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I have a CNC that is well over 10 years old. It's running Mach3 on a Windows XT machine. The breakout board is a CNC4PC that hasn't been supported in years, so I have found in the past asking...

Thanks, I've actually had my eye on that Harbor Freight press too. But I was originally thinking it may be overkill. But now I'm thinking it may be just the thing I need. I also looked at their...

I've been kicking the idea of vacuum bagging around in my head, but so far the only move I've made towards it was pulling a compressor out of an old fridge and convert it to a pump. I might give it...

Nice work. I actually don't need anything that fancy. Most if the people doing the work in laminate archtop plates (including Benedetto on some of his models) are using a positive and negative MDF...

I'm looking to make a guitar press for forming laminate top archtop guitar plates. The video referenced below uses steel U-channel which I feel is probably way overkill. But I'm looking for ideas...

The first thing to specify if F-style or A-style. A-style is easy since it doesn't have that scroll thing on the upper bout. I don't have either worked up yet. What do you use for CAD software?

Hi Steve,

Thanks. It sounds like we got out touch plates from the same store :)

I was looking at the ones from CNC Router Parts and said $80, they must be joking. And then found something that...

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I'm running a Joe 4x4 with Mach 3 on a windows XP computer. The breakout board is a CNC4PC C10 rev 7 and I'm looking to add a Z-Zero touch plate and have 3 wiring diagrams I have found and...

That will work, thanks. I was thinking of getting a .5 inch brass hex stock and turning it down in a friends lathe. But your idea looks just as easy. I'm also thinking the cam adjusters that are...

I'm in the middle of upgrading a Joe 4x4 to rack and pinion drive. In both the original plans and the upgrade Joe calls for a 0.5inch cam adjuster (which looks a lot like the eccentric bushings for...

Hi Gerry,

I'm assuming (and I usually find when I assume something like this I am usually wrong) that you could mount the rack to the 80/20 extrusion using hardware similar to the CNCRouter parts...

Hi All,

A number of years ago I build a JoeCNC 2006 acme lead-screw nema 34 macing which I have been very extremely with. I resized it for a 4x8ft bed at the time I built it.

Currently I'm...

Hi All,

I'm doing some redesign work on my CNC, I was wondering is anyone had a solidworks part file (2013 or earlier) for a Superior Bearings GX2 v-bearing (v-guide). Their PDF gives enough...

Well, the youngest announced her Sr (High School) project was due in a couple of days and she wanted to make a longboard (skateboard). Nothing like procrastination :)

So I drew something up in...

Hi Widard,

Why ER, because it's the only one I know, I will look into the other types though.

The long reach is the most important part for me. Also the larger diameter will allow me to mill...

Hi Gerry,

I was thinking along the same lines as the ER40 chuck you mentioned on ebay. I'm just concerned about the safety of grinding the shank own to 1/2 inch. It puts a lot of sideways stress...

It's not, I'm just looking into 1" ball mills to take more wood off in a single pass and to give a smoother finish. The 6" long reach is pmportant though for the applications I need to cut.

SD
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Nice, Thank you. I'll give that a try this weekend

SD

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the advice. I tried looking for 12L14, but as you said, I could only find it in bars and rounds. Interesting how pricing varies dramatically though. The 1045 in the local...

Yeah, I keep looking to see which why the grain is running only to realize metal doesn't have one. In that way t is kind of strange to cut. I'll probably start my taps in the drill press then...

That's what I have done in the past. The Machinist at my old grad school is very good about letting me in on the weekends or after hours. I just don't want to keep bothering him with the simple...

Hello All,

I’m upgrading my CNC router for increased stability and want to fabricate a few parts out of steel (consider me a total newbie when it comes to steel or metal working in general). I...

Hi All,

I've been using RhinoCAM for quite a while and finally want to get around to milling some guitar necks. There is a picture attached of a typical neck.

When I set up my stock (the...

Originally I posted this to a thread that seems to be dead, so I am starting up a new thread here which is probably the proper place to put it.

I'm looking for a spindle to convert my Joe 4x4 wood...

Well it seems this thread is still active so here is a question. I'm looking for a spindle to convert my Joe 4x4 wood working machine away from a router. Ultimately I'm looking to swing a 1"d x...

Hi Mmoe

This is my most recent steel string builds. The lattice in this build seemed to work quite well. The top on that one is only 2.5mm think, so the lattice does allow you to reduce the top...

Hi MMoe and Burrman,

Maybe this time I can get the post to go through without hitting the wrong button.

OK what I’m looking to do is to optimize that back for a Smallman style lattice braced...

Thank you for the responces,

Andrew, I already have the book. It is a great book too.

Burrman, I agree. It is not a trivial problem. The problem being, the solution may be such an...

I'm a long time Rhino user and I have an interesting problem I would like to explore with someone much more knoledgable than I am.

The problem is acoustic guitar design, for simplicity imagine a...

I have (or had) a working CNC machine. 4 gecko drives (201's I think) running 4 Pac Sci steppers (NEMA 34, 6A each) wired in parallel. I am in need of replacing my power supply (27V, 30A or at...