skip to see the machine work.
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My tubing is 60x60x4.. I designed this so a 50# cutting force at the tool tip, center of gantry, full extension (~8" away) would cause less than 0.001" deflection
in the frame. How good that might...

thanks all.. and that's a great question Ruben -- one I wish I had an answer to. for now i have an ebay 1.5kW air cooled with the huanyang VFD.
so far it seems to be working okay, but I don't have...

Just a heads up.. here's Part 2 for anyone who might be following along:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ntW0aTW92w

Thanks! Let's hope it works when it's done -- no pressure now huh? :)

Greets all.

I decided to try my hand at a home-built; got my video camera along for the ride too.

Fixed gantry / Moving bed (Y axis) .. about 36" x 15" (900x400) with 8" (200mm) of Z.
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