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Thanks for that link! To clarify; not looking for top of the line components, just something "decent" to get the machine back up and running

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In your opinion, would I be better off piecing...

I'm helping a friend overhaul a 20 year old router. It's Nema23 (grossly underpowered at 150oz/in) and equally old Geckos. I'd like to just put on some bigger motors, but I know the PSU and geckos...

Hello all.
Last October, I took the plunge and bought a new Mori Duravertical 5100. Hi-pressure coolant, conveyor, spindle probe and the Mori 4th axis (DDRT-260)
Had a few issues getting the shop...

Looking at getting a small horizontal/vertical bandsaw. Don't need it often, as the majority of my work comes precut. Thinking something along the lines of the 6.5" Grizzly, or the 7" Jet, or Shop...

So, I went to a machine shop auction early this week and picked up a small lathe to add to my shop. Didn't pay very much for it, despite the fact that there were dozens of people looking at it over...

Cadcam,

That is exactly what I want. Every attempt I have done has resulted in a small space between characters. I've fiddled with the spacing, but that does not seem to have accomplished much......

I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to get cursive TrueType Fonts to display as cursive. I can get the font to be in cursive in an e-mail or text document, but when it displays in Mastercam...

Thank you both. Didn't realize that Mcam had exactly what I needed. Now just trying to figure out how I can make my "wood sticks" font look decent for my buddies dump truck. He's a mountain man sort...

I need to convert a true type font (.ttf) so I can engrave some large letters in a certain font. I currently only have Autocad and MasterCam, so I'm thinking that what I have, all i can really do is...

The cable config...I called up my local machine dealer and asked for an RS-232 cable, about 36 ft long. I've bought cables through them before without issues.
Yes, it's shielded.
Baud: 2400...

I've got an '82 Matsuura MC-500 in my garage. I've got it wired up with an RS232 cable (actual serial port on my PC). I will often find that it is missing end of blocks, or even dropping a J0. I read...

Well, I think I've come up with a rather clever way of obtaining what I need. I'll share more as I fully develop the idea. However, I need now to find a means of powering a motor (that one is simple)...

Al,
Lol, true. Here is the deal: Floor space is at a premium, so I'd like to keep the unit rougly inside the same footprint of the conveyor, which happens to be 2 ft wide. The conveyor length has...

Al,

Isn't a linear actuator one in-line setup? Meaning, if there is 18" of stroke, the entire work envelope is 36"? 18" for the actuator itself, then another to allow 18" of travel?

While that would definately get me the result I need, I'm concerned that the overall size of the assembly might be too bulky. I'll keep that as a "last resort" setup, but I'd like to find something...

I was wondering if perhaps you could give me a suggestion on a mechanism. I
have been asked to design/machine a somewhat automated spray paint system. A conveyor would carry sheets of product...

while those are nice, $180 is a tad out of my price range at the moment (for one new holder that is)

I recently picked up a Matsuura MC-500 for cheap money. The owner was willing to toss in 10 tool holders, but unfortunately, they are all solid holders. This is not altogether a bad thing, as I am...

It lives! woot!
I tried a few things, then I went into the BIOS and changed the LPT port from EEP/ECP to Bi-directional. wadda ya know. all good now!

Is there a way to determine if the port is faulty?

Yes, port is set to 1. I left the port address set to 0x378, as it appears that is the hexadecimal value for the onelisted in system resources.

I fear that you are right about it not even talking...

Well, for starters, I had the DB25 cable unplugged and I was just probing the printer port of the PC itself (that sounds dirty). No change was shown when I jogged in either direction on any axis. For...

oops.
Also, after reading a bit. I think I numbered the pins wrong. I was going from left to right (looking at the back of the PC) Mach3 documentation shows that top right is Pin 1. So, I guess that...

This is probably a "no-brainer", but I figured I'd toss it out here and see what I got.

I bought a "new computer HP Compaq DC7600 Desktop PC - Intel Pentium 4 3GHz, 2GB DDR2, 40GB HDD, Combo,...

I really like your idea for the machine base. As I'm also in the process of designing a mid size router, I've been struggling with the idea of how it is to be mounted. As a machinist, I've had a...

CarveOne;
Lol, I like your first idea. Truth is, he has always had this thing about keeping it "in-house". Yeah, it would be cool to always keep tabs on what he is running on the machine, but truth...

So, after countless discussions with my father-in-law, he has asked me to build him a CNC router. That is not a problem, as I've got a solid design and I can get him one in short work. Here is the...

Wow, all nice stuff there ger21. Don't know why any of my searches never turned up joewoodworker.com
That site has pretty much all I need to get going on my design, and it looks like he sells all...

I am looking to make a small (12"x12") vacuum table. I am going to be cutting mainly polycarbonate (plexiglass). Anyone have good sources on what I should be reading to properly construct one? I've...

louie,

looking nice! where did you purchase those compnents, and do you mind sharing the general cost?