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Well. indeed Mach3 did grab onto the spindle VFD as factory wired with the USB board, but then, I have manuals for tools here as old as me, or older. A 1945 9x30 South Bend comes to mind . '51...

The 12vdc used for the VFD interface is very limited .. supplied by the USB interface board .. like 200 ma. It's that thing that looks like a micro-butter cube on the board. Now, yous guys can...

Hmmm .. plunging tools into your workpiece .. not a good thing. I'm in the process of adding limits to my X6-1500GT, and was thinking .. why would I ever need a -Z limit? Well, I figured, as long...

Perhaps take a look at DeskProto if you have a 4th .. rotary axis, and may want to use in the future. I too am looking at both ArtCam and VCarve products, but the Hobby License (non-commercial) for...

Well after having used Kool-Mist type systems for decades, the not-fog-buster DIY's look to be the ticket. Depending on design, they seem to function quite well down to 15 PSI. Typical builds use...

Well, I use a product that is specifically designed for ball screws, from the ball screw experts .. jmho. Nook E-900. As for using Grease .. probably not such a good idea, especially with MDF or...

I have the predecessor 6040 4 axis machine, so perhaps the newer offering is quieter. The fan on mine was louder than the spindle .. really. Not grinding or anything like that .. just the fan and...

Just an update for US customers. Machine was purchased last August .. took six days to arrive. Shipping was just added to my order, as is common practice. So about a month ago I get a "Notice of...

The X61500GT comes with a pre-built control box using a USB controller card. I haven't put a tach on the spindle .. so for the time being, I'm just assuming that what Mach3 shows as RPM is the...

Be advised, the Y axis on the machine I received a week ago Is NOT .. 400mm .. it is only 379.8mm. Not to be pedantic, but this became apparent when dry-running the final cut on a 15" circle last...

Thanks Scortch .. posting here as requested. As it turns out, scaling would not be required, but for the fact that this New machine, with an advertised Y axis of 400mm (15.748"), is actually only...

Indeed, the "Safety Line" as I called it was lacking .. the program came in a bundle with a new machine from China. I tried to scale down one of Carve1's files to 95% last night, and the "N" line...

Thanks for responding, and sharing your programming efforts Scortch. That 32 bit OCX is not native to W7/64 Home Premium OEM apparently. Your program .. I did find that files with Nxxx numbering...

G-Code Plus .. (Graham Waterworth) .. Metric to Imperial Converter .. was apparently compatible with XP/sp2. Is there an updated version floating around for W7/64 .. I hope. Getting errors about...

First off .. I'm using the latest Official version of Mach3 .. if that makes any difference. I have under the usb configs .. control is set to Internal .. "0" .. not external. The spindle responds...

Mine got here yesterday .. came through the Fedex hub in Memphis. I too got the single service .. and .. a 120vac pump was found as well .. says 4000 liters per hour .. that outta doit :-) Missing...

Assembly video of the predecessor previous generation 6040ZS80 with the older parallel port interface. God it pains me so to watch them struggle with regular little hex wrenches like that .. get...

Found video .. proximity limit/home switches .. very nicely done. 6040CNC first run - YouTube

Thanks .. glad to hear that. As this is a new product, I expect that some parts may be made upon receipt of an order. My earlier comment regarding the neatness of the control box was perhaps...

Ordered one on 8/3 .. paid via paypal on 8/3 .. today 8/10 .. nothing received on shipping info as yet. jfyi

Hey All .. someone asked what shipping expense was .. $405.50 to northern California. Ordered today with the 4th axis option and the 110-120 vac option. I commiserated the 6040 offerings on evilbay...

"I'm not expecting great speeds - 300 rpm give 25 inches / minute and I don't imagine I could reasonably expect to go much faster than that."

My long axis, is designed, to do rapids at 2,000 IPM. ...

Yo bro downunder .. build in steel if you can. Wanna play with plasma later on, less "flamabilitiy" problems. Your BOM leaves me confused.

Your "total", is 15 grand, plus shipping yada yada,...

Yeah .. I know what yuh mean joe .. crazy, like snow on 15 may 23 miles from the ocean. 30 years of pumping water up the mountain (for 60psi gravity flow system) .. many iterations. Most efficient...

Got me beat there, C1. I finally got down to B&B and got the bed steel .. theorhetical weight will be 185.22 lbs. That is 2 ea 1/4" x 3 1/2" crs by 108", 2 ea 2" x 1 1/2" .120 rectangular tubing by...

Thanks for the rant .. very informative, for those of us readers considering delving into the realm of high end software. SurfCAM is not a problem, for an 80 man shop .. just overhead. Most guys...

Mark .. given your "Grid" supply variations you mentioned, how about a little gel-cell (motorcycle size) and a little solid state 2-4-6 charger .. 30 shillings at wallyworld. That way, whatever you...

For yous guys following this steel build .. just tryin' to plan ahead on lifting issues .. found the Torin T32001 2 ton foldable shop crane on amazon for a paultry $157.70 .. shipped free (saves...

Carve One, I think a bottle jack should work in 3 horizontal positions, provided the fluid resivoir is full .. then you have a poor-mans porta power for a lot less dollars. Use some 1" galv pipe...

That's an awesome saw there C1 ... 515 lbs .. ur lucky to have space for it .. would be a bummer to have to move it around :-) I got a Ridgid R4512 a couple of months ago .. sweet saw .. lifetime...