[rocket67]

G`day Heath, Exciting times for you. I guess you will have your machine in a couple of weeks.

Looks like we will both be learning at the same time. I have to become our backup router man, as we are becoming too busy for Ramon to keep up.
For me it will be the programming side of it that i need to learn. Perhaps we can help each other. My first lesson is on Wednesday. Will let you know how it goes.

By the way - my son has that picture of Shaw and Didak sitting in the ute on his desktop computer. He reckons it is great. I see it on his computer screen every time i go into his office! Thanks!

Rocket.

[SIGNMAD]

:rainfro:rocket,
i'm starting to think that this is going to happen, i recieved the docs today & are fowarding on to the customs brokers.
with moving next month its been a blessing as i have had no time to think
about the machine. your going to laugh but i did a couple of tutorials on
ucancam v8, & i think i've got my head around it.
i can export from signlab as (G CODE) & import into ucancam set up tool paths & hope Bingo.
i know i've got stars in my eyes, but i'm clinging onto the hope that i can rip this into the DSP controller & game on. (i know its not that easy)
i just want to get the mother out of the box.
if anything i have found there is a brotherhood in this forum & hopefully
i can re pay you in some way, shape or form.
Taney must be a robot, or super human He has answered every question
i have thrown at him, he has kept me in the loop @ all times

stay tuned

thanks guys
heath







:rainfro:

G`day Heath, Exciting times for you. I guess you will have your machine in a couple of weeks.

Looks like we will both be learning at the same time. I have to become our backup router man, as we are becoming too busy for Ramon to keep up.
For me it will be the programming side of it that i need to learn. Perhaps we can help each other. My first lesson is on Wednesday. Will let you know how it goes.

By the way - my son has that picture of Shaw and Didak sitting in the ute on his desktop computer. He reckons it is great. I see it on his computer screen every time i go into his office! Thanks!

Rocket.

[rocket67]

G`day mate, been a few weeks now. Is it on a slow boat from China?

Guess you have been busy moving premises.

Looks like you have a good grasp of Ucancam already so it should be a breeze for you.

We went to see the pies wallop the crows on the weekend, and hope to be able to get tickets to the MCG this weekend to watch them kick butt against the saints. Better bring back Didak and Shaw! LOL!!!!

Rocket.

[SIGNMAD]

G`day mate, been a few weeks now. Is it on a slow boat from China?

Guess you have been busy moving premises.

Looks like you have a good grasp of Ucancam already so it should be a breeze for you.

We went to see the pies wallop the crows on the weekend, and hope to be able to get tickets to the MCG this weekend to watch them kick butt against the saints. Better bring back Didak and Shaw! LOL!!!!

Rocket.

Rocket,

christ where do i start, we starting building offices internally in the shed on the weekend hoping to to get sparkies in thurs. start to plaster next week.
i'm having the machine delivered to new shed. its probaly worked out great
we are that busy i can't afford to play Mr. CNC at the moment.

To give you a laugh i had a dream last night i opened the box & it was a plasma cutter, i woke up screaming.

Now on a serious note i barrack for hawhorn so after you fall over the line
beating the saints. your side can have the pleasure of getting smashed
by a premiership contender!!!!

ed must be spewing having to guys out with there calibare, guys like that
give you edge in finals

it don't matter buddy will kick 10 anyway!

stay tuned for pics!!!

good luck on the weekend

thanks
heath

[rocket67]

Quote - Now on a serious note i barrack for hawhorn so after you fall over the linebeating the saints. your side can have the pleasure of getting smashed by a premiership contender!!!!!

-

I think you should rephrase that! It should read - Your side can have the pleasure of SMASHING a premiership PRETENDER!!!!!!!

Good old Collingwood forever!

Rocket!

UPDATE - Good news and not so good news!

We got the tickets for the game on Saturday night. Not so good news - have to take our wives. Oh sh..te! Will have to keep the barracking down to civil levels, and they will complain everytime we get more frothies. It will be a sober experience!
(nuts)
Rocket.

[rocket67]

Hi Heath. I know that you are very busy - but did your excitech arrive on Thursday? And if so - is it a router or a plasma cutter?

Hope your building work is coming along ok.

Rocket.

[rocket67]

Well stone the flamin crows! The game was fargin awful ( for Collingwood supporters ). Oh well - there is always next season to look forward to.

Heath, I hope you are right about Buddy, and he kicks a bag full against the Saints next week!

How`s your Router coming along?

Rocket.

[Jimmy007]

Hey Rocket your timing is perfect mate :-)

Got an email notification of a PM from Cabnet so thought I'd point my browser at this thread while I was here....

First post I see is yours (as the last)... And yes a new exitech owner is eagerly anticipating arrival of his new machine and your more excited than he is!

Good to see.......... And yes, no doubt you and the other regulars here will be giving advice and assistance every step of the way (probably even before the new or expectant machine owners know they need it) LOL!

