I'm very interested in building a CNC machine for wood working and mayhaps some motion control ideas I have. Is there anyone doing such in the Washington DC area??
Kevin
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03-08-2007, 11:05 PM #1
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Anyone near Washington DC?
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03-09-2007, 01:11 AM #2
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There are at least two hobby CNC groups that meet in the DC area. Both are part of or subsets of the CAMS group. Join the list serv. There was a CNC meeting tonight between DC and Baltimore.
Originally Posted by lotmi127
Start here
http://www.cams-club.org/
Garry
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03-10-2007, 12:00 AM #3
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Kevin, where in DC are you? I can help with the design, but I don't have a workshop or any tools in this area.
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03-10-2007, 06:27 AM #4
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I live in Baltimore. I'm very busy, but if you get in touch with me I could always give you my advice as far as motion control and machine building goes.
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05-11-2008, 10:07 PM #5
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Anyone live in or around Alexandria, VA?
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05-13-2008, 02:30 AM #6
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Hello...
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05-14-2008, 01:48 PM #7
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I live in Springfield off the FFX county Parkway. I am pretty new to the hobby but have finished a Buildyourcnc.com machine and have started a Solsilvia machine. I am still working out the bugs on the first machine. Originally Posted by ViperTX
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06-03-2008, 03:39 AM #8
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I'm near Dulles
Hi guys,
I'm a newbie at CNC and I'm currently working on the electronics set up for servo motors.
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01-12-2009, 05:31 AM #9
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I'm in manassas and just found this thread. Originally Posted by ViperTX
Anything interesting come up?
(I have a home-made VMC)
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01-13-2009, 01:29 AM #10
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glentner,
I just completed the build of my X3 with the CNC Fusion Deluxe Ballscrew Kit. Using Keling KL6050 Stepper Drivers and MACH3....everything seems to run...the axis have been calibrated.
Now, I looking for software to create parts with...looked at VCarve Pro last night and it does alot, but I could not figure out how to create stuff that is domed instead of flat on top, so I moved to MOI which seems to allow me to extrude, revolve, etc. looks like it will work....I'm working on the MOI tutorial.
In the future, I'll be adding a 4th axis (rotary-horizontal).
PM me your phone and address and I'll see when I can hitch a ride to see your VMC.
Paul
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