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    Re: Plasma Cutter selection in australia

    I wont be able to use 3 phase at all, not unless i get a space in an industrial area in which case money would have flown enough that a new machine wont be an issue, cutting 12mm i dont have to do...
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    Re: step loss issues on new machine

    thanks for the reply, i might have tried that at the time but the new drivers are quiet have given me 0 problems throughout a few years of work now so i am happy!
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    Re: step loss issues on new machine

    i dont know if i sated that i had fixed this, a while ago, just replaced the motor drivers, but i think the original drivers would have worked properly if i had set the signal timing right but i dont...
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    Plasma Cutter selection in australia

    Hello all, i have been building another cnc machine and i am at the point where i need to think about and hopefully get a plasma source and torch head. i have had a quick browse to see what options...
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    Re: crane style cnc machine

    Iron Man, that sure seems to be the cast with the coordinates, i wont be using a cranes style any more i am pretty sure, i have been looking in to linux cnc and seen that it can do some pretty unique...
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    Re: crane style cnc machine

    So i have got my hands on the x,y cross slide style portion of a manual mill and since i have never had a go at cnc milling stuff like steel before or even aluminum on something very rigid (i had...
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    axially preloaded structural members

    Hello again all. so i was thinking of ways to decrease the deflection of structures for the various axis in a cnc machine other than just piling on more material and preloading came to mind, attached...
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    Re: crane style cnc machine

    i have been going over your maximus thread, looks like a nicely designed kit, i am leaning towards not bothering with a steel capable mill as i dont want to spent the amount of money 12mm thick...
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    Re: crane style cnc machine

    So i think the direction all the suggestions on here are pointing toward my idea for a crane style machine to be more trouble than its worth for the space saving gains! key issues being rigidity...
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    Re: crane style cnc machine

    i was thinking of using a ball screw like a piston to move the arm but i have already decided to not do a crane and started planing for a standard gantry style machine, just refining the dimensions a...
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    Re: crane style cnc machine

    on a vertical bed style machine wont you be fighting gravity then with all your cut out parts falling out and possibly getting jammed up on on the machinery? and i would not be able to use a water...
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    crane style cnc machine

    Hello all, i am thinking of a new project to work on in 2020 the picture shows my rough idea, i have made some cnc machines before including a standard medium size gantry style router so i have...
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