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That's exactly the information that I needed....thank you!!

After having used Solidworks for years, and then trying BobCAD (I have a full license for BobCAD as a result of a package deal with the purchase of a machine), AND giving BobCAD a good try....I can...

Yeah Keith is an awesome resource to have...
Are you planning to just use your Dell PC to run this machine or buy new with a parallel port?


Glad to help....

IF it was me, (and I had a PC with a Parallel port), I'd eliminate the smooth stepper and run the mill from that parallel port. Even if it was just to confirm that the mill would move...

I've...

I paid just over $3000 for a used SX3 with the 4th axis, some tooling, BobCAD, etc...

Downsides? Not really...the slow spindle spinup sucks, but by buying a used machine, you can upgrade the...

what you have going on is pretty much the same as what I have.... although the boards are configured quite differently.....
K1 and K2 are shorted to bypass the manual/auto switch (mine is not...

my board is a different version, but here is some help:
1 or 2: E stop....no idea which is which
3 or 4: E stop output to BOB
5: spindle control to your 5 axis BOB
6: no idea
7: no idea
8: not...

At this point, you need to create a drawing of the part or assembly. If you have access to your manual, or the PDF's you can look up the details....or you can use the help files...OR better...

One thing to check (fixed mine quite nicely): on your ports and pins settings, spindle tab, is make sure that the minimum RPM is not zero. Syil Canada explained to me that Mach can't work with that...

I'm going the other direction....I'm going to be painting the whole machine yellow.

Thanks for the comments.

The motor is a Syil product, and until I spoke with Syil Canada today, had no idea of this motor's existence. I knew about the 5000 rpm motors, but this was...

I've been looking for a dip switch configuration chart to work with the pre-2010 drivers for a while. Syil Canada was able to help me out with the numbers so I thought I'd put it in a chart form on...

I was fortunate enough to work with Syil Canada this weekend to upgrade my mill to x4 electronics. Prior to the upgrade the standard electronics and the drive motor would bring the spindle up to...

A waste of money? Really? I forced the issue and got my company to purchase solid modeling software....Alibre was the best I could get for the budget I was given....and for what I conceive of,...

I learned Solidworks first and found the transition to Alibre to be very painless. I can't help but think that going the opposite direction would still be relatively easy. You're still using the...

I'd like to know that price as well.....

By having the barrels in series, you are forcing the system to empty the first barrel before emptying the second.

If you have the barrels in parallel, there is a potential for friction slow the...

You really only need two valves, (and I'm also using a regulator). The first valve is a shutoff between the regulated pressure and the top of the barrels. The other valve is the air pressure drain. ...

On another topic....I was just speaking with our local Zep store. It turns out that they sell a product that is virtually identical to Plasma Quench. The shipping alone on bringing Plasma Quench to...

Yeah, I have a can of Bel Ray motorcycle chain lube in my chemical cabinet, I just need to see if it's at all sticky on the bike chain before I spray it on the table's chains.....

I suspect that I'll either run them dry, or use some kind of dry film lubricant. Silicone spray might work.....

There is also that stuff made by Amsoil, but you'd be surprised how bad the...

I sure hope so....I'm just eager to get the motors installed so I can get it moving....

I don't really think of the gantry as excessively beefy. It's all made from 1/8" wall 2x3 steel tubing, and the rails are aluminum, so I don't think inertia is going to be that bad. I certainly...

Thanks....glad to be back at it, and glad to be back active in the forum...

The delay hung over me brutally....but I had other commitments that were more pressing than this hobby stuff....sad but...

Here are some pictures of the progress. It's a little messy in the shop, so I hope guys can look past that.....:eek::eek:

Hi guys,

Sorry about the long delay. I have not forgotten about the project, I just had to put it on hold for almost a year....kinda sad but necessary.

I finally got back to it about a month...

I bought a complete servo (x/y),stepper (z) kit from Tom @ C and CNC (Torchhead on this forum)......very comprehensive and well thought out...

I have a Solidworks drawing that I drew to begin with, and then have been modifying as I've gone along. I find it funny how the project can be drawn first....and then when a person gets right down...

Here are some update pics. I have not abandoned this project by any means.....I just ran into a bit of a problem with time to complete the project.....and parts to get stuff finished. Hopefully I...

Yup....you got it bang on....no welding on the slats at all. I built the whole table in such a way that I can disassemble it and only need 2 people to move it. The removable slats were a huge part...