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you may want to double and tripple check the pulleys if anyone has this clicking problem... I ruled them out repeatedly before finding out it actually HAD been the spindle pulley all along. Its...

Oh my god...

I am SICK of having to align this thing only to have the belt snap on me anyway...

If anyone with a lathe can make some spindle replacement for this thing I'll pay them a hundred...

Awesome. The ports and pins setting was the one i was missing. that or a combination of the two. I've got one last snag and i'll be golden! (coordinates mistake) thanks guys!

Im trying to make my first 3 axis cut on my taig/gecko setup and everything is working perfect ....except the movement of the z axis.

While all the movements are occuring, they are backwards,...

thanks for the replies. gibbscam seems to have a plugin utility called PostHaste that im suposed to figure out... *sigh*:tired:

Same here. Is anyone keeping tally? Mark me down under the satisfied customer column.

Get the gecko drive and your golden...:)

Hey guys just got a Taig CNC from Deepgroove1. (which went great btw..good guy)

Its running off the Gecko Drive and I'll be using GibbsCam to get my Gcode.. well at least in theory. I am just...

I have to say im getting rather nervous about the setup process i got my 4th axis table the other day and i can tell already i neglected to order a bunch of stuff. there is no right angle attachment...

Awesome! I am getting a taig real soon too, the transaction is in pending at this very moment!

How long did it take to arive? from ordering over paypal to showing up at the door..
Was...

oh come on.. nobody? nothing? dag nabbit...

I believe it is HRS (hot roll steel) and CRS (cold roll steel) not that i know what these things are necessarily but i will need to machine these on my prospective x3 i plan on getting. it'll be some...

very nice model. I have been scouring this site for quite some time looking for an example of smoothly contoured models brought from a 3D application to a tangible realworld object and i have to say...

Anyone? how big of a block can I work with on an X3? It lists as having area of
(15 7/8") x (5 3/4") x (14 3/4"); so am I to believe i could stick a block having those dimensions onto it and start...

how about the chamfered edge idea have you given that a shot?

heh i dont know about maching and stuff but i was just workin on the balljoints on my car and havin trouble pressing them in and what i was told was chamfer the edges of both pieces and stick the cap...

Thanks a lot Jalessi. Very helpfull information that website especially. Does anyone know for sure how big of a block i can work with on an X3?

Hmm Interesting.. Does anyone know where i might find the CNC upgrade packaged as a kit?
Also what is the biggest pocket i could realisticly make on one of these things? .. the biggest dimension...

I'm currently considering getting an X3 from Harbor Freight and I’ve come up with a few questions.
1. Can the X3 cut its own CNC motor mounts before I do the conversion to CNC? (Assuming I become...

Awesome. I really appreciate you helpin me out with that luckily i havent been working on anything that will be effected by the differences in dimensions. Thankyou!
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Obviously i dont have one yet but Im designing parts to be milled on a Deepgroove Taig. Those are the specs its listed with so I'd imagine i should be able to plop a piece of aluminum stock on that...

Oops i was being too vague. (nuts)
on the contrary i am refering to mills/routers
there may likely be differences yet again between the two but i just cant further specify because i havent yet...

Is there really not a smaller grove you could make with cnc than with a 1mm bit? That is the smallest i've seen. Especially for plastic work it seems silly not to be able to make notches, grooves and...

Haha my reply still ended up out of order... but wow 18x18x8 is one sexy sounding machine. I think i might do just as you said. Thanks again, now my worries will be moved to these wind gusts here in...

You've hit the nail on the head CR. By no means did i expect that work envelope to be plausible at $3000.

Well looking at the X3 i just cant justify the extra work and cost with what i see.
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I really like the taig machine! Aside from the fact that the work envelope is slightly smaller than i had hoped, i feel like its a great deal and a great machine. I only wonder now is there anything...

this topic has been covered a lot on these forums. dont quote me but i beleive sherline and taig were the names that come up most often for small work area and high accuracy. do a search.

Can someone explain to me why the Z axis is so limited in a lot of these CNC machines??

I am new at the hobby and am still shopping for my first machine but i cant seem to find a machine with the...

awesome... that was really usefull to be able to load up my files and watch it make a toolpath. im really getting exited about the potential uses and possibilities of this stuff!

well i've caught you twice tonight maybe i can catch you one last time. Assuming i have my STL file already and i want the g-code now, which cam software is going to get me there with least hassle?...