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Hi Everyone,

Sorry I have not been contributing much lately. Went through some changes in my business and have not had the time to keep up with the design.

I would like to say to smanzer this...

Howdy Everyone

Sorry for not posting much lately! This time of year is my busiest.

I have been trying to work on the angle iron torsion box design but have had very little time. I will post...

nuplowboy,

Just had a thought. Go to your local parts store and pick up a couple of the 6 conductor trailer plugs & recepticles. You may also be able to get 6 conductor cable there also. It's a...

Hey Guys,

I could not remember seeing a stepper design exceed 80 ipm, so thanks for the clear up. I just want to avoid having too high of expectations and people loosing interest. I am really...

Barrett,

First off let me say welcome. One question, do you have a router, even a laminate trimmer? If you do then for the dadoes it is simple to set up a guide fence. I would say if you can build...

Anoel,

I agree with most of your requirements but I do think a few may not work. 1st we are, at the moment, planning on skate bearings or another ebay bearing, maybe bigger. The speed you mention...

Hey Rance,

I just wanted to give my experiences. I am a sign maker and run a computer all day, so I thought that going to a CAD program would be easy. HAHAHAHA! Not quite, I found a whole new...

Hey Guys,

Dave, I was hoping that no one would take that line to heart, even though I was serious. Your machine was not what I was refering to. So many of the builds on the zone are cobbled...

Hey Guys,

I was just reading over the posts and noticed we have two completely seperate views on the mission. We need to clear up a few points here.

1st we are doing plan design. If what we...

Hey Everyone,

Dieguy, I agree with you on the linear motion stuff. Ebay is pretty much dried up as far as the great deals on these. Thats why I like carls idea so much. It is about as precise as...

Hey Carl,

Thanks, I just got through posting on the mid range thread, putting out the call for helpers. I will be keeping an eye out for a very coooool home brew mid range machine.

Holler if...

Hey Everyone,

I would like to thank those that have helped shape the hardware thread. Now we need some people to do the same with the mid range thread.

Some have asked what the parameters are...

Hey Carl,

I really like your idea with the angle iron. I was also noticing that the midrange thread has been somewhat stale as of late. Since your design really does not fall within the parameters...

Hey Dieguy,

TELL THEM ABOUT IT I'M SO MAD I CAN'T! :rolleyes: Seriously, I am self employed and don't have time to do anything. But this machine is a shop need!!!! So if I have to stay up nights I...

Hey Everyone,

Well, Mike is building the round pipe machine prototype so I guess I will start to build the angle iron. I will probably build a small trial run out of scrap MDF to see how the idea...

Hey Guys.

Thanks for the replies. I am going to defer to your judgement, Gerry. I have not built one of these yet but I have heard people complain of the bearings wearing tracks in CRS rod. We...

Hey Dave,

I like the idea! But I have a question. Do you have the capability of doing a quick 3d rendering? there are alot of people who have a hard time visualizing the 2d stuff. Also for the...

Hey Mike,

Mike, I really need you to do me a favor. Please look at post 241 and my post 245. If you have some time I need to see a quick 3d rendering of the idea with the changes I mentioned in...

Hi Everyone,

Looks like we have had a bit of progress.

So far I am leaning toward the design sketch by Dieguy. Couple of changes, 1st add one more bearing to each of the axles at least on the...

Hey Guys,

I was just checking the posts and read over mine, I noticed I had left a bit of advice off. If you decide to use the drill press, first: DO NOT DO THIS UNDER POWER, second: Go by the...

Howdy again,

I forgot to mention, it took probably 10 minutes to make this part. No real need for alot of precision if you use a drill press. After drilling the hole, I chucked the 5/16" tap in...

Howdy to all,

Sorry, I didn't get to do much yesterday on the zone but a fellows got to make a livin' sometime.

I finally had some time in the workshop yesterday. I managed to throw together...

Hey Izzle,

Love the name by the way.

Welcome to the team love the design. This will greatly simplify matters, as far as the square design goes. This an elegant to the point idea.

As to the...

Hey again Dieguy,

Sorry for the all negatives on that last post. I had a customer to come in and lost my train of thought. Like I said before I really like the square idea. I was going to do pros...

Hello Dieguy,

I really like the square idea from a straight engineering point of view. But from a DIY home built point of view I see numerous problems.

1. Getting the pipe located perfectly in...

Hey Mike,

You are right about the bushings not being very precice. I was just mentioning that to show how wear resistant the galvanizing is. I believe the way to go on that is to use the skate...

Hey Mike,

I was typing my post when your post came in. What if we use standard galvanized solid rod. It is available in three foot lengths, up to 1" thick. My local ACE hardware has it all the...

Hey Everyone,

I agree with steve. The only thing that should be an ebay item is the bearings. If you have kids you may not have to buy them. Inline skates, most of the common folding scooters, and...

Hello Everyone,

Just had a thought, first I love the elegance of Ger's machine but in order to stiffen things up we will need to put a piece across the top and bottom of the gantry structure. I...

Hello Everyone,

Good to be back on the zone! Had a long weekend of cleanup around the house.

I see we have a builder, this is very good. If my company can cough up a little dough, I am hoping...