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    PRODUCT SOURCE

    I hope this is the right place to ask this question.

    Can someone tell me several sites where I can order ball screws, side rails and things of that nature?

    I want to extend the travel of my...
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    Re: JOB STOPS RUNNING WHILE ROUTING

    Yes I was.
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    Re: JOB STOPS RUNNING WHILE ROUTING

    I hope this is the problem. I use a USB drive to copy my PLT files to the laptop in my shop to run my cnc. I thik I had a bad usb drive. Using a new one seemed to cure the problem . . . . . . . .I...
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    JOB STOPS RUNNING WHILE ROUTING

    I hope I am explaining this correctly:

    I have been using Planet CNC successfully for several years.

    The last few months for whatever reason the job I am running will stop, the job screen will...
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    Re: MULTICAM M1 ELECTRONICS UPGRADE

    My MultiCam 22Plus was purchased in 1997. It worked great until the spindle broke. Being a cheapskate I purchased a Kress spindle after trying some lowball routers.
    Like you, I was tired of using...
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    Re: BEST LUBRICANT FOR SCREW DRIVE

    They are ball screws.
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    Re: BEST LUBRICANT FOR SCREW DRIVE

    Sorry . . . . . I don't know. It's a MultiCam 22 Plus CNC router.
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    BEST LUBRICANT FOR SCREW DRIVE

    Howdy . . . . . .Can someone tell me the "BEST" lubricant to use on a screw drive? Also how many hours of use between cleaning and re-lubricating?

    Never seen anything in writing.

    Thanks in...
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    Re: MULTICAM M1 ELECTRONICS UPGRADE

    Did you get the MultiCam working?
    I re-did my controller and software because like you my MultiCam was bought in 98. I built a Planet CNC controller and use Vertic "V-Carve Pro" software to design...
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    Kress 1050 FME For the US

    I have two Kress 800 FME spindles and am very happy with the Product. I would like to upgrade to the 1050 FME. They sell them for the Us and the specs say: 220 Volts input but the plug is the TWO...
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    Re: UPGRADE MULTICAM 22 Plus

    Thanks, will give it a try.
  12. Re: Controller and software upgrade for Multicam Series IIS

    Did you ever up grade? If so, to what?
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    Re: UPGRADE MULTICAM 22 Plus

    Thanks for the reply. All three axis are off, X, Y, and Z. The picture of the connector block is not very clear but it is between the steppers and the old drivers. That is existing wire. I seen no...
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    Re: UPGRADE MULTICAM 22 Plus

    In the process of upgrading my MultiCam 22 Plus controller to a Planet CNC 3/4 I have ran across a problem with the accuracy of the piece being routed,

    First let me tell you what I did:
    The...
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    Calibration Help

    Howdy from Grapevine, Texas.

    I have a calibration problem I'm not sure how to handle.

    I set-up my cnc router, "Arnold", according to Planet CNC instructions.

    Needles to say when I do...
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    Re: Multicam MT-22 Help from a Newbie

    Glad the prints helped.

    Progress is slow on the Planet CNC, MK3/4 controller upgrade. The problem I have at this time is I use "Arnold", my cnc's name, to carve plaques for various customers. So I...
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    Re: LOOKING FOR ASH

    I contacted Barney Robinson Hardwoods, Fort Worth. No luck, they do not have it.

    Thanks for the attempt.
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    LOOKING FOR ASH

    I make plaques and like to use Ash because of it's grain and staining properties.

    I'm looking for Clear Ash, Grade One. 5/4 thick and 8 to 8 1/2" wide. Does anyone have a good source? I live in ...
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    Re: Multicam MT-22 Value (older)

    Do you intend to sell the MT-22? What is the size of the table? I would be interested in using it for parts for mine.
  20. Re: People name theirs cars... did you name your machine?

    Mine is "ARNOLD" as in the Terminator. When I first got the CNC the mechanical sounds it made reminded me of the movie. Even put vinyl letters on it with the name!
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    STEPPER DRIVER QUESTION

    My MultiCam 22 Plus uses NEMA 23 Pacific Scientific Sigmax steppers. Can someone tell me what the driver setting is? I.E, 400, 800, etc., Steps per revolution. It is a 1.8 degree stepper which equals...
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    MULTICAM 22 PLUS

    Looking for a used MultiCam 22 Plus. Does not have to be working.
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    LOOKING FOR A MULTICAM 22 PLUS

    I am looking for a "USED" MultiCam 22 Plus. Does not have to be working.
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    Re: Which Router / Spindle to use?

    From experience I can tell you the Porter Cable is not the greatest. I burned out two of them. I am now using the Kress 800 and am very happy with it. Depending on what you plan on doing with your...
  25. Re: Making money with a small cnc wood router, plastics, aluminum

    Howdy from Texas . . . . . . . . . Want to make money using your CNC router? Best if you make things that YOU are interested in. You are a bit limited in the size of your table but there are things...
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    Re: Multicam MT-22 Help from a Newbie

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    I hope the attachment came out.

    I have made a few changes. I'm still using Windows XP & the DNC software to run "Arnold", (what I call my MultiCam). I use VCarve Pro to layout my work....
  27. Thread: PLT vs G Code

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    PLT vs G Code

    For years I have used Enroute which saved my files in the PLT format for my MultiCam CNC.
    I am in the process of putting a new controller and associated gear in the CNC. Using the Vetric V-CarvePro...
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    Re: Proximity switches with optocoupler adapter

    Thank you. My limit switches are PNP 3-wire units, not the mechanical type. The optocoupler adapter are not built in the controller.
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    Proximity switches with optocoupler adapter

    I am replacing my MultiCam 22Plus CNC controller and some of the other parts with a Planet CNC controller.

    My proximity switches for the three axis will require an "optocoupler" between the limit...
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    Kress 800 & 1050

    Has anyone purchased the Kress 800 or 1050 auto tool changer spindle?
    Looks like the price for the 1050 is about 599 Eu.

    I have a Kress 850 and love it but would like to upgrade to the Auto Tool...
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