I most likley wouldn't have bought a machine if it wasn't for CNC Zone and the community here AND I would have had a hard time working out how to make it go after I got it.

Heath- you'll be up and running in no time!

[rocket67]

Where ya been?

Sad to agree - Some things never change - Guess you are referring to the pies being belted ( again ). Need a decent forward line....still!!

How is your machine going? You are an old hand at it now.

Jim sent the email showing the chiploads. He is a great bloke - Never forgets his Aussie mates!

Heath owns a signwriting business and is very experienced with CAD programs, so he will be an Excitech expert in no time.

Hope you stick around!

Rocket.

[SIGNMAD]

Quote - Now on a serious note i barrack for hawhorn so after you fall over the linebeating the saints. your side can have the pleasure of getting smashed by a premiership contender!!!!!

-

I think you should rephrase that! It should read - Your side can have the pleasure of SMASHING a premiership PRETENDER!!!!!!!

Good old Collingwood forever!

Rocket!

UPDATE - Good news and not so good news!

We got the tickets for the game on Saturday night. Not so good news - have to take our wives. Oh sh..te! Will have to keep the barracking down to civil levels, and they will complain everytime we get more frothies. It will be a sober experience!
(nuts)
Rocket.

Hi Heath. I know that you are very busy - but did your excitech arrive on Thursday? And if so - is it a router or a plasma cutter?

Hope your building work is coming along ok.

Rocket.

Rocket,
its made it without a scratch, i have taken the sides of the box and to my suprise they must have re thought the design.
the brain section has been made as a stand alone part.
i'm hoping to have it put together this weekend i need to paint the floor
underneath the unit so this is one of my jobs after work.
i'm no expert not even close but the build looks great.
i'm guessing i'll be asking some stupid questions over the next months
i am curious to know what a VFD meter is?

thanks to all for help, i would never have purchased a machine without
the help from you guys

bring on the weekend

thanks
heath

p.s. sorry rocket about the pies, you need to give cloak the ass.

[rocket67]

G`day Heath, Great news - Superb feeling to see it for the first time.

Hope you take and post some photos when it is all together.

I believe that it is not unusual to have a seperate box housing the electronics, have seen others built the same way.

Ask all the questions you like - there are plenty of us here to help.

The VFD meter is probably what we call the inverter keypad? See photo.

Are you going to watch the big game in Melbourne on the weekend? Sounds like you need a bit of a break! See Kosi got off - lightly! Glad he did - should be a great game.
Cloke was reported to have been ill last week. The pies were all out of replacement players. But agree that they need to get some good forward line players.

Have a good week. Can`t wait to see you fire up the Excitech.

Rocket.

[cabnet636]

vfd meter is for the spindle!!

jim

[rocket67]

G`day Jim, saw a very, very good analysis of some tennis people today!

How about posting it here!

I am sure that the forum members would enjoy it.

Rocket.

[rocket67]

Heath, Are you getting any closer to firing up your machine?

Good luck for the Hawks tomorrow. Hope they win!

Rocket.

[SIGNMAD]

Heath, Are you getting any closer to firing up your machine?

Good luck for the Hawks tomorrow. Hope they win!

Rocket.

Rocket,
we dropped it down of the pallet yesterday. i decided not to rush it
& epoxy paint the floor so its all right when we move in.
i've been a bit crook, burning the candle at both ends i guess.
hoping early next week to see electrician to power it up.
i'm looking foward to seeing what she can do.
i have included a photo, as i said to the wife if all else fails at least it looks good.

i'm working sat morning, pulling up old lino at new shop the floor coverings
are going in on monday exciting times.

then sat arvo i'm sitting down with my 2 sons to watch the hawks go about the demo job on the cats.

next week its on!!!!

many thanks
heath
p.s. sorry for my slackness on not keeping posted

[rocket67]

Heath, When you have time could you take a close up shot of where the DSP cable fits into the box?

Ramon had a bit of strife with our machine today. I believe it is because we bent the pins on the cable when we first fitted it. So please be very careful when you plug it in for the first time - and make sure it is very secure or somebody could trip over it and damage it.

When your electrician wires it up - make him aware that it uses a lot of power upon start up. Therefore he will need to fit a breaker that can handle the initial power up.

Hope you get over your illness quickly.

We are having a big barbie and lots of crownies tomorrow. Go Hawks.
Sam Mitchell for the Norm Smith medal.

Rocket.

[SIGNMAD]

rocket,
photo's as requested, hope they help.
hoping sparky to power it up this week.

how about the hawks, jeez they where good!!!!!


thanks
heath

[crocky]

Looks good Heath

It has nearly been a week and they are still celebrating

Which part of Melbourne are you in?

[SIGNMAD]

hi crocky,
i live in wangaratta, near n.s.w. /vic border.

as for the hawks back back flags

thanks
heath

[crocky]

Yep, I know where it's at.. I'm a Benalla boy originally