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Cool cts519 I look forward to getting your opinion of the machine. It does appear to be well designed. I am looking for something soon and have several things in mind.

Any updates on your new machine? I am waiting with much anticipation to hear your impression.


Bo

I have one I got off ebay for less than $300 and without any control box etc. So I junked the Uni-steppers and got some Bi-Polar steppers and a Xylotex board with a power supply and retro fitted the...

Wow only 7-9 dollars for an operator? We pay people with no skills and no education at all $9 an hour just to put bottles into boxes as they come down the fill line.

I have come to the conclusion...

CAD without Code is just a drawing. So what it is already drawn if there is no code and tool path there is no part. A operator chucks up stock and runs code produced by the CAM guy using the drawings...

I would opt for the router motor mounted to the spindle head versus trying to jack up your spindle speed. Odds are your spindle is only rated for slightly more rpm's than it is designed to run under...

After yet more fiddling I with larger cutters I am not seeing the deflection but I am now seeing what appears to be missed steps as each pass fails to go back to X+ before making the corner. So I am...

vlmarshall - I measured the same way with mag base on the steel enclosure off the headstock but from the other side. When cutting in the same direction as you I was getting the .01" reading. Thanks...

Ok I measured the deflection off the spindle and while a bit jumpy on the dial it is deflectiong off .01". It appears when looking closely that the motor and spindle itself are the only things...

I am going to tighten up everything I can and try to measure what deflection I can. It may very well be the L shaped motor mount bracket is a bit loose as well.

Will report back my findings...

Thanks for the input but I don't need a indicator to tell me the headstock is moving. I can see it moving visually and on the workpiece in the cut area. The whole spindle/motor lifts or rather pivots...

Hi all. I was just trying to cut a small pocket with on my Sherline CNC mill with a 1/8" endmill running wide open @6 ipm with a .025" depth of cut, 33% stepover.

I notice what looks like lost...

I am comparing mills as well and for the money the IH seems to offer a lot in a attractive package no less.

Your already going to pay 200-250 for shipping you say so your really only spending...

That was going to be my next thing to try if this didn't work. When I get around to seeing how fast I can push it with motor tuning I might end up back doing just that.

I had to take the finger...

Well I think I might have this resonance issue solved for now. Not having double shaft motors to try and hang a dampener off the end off it was suggested I use the shaft connected to the leadscrew. ...

Can you take some screen shots of your current configuration setup in Mach and post them? It is hard to tell what the issue might be without being able to look at the setup. What drives are you...

Hi Pete this is Dee from the Yellow forum, got your thread marked now and it looks like your making good progress. It is inspiring me to get out there and start to work more on my CNC router table...

You mean put the dampener on the single shaft inside the mount? There might be enough room to try that I will have to take a look at it.

Sure is puzzling how it works fine for awhile then acts up...

Thanks for all the replies folks. I just got out in the shop for the first time since posting this issue and having open heart surgury. I ran 3 small programs with no issues then as before out of...

Are you including tooling and measuring equipment, mounting accessories etc in your $5000-7000 estimate to the wife? lol I always lowball the wife on what it will cost and then add on as I go with...

Nice job on the ATC. I can understand the costs associated with spec parts that don't come cheap. My main thought would be how many commercial users of the Tormach are there that might be interested...

Yeah it just seems to do it out of nowhere. One minute it is fine the next evil noises.. Sounds like it is coming from the backlash nut saddle area when it does it.

I have messed with the tuning...

I think I am having resonnance issues on my x axis intermittently and usually in one direction. I have the board set for 1/8th step could this be causing to much jitter and creating the resonnance?...

[QUOTE=will1234;490063]I don't want to imply that the Machinable Wax you see for sale around the net isn't worth what they are charging for it but I have a problem with the price for home/fun use....

Not sure if your up for rolling your own router but with the sizes your wanting to cut it would seem like you could build a really nice, accurate router in a small size and add a 4th axis later is...

Hi all and thanks in advance for any input. I will try to list all the little issues I am having one by one.

First off I am running a Spectralight 5400 Sherline I retro fitted with a Xylotex board...

If you can set the clock on the VCR you should be good to go. :rainfro: lol just had to say that sorry.

Bo

Well now is the time with all the political signs up for election year. Get them while there hot lol. I use them for portable target holders when I shoot :) they are great for that, more useful than...

I have a degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus is CAD/CAm, Design etc. When asked today what field I would recommend someone going to school for I would say something Medical all the way. We...

One of Many- You hit the nail on the head with the major part of this for me is the elctronics and programming. I actually have a degree in Industrial Engineering but I never really used it when I...