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Hey All, it has been a while since I’ve posted here.
I thought this technique was kind of cool and so I thought I'd share it.

This is a Hawk Claw joint box that I made. It was made famous by...

Gerry,
I just found this thread. Fascinating design. I really like your stuff.

I like the shoulder vise as a way to gain width for vertical holding. I wish I could have done this. It is the...

Hey Gerry,

In my mind, I modeled the endvise after a dovetail jig. It is an adjustable vise. I stole the quick turn lock knobs and hardware from my Leigh jig. The front wooden bar is removable...

Hey Wayne,

The Vbearings kind of dig into the edge of the angle iron, as it is pretty soft. I was worried about developing flat splots. It seems to roll much better on the apex and this is a...

Joe,
Good move with Vbearings all around. It really does make things so much simpler and cleaner.

I'm still watching.
Steve

Sorry man, but I agree, you need to support those rails.

Steve

I just found this thread. I complement you on your build. I would add that you might want to consider moving to a 1/2 inch 8 tpi 2 start for your leadscrews. The speed difference will be amazing,...

Hey nlancaster, nice looking design.

On the question of the gantry tilting back; it does look nice, it moves the center of gravity to the center of the uprights, and increases the reach of the...

Hey Tahustvedt, nice work. Very clean machine.

I really like the touch plates also. If you screw two small plates together but offset, you can set the top one on the top of your work piece, and...

Hey Paul, I am having a blast. Can you cut a slot in the center of your table?

Here is a through tenon with a Celtic weave. Just 'cause I can.

Steve

I guess I have convinced myself to go with home switches and treat the vise as a jig with an offset. I watched the Mach3 video on table setup twice and I finally get it. I always thought home...

I had the same problem with my Bosch router. It blew down like nothing I’d ever seen. I went with a smaller hole as I think you are talking about. It needs to be easily removable if you are going...

Gerry, sorry about the dig. :) But yes, I think I want to have a set of tenon Gcode. Using standard widths (1/4, 3/8, 1/2) and standard lengths incrementing by 1/2 inches from 1 to 5 inches. If I...

Gerry, for a pendant do you mean either the ShuttlePro or the ShuttleExpress? They look pretty nice. Easy to program? Looks like a go on that one.

Ward, interesting idea. I have one of those. ...

Hey Paul thanks for the kind words. As you might be able to tell, I am really excited about this. Being able to route on the ends of boards opens up some real possibilities to me. (BTW how is your...

This is way cool. The accuracy and repeatability is top notch.

I cut the front plate of my machine into three pieces and threw the middle away. I then re-attached the bearing holders with new...

Good Job Andy.

Those couplers etc look quite nice and professional. I am impressed. Did you use a homebuilt acme tap?

I guess I gotta get me a mini lathe,
Steve

Hey audin, Welcome to the Zone.

Good to see you up and running. That laser burner has potential. I would like to see some more pictures of it (always nice to post pictures right here).

Good...

Hey djmickyg,

Welcome to the ‘I want to design my own machine’ club. Beware, it is an addictive adventure.

Some comments from someone who has built both a JGRO and also designed one with a...

Hey Mike, welcome back! Your thread is still alive.

Steve

Hey Andy, welcome back.

Looks good. Not much to offer right now, but I will keep peeking in.

Steve

Arigato Ed-san. :)

Yeah, the Vbearings roll a lot better on the apex than on the edge. I wished I had done that for the X axis. I also really like the split rail. Being able to adjust for...

Hey all,

Yup, Incra T-Rule. It comes in different lengths. Kind’a yuppie, but I really like it. Put it on your Christmas list.

The machine is holding its own quite well. The new Z is giving...

Clicker, your last post reminded me of some Xmas presents I made several years back. These could be cut much easier with a CNC. I had to make several jigs to get them to come out.

People...

Wow, deja vois. I remember that article in FWW when it came out in 1990. I tried to do it by hand and failed miserably.

You can’t cut that with a CNC without turning either the board vertically...

Mr. Clicker, you are right, but that is no fun.

I tried playing with a simulation last night. I think this will work. If the fingers are not long enough to bottom out on the opposing side. It...

I have never tried it, but how about finger joints done like half blind dovetails? Or full blind dovetails. I guess these would be blind finger joints. This would hide the extra cutouts (or rounded...

My recommendation would be to not actually start cutting 8020 until you know how you are going to mount your motors, screws, and leadnuts. You don’t always have to draw them in, if your cad skills...

Here is a pic of my first attempt at a painted sign. I mainly just wanted to see how it would look. Background white, letters brown, cut into MDF. It looks like I have a little backlash problem...

Well, it’s been a while. I got my new Z up and running. It is so smooth. Originally I had used rods with various brass bushings. Either they stuck or were too sloppy. It drove me crazy.

A...