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Inching every closer to building my JGRO and before I pull the trigger on dumpster CNC parts, I wanted to get your opinion on what other options that may be out there.

As the title states, I am...

I have a coworker with access to a manual mill and lathe. :) If you were building your JGRO, what would you have had made on the mill/lathe? I cannot justify the coworker making everything on the...

All the info that has been given is great! Many thanks to everyone who posted and I will be taking you up on getting a package and be "one & done" with it!

Still looking for my next cold one,
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Thanks for your time. I've been plugging along at getting material together for my JGRO router (with plans to upgrade to a Joe machine at a latter date) and have begun looking into electrical...

Not sure if that is your website or not but that is an impressive display of skills!

The use of MDF is, in my lowly opinion, going to be the best bet cost wise for material. As far as method, I...

Thanks for your time and I hope I have posted to the correct forum. I am making some metal fixtures for my work and need to coat the whole fixture with a shock absorbing rubber/plastic. Having...

Does any one have drawings (.pdf or .dwg) of the x-axis modifications mentioned above? I am in the process of gathering materials too and don't want to have to spend time correcting design flaws. ...

Thank you for your time and let me apologize in advance if I am asking a question that has already been asked. I have been lurking on CNCZone for some time now and stumbled across the JRGO earlier...

Banctecbobn:

Not knowing what you are wanting to cast it is hard to say whether or not the stuff you have will work. Take a look at the forums over at

http://backyardmetalcasting.com/forums/
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Just my $.02...

I am in the process of building a cupola based on Steve Chastain's book since I have quite a steel scrap pile from work. I called my local boiler repair place and bought a 50#...

Al the Man:

I am thinking about a max of 60 rpm's at the wheels; I would be maneuviring the rotisserie around my driveway and into/out of my attached 2 car garage.

Thanks for the idea to use...

Not 100% committed to 120V AC but thought it might be a simple set up. I do not have the motors yet nor the axle+gear. Not sure how to source a golf cart motor on the cheap (<$150) considering S&H....

Thanks for your time. I am looking to put an electric motor, preferably 120 VAC, that will allow me to drive the wheel(s) of my restoration rotisserie that supports my '65 Mustang Fastback. Car +...

Spend some time at backyardmetalcasting.com and get the books by Chastain and Marshall at Lindsay books. If you google "Lindsay books" you'll strike gold.

To all:
I work for a company that caters to the material handling industry. A distributor has approached us looking to design a cart to move a heavy load vertically (down) using gravity only. ...

Thanks...it looks promising.

NearBeer

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Forgive the Noobyness of my question as I am still stumbling my way through figuring out what I need for my DIY-CNC setup. My goal is to engrave small wood or aluminum plates with logos,...

Hadn't thought of using a blender (liquidiser)...

I was fortunate to be given another electrical motor, a 50:1 gear reducer, and a variable speed motor a few days ago. Haven't had a chance to...

Thank you for looking at my post. I am trying to come up with a cheap and easy way of reducing the speed of an electric grinder motor. I want to use this motor to turn a homemade muller (to make...

Thank you for your time and looking at my post. I have a rotisserie that I am building for my 65 Mustang Restoration. I was able to score some small hyd. cylinders from my work that were laying...

Thank you for taking time to look at my post. I am entry level EIT with a small manufacturing company that uses a lot of steel (structural, tube, sheet metal). I am looking for a table that can...