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VERY IMPRESSIVE!!

You are doing a Great job. Just wanted to say thank you. I just got a brand new 13X40 manual with DRO. This CNC conversion is sweet!

Power drawbar video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9hRbN3mWb4

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Coolant video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfYi_r7AQoY

Here is my latest machine.

I wanted to retrofit a CNC Mill for steel and stainless work. I already have a 62X52X8 spindled router CNC machine for wood and plastic.

I found an $1800 Millport...

Look up minimalistic MK7 on thingverse for some tension wheel inspiration.

Looks awesome.

Getting very close.

First off today I fixed my software errors from yesterday. Also made a mm profile so I can play with speeds on some kind of level ground with other printers.

I got the plugs...

Got the top half of the extruder wired up. Made it pluggable to make it easy to remove. Wired a 4 conductor cable, a thermocoupler, and the 9 pin serial cable to drive the stepper motor. Next up -...

Merry Christmas!

Got the extruder mounting bracket built out of some 1/8" thick 2" Angle Alum.
Here it is mounted - Lowered and Raised.
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So got the signs done and shipped. Went back to the printer.

Also decided to build a standalone printer as well as the add on. Choose an Ord Bot Hadron kit and got that ordered. Also will drive it...

Tell us more about how you are using mach3. I know Nuri has a plug-in for mach. What have you done to use mach? I plan to use my router with an extruder so I am interested. I use G540s controllers.

I am new to this too and doing the same only on a CastCNC Joe's CNC machine I built.

Here is what I bought:
1. extruder with a stepper motor and a heater cartridge
2. hot end on the extruder...

My machine (linked above) is rack and pinion on X and Y and a K2 (or whatever the new company name is now) 8" Z. Nema 23s all axis. Hard to acurately tell speeds but my machine will rapid 2000 ipm so...

I have a thread going on this right now.

I had the 48V 12.5amp powersupply for the gecko already - it came from ahren at cnc routerparts. It is an actual MeanWell power supply - pretty nice for an import but over $112. Pretty much overkill...

I bought QU-BD's 200X200 silicon heated bed for $20. I thought that was pretty cheap. And yes that is what I bought the gesc2ts1 for. If you order a heated bed, Id buy some more of their heat...

Also made a video tonight of getting the two G540s working in Mach. Also shows movement of 4 axis on one computer through two parallel ports.

Configuring a second Gecko G540 in Mach - YouTube

Drop plate done. I can now adjust it up and down through foru access holes. Easy enough to move it up out of the way when not in use.
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Don't forget to get the Vectric 2012 Advent Calendar's free files if you can use them. I try and get them all each year. Happy Holidays. Be safe in your shop.

It makes one hell of a $4K bench for sure :)

Tonight I solder up a Homann G540 resistor/POT DB9 connectors to the G540 end of one of Ahrens 20' cncrouterpart cables (afetr cutting off his...

Moving a bit slower. Started a new position at work and it is kind of draining my energy.

Extruders are here.
Ultimachine 1.75PLA filament is here.
Harry's drop plate arrived today.
I have 33'...

Add in a few feet of wire.....

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Extruder/3dbox3.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Extruder/3dbox1.jpg...

My version of Turkey day. The boards traveled 5767 miles. These are my temp control boards from Nuri at GnexlabStore.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Extruder/gnex1.jpg

Drilling Square Holes - YouTube

Square Hole Drill-bit - YouTube

Drilled out a few more holes, used a Greenlee 7/8 BB Knock Out Die, a rattle can of Rustoleum Hammered Black and BAM. THANK YOU to Andy at Ugracnc for the switches!
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For others who want a USA sold Chinese made spindle, Andy at Ugracnc.com is the man. He tests the spindles before he ships them. He is an awesome spindle guy. He also sells the Hitachi VFD as well.

WTB Homann GC02 DB9 stepper breakout board

$26 for just the shipping on these $24 parts to USA is too much. Peter cant reduce shipping and that is actual cost he says. Anyone in the US have some...

An airsaw, drill, tap later here is what I have.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/3D%20Printer%20Mod/PB204159.jpg
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