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Finally finished... with this phase. :)

Christmas was awesome... back to the project :)

This is the filter/pump system I came up with. I have no idea if it will work or not, but we will find out soon enough. Let me know what you...

Thanks, Speeds :)

I've been considering your design and the benefit of passing the fluid slowly through the filters. It makes sense to me now. I've already bought the parts washer and installed...

Progress update

1. Enclosure built around the stand. Also, added a bottom shelf for the coolant resevoir.

2. The doors

3. First coat of paint

Thanks! In picture 4, you can see where lag screws go through the frame and into the ends of the fiberglassed 2x10. I did a couple of flying elbows onto it afterwards, and it is rock solid!

I...

Here is the progress so far. This isn't near as fancy as some other enclosures I've seen, but I'm staying with my goals of cheap and functional. So far, it looks like my total cost will end up...

Thanks for the suggestion, this stuff sounds pretty good. Lots of good information on their website, but it astounds me they don't leave any clue about how to purchase the stuff. Is it possible to...

Thanks for sharing, Speeds. :) I like your design. It's really simple and looks like it would be easy to clean. What type of coolant do you use?

Well, I'm finally getting around to giving Mini Beast his next major upgrade. Cheap and functional are the design goals. This thread will act as a build log, in addition to me asking some questions...

This part was for work, so I programmed it there where I have access to Mastercam. I've been looking at some more affordable programs to use at home. I tried this part with the vectric demo, but it...

Good to hear. Let us know how the new machine works out when you get it. This has been a lot of fun for me, and I'm happy with the purchase. I just wish I had more time with it. Unfortunately,...

Thanks for the replies. I will figure out how to do the ramping next time I cut a pocket.

Yeah, I decided that I'll probably build my enclosure with flood coolant a lot sooner than planned. I...

Sunday, I cut my first part out of aluminum. In the end, everything came out great. However, I e-stopped the program early on to edit the code and restart. The reason was that the first plunge at...

I don't have an answer, but I know that my steppers are actually too hot to touch. It really gets my attention when I bump one with my arm when taking the part off the table. Sometimes, they make a...

This is an interesting project, thanks for posting the pics. I like your clamping bracket, it looks very cool. Will those pockets in the clamp fill up with chips? I might have put tapped holes in...

I think it makes the pulse duration 40us (microseconds?)

Runtime is about 20 minutes at 25 ipm. There is a lot of detail in the part around the text, which does not all hold in the mdf.

Dude, I owe you a beer for that one! :cheers:

This looks much better, I'm ready to move on and start making parts now. woohoo

Thanks. I will try it in that mode and see if it helps. Also, I haven't tried adjusting the kernel speed. I think it's still at the default 25kHz. Maybe I could try to adjust that and see if it...

These are my first 3 attempts to run some code (sent to me by a friend) and see that everything works. The first one, I didn't have a V-bit to cut, so i just used a 1/4" flat endmill (yeah, I...

Here are a few pics I snapped as I was in process of putting the beast together.

Unfortunately, this project has been progressing at a crawl. Life gets in the way projects sometimes, as I'm sure y'all are aware. Some might remember me asking a bunch of questions in an earlier...

When I bought my electronics from Jeff, one of his recommendations was to put the e-stop on the power line going to the power supply. I think that would ensure all your relays are "off" when you hit...

Very good, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply. :)

I remembered this thread last night when I was testing out some code. I was super paranoid about the thing going too far out. There wasn't a really easy way for me to tell how close it was to the...

I'm almost to the point of making my first part. I've been doing a lot of thinking about strategies for workholding, programming, etc. I just wanted to get an idea about other peep's strategies for...

It looks like you have all the basics. I just went through this myself a few weeks ago. The only thing I might suggest is to scratch the collet set off your list. Right now, if you order a Taig,...

Is anyone else running their machine without these switches? I'm going to set up my Taig in the next couple of weeks, and I wasn't planning to use them (at least at first). The only one I will have...

When you are in sketch mode in Solidworks, go to Tools --> Sketch Tools --> Sketch Picture...

As far as I know the picture can't be used to create entities, and it won't be on the model you...

Ok, I think I get it. If there's a place the cutter won't fit, I'll figure it out by watching the animation, right?

This makes sense. You could cut the top and the floor with a square end mill. Then, go around the contours with the ball nose instead of sweeping straight lines back and forth. Is that even...