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Thanks for the pic. I looked at a few of the commercial moving table machines but decided to use less steel because I don't need the rigidity they have because I'm only cutting foam. The downside is...

Placing the rack on the moving table is a possibility I explored earlier on but decided against it fore some reason I can't recall now . I'll look at it again...I think it may have had something to...

That's a good idea jsherin, It would hold the beam as I bolt it together.

I have designed a large moving table CNC router and would appreciate any observations about it's design and mechanical connections. The cutting volume is 1.5m x 3m x .95m. I intend to cut 3d shapes...

It's been a month or so since I posted the early design for my 3D foam cutting machine. I've worked through most of the details. My next step is draft the parts and assembles in detail to have them...

I neglected to add above that I may add a second set of mounting plates to the uprights but much lower down, closer to the moving table that would allow for only 30or 40 cm of Z travel. Then, if I...

FandZ, thanks for the link. It seems to be a light system that certainly gets the job done. I like the simplicity of their X axis tracks; a 2x2 tube at 45 degrees.

FandZ, yea, it's going to be big, but as they say in my other business, film, "go big or go home!"

I intend to embed bolts with epoxy or other fixing system into the slab. The retainer holes in...

Thanks jsheerin, that makes a lot of sense. The greater rigidity may even allow me to use lighter Y axis cross members.

I've designed a CNC moving table i'm looking to build in the coming year for 3d foam work primarily for themeing. I may cut some harder materials but it's not high precision work. A tolerance of 1 or...

Hi millennium07. Unfortunately, I sold the machine about 10 months ago to a business in Romania. As far as I know it's still in operation. I'm not in that business anymore.
I used a water pump...

John, thanks for the link, I've seen their machines and they do great work. I came across the manufacturer of thir machines at one point and will try to dig up the info. And yes, they do great work...

Gerald, that definitely makes sense and places the extra height under the x-axis support beams and not on the gantry. I could then make the table top removable too (support the beams from the floor)...

I'm setting up a shop in a few months to do two types of work. I expect initially my bread and butter will be dimensional foam and wood signage and logos using primarily a 3 axis cnc router table...

Hi Terry, I'm running mine on USB and haven't tried Vista with that software agin. Although, I suspect they will have to come out with a Visa compatible version of this software because Xp has been...

Hi, I'm moving back to the Toronto area and will set up shop there in a few months. I have a Rabbit HX 6090SE laser engraver and wonder if anyone has imported a similar Chinese-built laser into...

Hi Terry,

I came across this post. Nice to quoted. 600 dpi means twice as many dots as 300dpi so you would halve the distance between dots (scans). So the scan gab would be .084/2 = .042

By...

My 60w has been going for a year now and power levels are the same, or if they have diminished, it's not really noticible. I never use more than 95% power so the tube has never been pushed to the...

I believe the 80W glass tubes are pushing the limits of that type of technology. Also, maybe the larger 1.2m x .9m table size is also pushing the extremes of their type of design/construction. I...

The Rabbit laser looks like it is manufactured by Coherent which IS a U.S. company. Same unit, I believe as is in some of the the Pinnacle and GCC lasers. Not sure of the warranty info, I didn't ask....

The power supply is different. Coherent lasers are sold with a matching supply. Not sure if the electronics that trigger the supply are the same though.

Rabbit told me there were some...

The prices are for the whole machine. Not sure about the warranty and if it is through Coherent. I get what you are saying about manufacturing RF lasers, they look like really critical items to...

I was enquiring about a new laser tube and noticed Rabbit (hxlaser.com) now offers a RF laser option with their laser.

My laser the Rabbit HX6090SE (60cm x 90cm) is $6700 with a 30W and $9500...

Eduardo, thanks for the reply and the info. I'm a bit red faced because the problem was I had connected the water supply backwards and the sensor was reading it as no flow and preventing the laser...

I have a Rabbit HX6090se that has not been used for a few months and was disconnected and stored. It was workring perfectly when stored but now the laser (about 12 months old) won't fire. CNC...

Hi Sykic

I've had the Rabbit HX6090SE 60 x 90 60W laser for about a year and it's served me well to date. Would be happy to give any assistance if you should need.

Yes, there are horror...

I'm don't have any on this computer..will see if I can dig some up. I did find however in tests that you have to make sure you are getting power in the whitest parts. If the speed is too high, there...

The settings on the Rabbit laser are:

Power 0 - 100 %
Speed 0 - 800 mm per second (depends on your machine max)
Scan Gap (equivilent of resolution) - in fractions of mm. defines distance laser...

If you need any info before you travel there, you can email me at [email protected] I'm in Bucharest when not in Toronto

Great to hear CanAm. My machine and business is set up in Romania but I am Canadian and am thinking of maybe moving the operation to Toronto at some point. I know about getting a machine into the Eu,...