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  1. Thread: Proma SD or 150

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    Hey Greg, Did the machine you bought have the...

    Hey Greg,

    Did the machine you bought have the Proma 150 unit on it. I've decided i need a table and was going to buy a Proma controller.

    Does it work? Should i buy something else.
    Would love...
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    Information- THC and plasma compatibility

    I want to make a 1200 x 1200 mm plasma table and i started reading about THC's and then the questions in my head started coming. Hope this forum can help clear the clouds.

    Q1. Can i use my $300...
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    Re: Converting .STL to .DXF

    Thanks for the reply Lester. I wasn't sure if it was just me, but i'm glad you said there were no frames to pick up from to make 2D objects.

    I tried quite a few free programs today, without...
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    Converting .STL to .DXF

    I want to take the 3D files from the link below and flatten them to 2D. I have Aspire 4.5, but this doesn't give me the option to take the 3D part and remove the frame only and paste it into the 2D...
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    Re: Rod's Aussie Plasma Build

    Good thread. Ok, why do you need a voltage divider?
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    Re: AUSSIE Plasma Build

    Ahh you must be willinbris that rodm reached out too for me.
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    Re: AUSSIE Plasma Build

    Cool, some locals doing what im doing.

    Willie, rodw, where you guys located? Im in melbourne, north/east suburbs.

    I have a load of stuff left over from my other router cnc build and i really...
  8. Thread: landing gear

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    Nato e vivo Australia

    Nato e vivo Australia
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    Thanks Mike, Not sure why I have never used...

    Thanks Mike,

    Not sure why I have never used that icon
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    When i set my unit up i used pure maths. Work out...

    When i set my unit up i used pure maths. Work out the pulley radius and work out the circumference. This is the distance travelled in one rotation.

    2 * PI * R = circumference; or PI * Diameter =...
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    Scale a drawing by a known amount

    Am i missing something, but I cant find a way to specifically scale a drawing to a know size. The only option I see is to drag a group of objects and measure the drawing to make it the size i want.
    ...
  12. Thread: landing gear

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    Ciao Riccardo, Che bellisimo lavoro (Very nice...

    Ciao Riccardo,

    Che bellisimo lavoro (Very nice work).
    Come te, io fatto uno per uno amico e lavoro, e del il f-16 (like you I made one for an F-16, for a friend at work)

    Hai un tucano per...
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    I have two CNC machines and both are capable of...

    I have two CNC machines and both are capable of cutting Aluminium.
    One is a SYIL X4 and the other is of my design. The homebuilt is all aluminium. You would need to make it aluminium or steel to get...
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    Thanks for the link, it was a great read. He...

    Thanks for the link, it was a great read.

    He went the full path of using Ardruino to drive the stepper drivers, i just need to control the PWM out to the laser LED, so it should be simpler to...
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    Cheap Laser Engraver

    I have a CNC router (1200 x 900) and X4 Mill and I wanted to use one of them to do some basic laser engraving of Balsa/Ply.

    I work in I.T and I have some of these single mode lasers (SFP's) which...
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    Any chance of sharing the DXF. I would like to...

    Any chance of sharing the DXF. I would like to cut this out on my machine

    thanks
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    Sticky: Jeff, That is great. I appreciate you doing...

    Jeff,

    That is great. I appreciate you doing that for me. I would happily send you a few but they may be a little smelly by the time you get them.

    Can i ask how you did the work on the file. Was...
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    Sticky: Indian Motorcycle Logo

    sorry double posted
    cheers
    Michael
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    Sticky: I want to make the Indian Motorcycle Logo into a...

    I want to make the Indian Motorcycle Logo into a vector, but my attempts using Inkscape have basically failed. Can I get some help from someone on how to make this poor logo photo into something...
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    Draw up the part and send it out to get cut....

    Draw up the part and send it out to get cut. Quicker and cheaper, plus the wife is happy as you can still make what she wants.

    Or, tell her to ask for things that can be made with your plasma or...
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    I would also look at driving the gantry from both...

    I would also look at driving the gantry from both sides for the x-axis.
    History has shown me that you get racking with the single drive screw down the middle.

    Where about are you in melbourne?...
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    John, I'll take some close up shots soon for...

    John,

    I'll take some close up shots soon for you. It's quite simple in the big scheme to complete as we did most of the work with a hacksaw and file to clear the end plate when traversing the bed....
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    Update with video

    Hi guys,

    Sorry for the tardy reply time but I had issues getting the video clip off of my new camera and just worked out that I needed a patch update from microsoft for it to read exFAT formats.
    ...
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    SYIL X4 - Modifications

    Finally got into making the changes to the X-Axis on the X4 to allow the extra travel that the manufacturer doesn't give you. My mate Nigel worked out the mods the other day on his unit and last...
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    Pneumatic Drawbar on my X4

    I decided to make my own Pneumatic drawbar to see how they work on the machine. Two units were made utlising a standard approach to the problem, with the Pneumatic unit sitting on top of the...
  26. Did I miss something, this looks like the same...

    Did I miss something, this looks like the same video to me with no tooling??
  27. Keith, Thanks for the reply. My initial...

    Keith,

    Thanks for the reply.

    My initial synopsis:

    1. this system was designed to install on a X4, X4+, X5 and X5+ in under 10min, all that is required for installation is 4 holes drilled in...
  28. I've done a lot of reading on the product being...

    I've done a lot of reading on the product being offered, but there is no detail around what you get for your money(US$1200.00).

    Can Syil Canada or China provide any answers to these questions?
    ...
  29. Thread: G540 PWM

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    G540 PWM

    I have configured the G540 to convert PWM from MAch3 to a variable voltage, driven through pins 7, 8 and 9.

    For some reason I have 0.1Vdc always present on Vi (referenced to ground) when the PWM...
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    Okay, for those interested, I read this post and...

    Okay, for those interested, I read this post and got the PWM working

    http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,9523.10.html

    Also, my other problem with the setup was cabling. I have...
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