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Uh-oh ... more money flowing from me to John :)

As much as I love my MV3, this new beastlet might be more appropriately sized for my Singapore apartment.

I've bought two CNC machines, and was very satisfied with each.

The first was a Probotix Fireball V90. I bought everything - machine and electronics - from Probotix, and got exactly what I ordered...

I'm not so sure that you need faster speeds.

I use 1/8" 2-flute end mills from eBay. Here is one of my usuals:

1/8" (.1250") CARBIDE 2 FLUTE ENDMILLS, WOOD OR PLASTIC | eBay

I run these at...

I wonder if your spindle is too fast and your cut too deep.

I machine wood all the time, and I often use an Australian timber similar to that shown in your picture.

You shouldn't be burning...

If you needed a pipe to manage a bolt, how are you going to manage a tap?

Tapping requires both strength and dexterity - you need to keep the tap absolutely square to the hole, and continually...

In Australian Rules Football there used to be a phenomenon known as "stacks on the mill". It happened when a player went down on the ground with the ball, and a large number of other players piled on...

If assembling a machine puts you in bed for three days, how on Earth do you think you are going to use it?

arizonavideo, I think you'll find that LumenLab and the micRo are both dead. They shafted a whole bunch of customers, and I believe they declared bankruptcy. Last I looked, the entire micRo forum had...

*LOL*

I love the way they linked it to the Cult of Festool.

Lamesh, if you want to make money selling CNC machines, I think the smartest thing you could do is buy a batch from Microcarve to resell, or use the design and pay a royalty. I've got an MV3 and I...

Let me share a little story.

I started off building my own controller. It had problems, and after too many hours trying to improve my own code, I decided that buying someone else’s product might...

Mike at SGTooling sells both Sherline and Proxxon machines.

SG Tooling

I think you'll find that the Proxxon machine is slightly larger and stronger, but also 3-4 times the price of the...

Wow ... that is a beautiful paint job.

Why the domain name change?

I'm concerned by some of the "advice" being given in recent messages.

OK, Microsoft pays my salary, but I'd be equally concerned by this advice around ANY software maker's products.

The copies...

You're right, I bought it from DamenCNC, in December 2010.

Shipping was EUR45 for a quoted 6-8 day delivery, but with Christmas it sat somewhere between Customs and Australia Post for a few weeks...

Mr Overkill, the more I use my Kress 1050 FME-1 in an MV3, the more I like it. As posted by someone earlier in this thread, it would probably fit well within your budget.

The FME-1 has a speed...

Hi amph,

John has a good record for shipping machines within the quoted time, I'm sure you won't be disappointed :)

I've not used an MDX-15 so I can't make a direct comparison.

What I *can*...

I don't think it can get much better than this. The Planet-CNC controller is working just fine, the Kress spindle is quiet and stable, and the Microcarve MV3 is solid and square. I'm turning out...

Wow, I had no idea the Kress spindles had come down so much for Australian buyers.

When I got my FME 1050-1 it was around $300. Now it is around $165 plus shipping. I think I paid about $200 for...

Here's a thread about my experiences with the Microcarve MV3.

Comparison - Microcarve MV3 and Probotix Fireball V90 - CNCzone.com-The Largest Machinist Community on the net!

Strongly...

Jerry, I actually see the rapid dropping of new versions every few days as a risk to the product. From a product management perspective he would be much better to sit back, plan a regular release...

I feel like crying.

Tears of frustration, tears of loss, maybe tears of joy, I just can't decide.

Tonight I got the replacement collar and put the machine back together. I also wired up the...

That is bizarre. I thought a Canadian sign would say "Yonge St., 2km., Eh".

*grin*

Ron.

Bob, I don't think you'll find that Syil or Mikini offer a better alternative.

If you look around CNCZone you'll see that Syil is plagued by distribution and delivery problems, while Mikini has...

The question is ... what should replace the Tormach in VaderSpade's workshop?

There doesn't seem to be a perfect alternative at the same price/specification point.

Ron.

<rant>
Why engineering stores will die.

I stuffed up a shaft collar by ham-fisted tightening, and on Monday I ordered a replacement and a handful of other items at a local bearing supplier.

I...

Hi Deon,

I bought the 40V transformer in my electronics. To make it compatible with 240V requires cutting and joining a couple of wires. It is explained in the following note, but be careful,...

dorz, can you be a bit more specific about the materials and sizes you want to cut?

I buy 1/8" bits from an eBay seller named "drillman1". He has some nice bits for wood and plastic, but you have...

VaderSpade, I agree with you, but I think I'd still stop using a USB device just to eliminate any possiblity that this was related to the problem.