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I'm in Ottawa and am in the long term process (when have time) of installing the DIY kit. Would love to hear from others in the area.

To answer a few questions:
No bearings were lost when installing(rebuilding) the new ballnut on the ballscrew...I'm becoming an expert at rebuilding these now after so many teardowns.

The prelaod...

Anyone have problems with the x or y axis ballscrew binding slighly when installing?
When I turn the pulley gear by hand using low amount of tourque i sometimes run into a slight resistance that...

If you have the money get the mill cnc'd by IH. I am having some troubles geting my Y-Axis working without binding. It seems to be an alignment issue. I have also spent many many hours...

Anyone have issues running Mach3 with AMD processors?
Specifically the Sempron and Athlon64 based machines?

That extra $300 is not always available when on a budget.

If i was to get the new G-Rex controller, using mach4 would i be able to get away with using a much slowerPC than usual?
I have a 200MMX with 32meg ram running Windows 98.
I know this PC will not...

PLC - Programable logic controller

These are used in the power generation industry (and others) quite a bit.
They are easy to program and have input/outputs (I/Os) to allow for control of...

Ok, So that means I can purchase 3 G320s add on a G-rex at later date?

So the advantages of the G-rex are simply faster output rates for faster rapids, Assuming your servos and power supply can...

Can this be done?
And how?
I was think maybe all that is needed was to replace the Driver FETs to higher current ones to carry the extra current. If it is that simple then you may also need to...

Will your gekos even handle the current rating of these hugr servos?
Or are you saying you'll just be fine with the low amp rating of the geckos?

G-rex is all new to me.
I was considering purchasing a cnc kit that would use 3 G320s to control servos on IH bench top mill.

Should I change that plan to use the grex instead?
what reasons to...

I have legal access to solidworks.
getting back to a cheap 'puter.
Hey, Money is money, lol.
I'm trying to keep costs down because I will probably need to have two computers, one in an office...

PS.
I'm operating SW on a 550Mhz PIII with 256M of ram at the moment.
It seems to work "ok" for single part functions but when I open an assembly it slows it doen a fair bit.
Since I'm new to...

I'm currently looking at purchasing piece parts to slap one together.
I was looking in the $3-400 range for one computer. Looks like I may have to get two as I need one to control my cnc via Mach3...

Is there a list that is posted somewhere or maybe it easier to simply post the advantages?
Someone told me that Mach 3 was only giving advantages for lathes over mach2? Any truth to that? i was...

I'm on a small budget.
What would be the slowest desktop computer i can use for Solidworks (designer) 2004 to 2006?

What processors are known to work?
ie what min Clock speed will work?
min RAM...

What would be the slowest desktop computer i can use without limiting the full potenial speed of the Mach3 software?

What processors are known to work?
ie what min Clock speed will work?
min RAM...

What features does M3 have for scanning in 3d surfaces?

Forgive me , btu I'm a bit new to CNC operations.

What is the post processor and what can be modified at that stage?

Thx for the input guys,
What is the price for Feature Cam?
One CNCis quite pricy, I wonder if it has many more advantages over Meshcam.
CNC toolkit has a unique 5-6 axis g-code convertor setup,...

Need help in deciding what G-Code convertor to use with Mach2-3.

I will initally designing 3D cad work in Solidworks. But may use other cad packages later so if a particaly g-code convertor covers...

Can it be used for differently configured 5 and 6 axis setups ?
Some of systems with # of axis >4 sometime are configured differently, i guess that probably is a question for the g-code conversion...

And Another.
-This comes with a lifetime support for splash changes. ;)
-I though the Aviation symbol would be a nice concept for hats/shirts as it could be easily reproduced in that form and...

Here ya go Art. I hope the logo an be used for hats/shirts also.

4 what? Hours?

Does the 31st of March mean Aussie time?

Has anyone been able to purchase these cheap motors and successfully use them?
If so lets here how well they are working?

Also,
If anyone has these motors for sale let me know as automec is now...

Thx for the reply Glen,
I was thinking the same thing, the only unknown I have is if I go with Servos instead of steppers.
At the moment I'm not sure what is required in terms of voltage and...

I can get 3 of these supplies for a reasonably low price if I act soon.
At the moment I'm not sure if I will be going with Steppers or servos in a 3-5 axis cnc machine.

These supplies can be...

What should I look for in terms of the J-Type models for later CNC conversion?
What would be needed in parts ito refurbish a used one? Also cost to refurbish?
And what disadvantages to going with...