Hi,
I'm working designing & building a new laser cutter & engraver. I would like to run a 60-80W CO2 laser for my engraving and thinner materials with a 130-150W CO2 for cutting my thicker materials...
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Hi,
I'm working designing & building a new laser cutter & engraver. I would like to run a 60-80W CO2 laser for my engraving and thinner materials with a 130-150W CO2 for cutting my thicker materials...
Can you elaborate on fussy? This has definitely made my short list after getting a really good quote from Automate, including upgrading the spindle and switching to the Siemens 808D Advanced.
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I did talk with Jeff yesterday and he was certainly friendlier and easier to talk with than the Haas rep. If I came across a really good deal on the Syil like you did, I could probably overlook the...
I'm in the same boat, trying to pick a machine in that ~$30k range (+/-$3k) for prototyping, one-offs, and small production work. I've had a Shopmaster MillTurd at home, a Tormach series 3 at one...
It's been a bit over a month since the 770 and 1100 MX models were made available to purchase, but I have yet to see any hands on reviews or videos. Does anyone have some hands-on experience with the...
JT/smallblock/bigblock/instructor/shopmaster/whatever just assumes everyone else is an alias because that's what he does.
It sucks when a 'company' tries to hide behind the fine print rather than stepping up and fixing/replacing their defective parts.A lot of the numbers look good, but I know when I ordered mine they...
If you don't need a tail-stock, you can probably get it to eventually turn. My tail-stock is so wobbly and mis-aligned, I have never gotten it to a useful point. The centerline of the tail-stock is...
I don't have any experience with the Patriot, but I did buy a 2015 Mill-Turn Shopmaster and I would NOT recommend the machine or the company. Contact me in private if you want more details as any...
I think you'll find there are a number of shill accounts on this forum, usually starting threads in ALL CAPS, who tend to harp on anyone describing the problems they've come across when uncrating...
Thanks for sharing your continued development!
Hi Rob,
Just curious if you've got the shuttle express sorted out?
No, that's not a Shopmaster in the video... but adding encoders to the spindles isn't that big of a deal
Mach3's lathe support is pretty limited and extremely buggy, whereas the UCCNC jumped onto the scene with some great lathe threading. What exactly are you looking to do that isn't currently...
The UCCNC controller and software replace the Mach3 software and parallel port. It can import your current config file to make setup relatively simple, however it's likely that your current config...
Mine was a late 2015 and still came with the little motors.
First thing, if you want to push your motors torque curves out to higher rpm, this can be done by raising the voltage to the drivers or...
Sounds like you got the under-rated motors as well. JT said he'd replace them because the machine was supposed to come with 500oz-in units instead of these 255oz-in junkers, but mine are still...
I think he was referring to my post which a moderator edited to remove anything negative about Shopmaster. Apparently when people ask about equipment you can't actually comment about any negative...
If you want to clean up threads on a CNC lathe you'll need one that has a proper spindle encoder as a bare minimum (200+ pulses/rev, preferably a quadrature encoder). I'd recommend a machine with a...
That's good of you to update the website and set specs that are more in-line with what's being sold. Sucks for the rest of us that bought our machines while they were still being advertised as...
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That's a thumbnail that points back to this thread. You're not fooling anyone but yourself. If you want me to post more pictures, just ask.:rolleyes:
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The motor in this picture...
You might be reading too much into the one image. The upper 2/3'rds of the spindle is hidden inside the beam and behind the sheet-metal shroud. The seals look fine from the outside, I have more...
The first picture you used is of the CAD model I designed and posted in this thread for retrofitting a SkyFireCNC QTC/Power-Draw-Bar onto a Mill-Turn, not a Tormach unit. The files required for...
If you're going to take my pictures and drawings, it would be nice if you could get the information correct. This would be better posted in the existing thread.
You should read through my posts again. As delivered new from shopmaster my Mill-Turn couldn't (still can't) actually run at the advertised 5k rpm for two reasons. The pulley combination it came with...
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really? you thought that promo video from Shopmaster was my machine? The machine I received was a defective pile of crap. If it worked half that well I wouldn't have to be pouring...
I was quoted $520 for the spindle and another $25 for the motor pulley + shipping... I don't know if I'm getting a break on pricing or if pricing may go down with more people, but I do know it's a...
It's actually a slight modification of Skyfire's R8-80 spindle that's been designed as a drop-in replacement for the Mill-Turn spindle using external measurements I took off my defective spindle. I...
Here's the pdf/drawing of the spindle I have on order from Skyfire. I've requested a 30 tooth pulley instead of the 36 tho so I can pair it with a 60 tooth motor pulley for my ideal rpm range. The...
I've designed up an adjustable mounting system for the SkyFIre QTC system which is very similar to the Tormach unit, but it's about $300 instead of $1200... I'll be posting the design for...