Widgitmaster need your help!
I have been asked to make a plaque for a Gold Star Family, but my version of VCarve Pro doesn't do it properly!
I'm too old to spend thousands of dollars on the Vectrec...
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Widgitmaster need your help!
I have been asked to make a plaque for a Gold Star Family, but my version of VCarve Pro doesn't do it properly!
I'm too old to spend thousands of dollars on the Vectrec...
Tell me about it! My life has been full of trauma and other distractions! Had to shut down WidgitMaster.com, and lost my email used to log in to the CNCZone!
My health is good, the VA just gave my...
Thanks Bubba!
Here are a few more that I have painted for our Veterans!
I think I made a Marine Cry!
I've been busy, but I've finally got a round-2it!
Hello to everyone on CNCZone!
Its been along time, but I've been incredibly busy!
Last week the Traveling Wall was in my town, and my phone never stopped ringing!
So I designed a new plaque...
Thanks Guys!
I've been very busy with holiday plaques, but now I'm back making my favorite items!
The 2nd Amendment !
They do take lots of time to paint, but t's time well spent!
Hope...
Thanks Guys!
Check out my latest plaque!
Guess What!
I now have one of these hanging in the Federal building in Tallahassee, FL!
Its in the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters building, outside the Directors office!
Wow, what an...
WOW!
It's been a long time sense I've posted on the Zone!
Much has happened in my life, like another totaled Trike! So I've decided not to ride any more!
My left foot has finally healed, after...
The book that came with the 110v inverter is the same as the one that was with the 220v !
the Resistor is part of the Brake circuit!
Hello All!
I have two of these VFD's, one is 220v, the other is 110v.
The problem I'm having is the settings for the break work good on the 220v VFD, but not on the 110v
I have specifically...
Total run-time for one panel which makes two plaques is 00:36:33, not including the tool changing time!
The dimensions of the finished plaques is: 7 1/4" x 4 5/8" x 1/4" Black Walnut!
With a little...
Now I can setup the tooling!
By using a master zero tool, that looks just like a tool holder without a center hole or setscrews. I can set z-zero on the table surface, and z-up to .3125" then set...
Thanks again Bubba
It's a rainy day in Florida, so I decided to work on a little project for my Marine friends!
Starting with a couple pieces of 1" x 8" x 16 1/4" lumber, I ripped the two...
Thanks Mike!
This machine is rock solid, only wish I had faster ball screws! There only 5mm per revolution:(
One of these days I'll get enough scratch to get a faster set!
This is what I've been...
Next, I milled the mating fork on the end of the aluminum wire cavity
Then I milled the bore & boss for the aluminum conduit tube.
Now the lower Y-Axis wire chain is attached on both ends!
Now I can flip the part in the vise, and clean up the intersecting hole and the inner cavity using a ball end mill!
Being that all the wires, and hoses will be pulled through these areas, all the...
After the bandsaw, I placed the larger half in the vise to mill some surfaces flat & square.
Then I inserted long pins in the pre-drilled holes, and used them to align the part at a angle.
This...
With everything milled on the rotary table, its time to use the bandsaw to remove most of the excess aluminum!
After making the short conduit tube, I started with a large block of aluminum. This will be a curved, two part chamber for the wires, air lines, and water lines to be protected.
All the dowel pin...
The end of the wire chain requires a square key to keep it from flopping around, so I milled out a slot on both sides of the aluminum ears and made the keys to fit in place with a screw!
The track attaches to the rear electric box, loops around and needs to attach to the Y-Axis gantry side plate. The block will have the mating holes to attach to the chain, then an 1 1/4" aluminum...
WOW!!
This post has been idle sense 2017, and I just found a folder on my laptop filled with images
that were never uploaded! The only explanation I have is the horrific motorcycle accident I
had...
Thanks guys!
You-all stay healthy !
Widgit
Got them all finished!
Now It's off to assembly!
Tomorrow I decide where on Big-Red it will be mounted!
Today I drilled & tapped a hole in the cross-bar, then I made a small spot-face the same diameter as the long shaft.
Then I drilled & tapped the end of the long shaft, put a screw tightly into the...
The pin that crosses the bore will allow me to attach a long pin down the center of the filter, which will allow an end cover plate for the filter.
That's a job for tomorrow!