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The spindle motor also ran antiquated electronics. After a bit of schematic cruising and Multimeter probing, we worked out the motor was driven at 220V DC.
The following motor driver was bought to...

After 7 years i finally have started the refit of a CNC lathe "Electtronica Veneta" that i bought. The lathe ran an old discreet controller and is just not suitable with "today" CAD system output.
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Heya Rod,

Have you managed to make any progress on the "new girl"?
Either way, i have subbed to see how you get on.

Friend of mine sent me this link. The bloke is a bit eccentric me thinks, check out his iris project in his video collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YesuecXrtrQ

Nice one greg. I wanted to build a pkasma, but lost motivation before i started. I think id have to do what you did nd buy a unit. Is it a big table?

so you moved to cockatoo as well?

I'm looking to purchase a CNC plasma instead of building a unit. Been through the CNC router build and I know I just dont have the time to build one from scratch.

Does anyone have a plasma for...

you get it sorted?

That came out great Chris. I started one years ago, made the joystick panel and stopped. Did you make the name sign too up top?

great work Rod. A long time coming but time is on your side now.

How about coming to Melbourne. My beast needs some TLC after years of running. could do with your magic fingers.

Tested it out just now. It works like a beauty. Hooked it up to my thicknesser as it's the worst unit for clogging the vac and all the big stuff is in the can and nothing clogged the vac inlet like...

The dome comes off the top. I spot welded the cyclone to it with a flange. This allows me to pick up the drum and tip it into the green bin.

Yes, the top was machine completed. I dont think they...

I started to make a unit using Bills tool, but it was going to be huge and I never finished it. I basically took the 2" unit and just doubled it to give me this unit. Its a lot smaller and thats why...

I have one of the dust deputies and wanted something for my big sucker, so after seeing $600+ figures on Oneida units, etc I decided to use my time at trade school to make this cyclonic.

4' inlets...

Great progress on the machine rod. I see you have a bit of time on your hands now.

Looking forward to seeing this unit completed.
ps: I've started converting my lathe, I mean updating my CNC...

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Looks like Paul has expanded into providing a zone for 3D printing.
Should take off I think

Hey Row

Sorry not trying to have a dig at you about the axis setup.

yep, change it on the motor, much simer.

Or change the wires around on your stepper.

Doesn't sound like you tuned your machine? You should spend the time to make it right. I assume you bought the unit?
If you change it in software you...

So, i spent 10 minutes and drew up Gregs table layout for anyone who wants it.
It is spaced as per the Zone thread.

/M

Guys, if your interested in a Vac table, there were good threads started ages ago here on the subject.
Here are the links:

The primary thread...

Focus,

Can you provide more details.

1. What are you using to control the RS485 from your PC.
2. What type of adapter are you using for your RS485

He would need the DXF, not the GCODE file as it may not suit his machine parameters, or other peoples

I have a mate who would like to get into CNC and I pointed him down the path of a 3040 or 6040.

Is there anyone looking to get rid of their machine. it needs to cut around the 500 x 400mm mark and...

This is the spindle

CNC ER11 400W A Spindle Motor Air Cooled for Router Engraving Machine DC12 48V | eBay

they probably have the controllers too

I was at Rod's place not long ago and he showed me a nice little spindle he bought off fleabay that came with a variable pot controller. Would be far better than a cheap Ozito. Was around the $120...

Hi Ted,

My unit is very similar in size to yours. I have Nema23 units or ~300 Oz/Inch. I dual drive the X axis and single drive for Y and Z

You are making great progress ID2.
It's a shame you dont have access to a CNC machine to mark out all the bolt holes. Looks very tedious having to mark everything

Keep up the good work and keep...

Mike

Your spindle is buggered, sorry to say.
You can pull the spindles apart and if i recall there was a thread on here where a guy replaced the bearings in his unit which shows the procedure.
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From what your saying it sounds like an issue with the connection from the spindle to the VFD.

So, just to clarify, the VFD RPM is increasing on the display as you adjust the pot? If it is doing...

I think this thread is better on the detail.
Here is a post i made a long time ago, but it explains what I set and has a brief description against the settings
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I actually subscribe to Digital machinist from the USA.

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I have a question for the electric fraternity of the forum.

We hooked a VFD up to a compressor the other day hoping it would drive the unit, but found that it didn't work well.
The compressor...

I do not believe it would pose an issue to the operation of the unit in the short term.

It's a practical issue if anything, as you suggest, you still need a choke on the cable (stray RF) and is...

Well then, thats it, No 4th axis, I'm not buying it!!!! Even if they throw one in for good measure.:~

So its basically like my SYIL X4 shoved into a cabinet and has a 4th axis. Well my unit now has a 4th axis i suppose. A SYIL is about 8K nowadays, and when i bought mine, it was half that price....

That's going to be one rock solid machine Chris. You mentioned the original was too small, what are you intending to machine with this unit or does it require a secret squirrel password?

Robot units in Melbourne (Tullamarine)

What does the machine co-ordinates say? Are they reset properly?

So for a CNC the going rate runs between $1 and $2 per minute for the machine time and then material. A cad package can provide guidance on the running time, then allow a little for setup of the...

Wow a lot of work must have gone into making that.

I dont want to be around when the CNC messes up and cuts anice streak through the middle of the plate!!!

It will be a setting issue. If your confused about the settings from the other thread, please post a table with your settings so we can help you pin point the problem. post only what you have changed...

technically he would have to send it back so paying freight either way is just going to happen. at least he keeps the unit

try running the unit without the VFD and see if you get the fault. if you don't it implies the cable of VFD is the issue

Nice video.

So to get this in my head, the application will provide everything up to the GCODE (output). If so, you must have a number of post processors inbuilt?
From there you import the file...

Gerry, as usual your doing great work.

I like how this wizard has come along. What price point were you looking to sell this wizard at. I'll buy it for sure.
Beats having to use jigs

I got sick of making components for machines and I have wanted to get into flying RC quadcopters for a while.
After buying some off the shelf stuff and realising its limitations, i cranked up the...

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As for peter. He is a furniture maker by trade and has a full sheet router

Hi Bill,

Yes its boiler plate. I think it started out as 1/2" and is closer to 10mm now that I milled and the surfaced each side.

Not as elaborate or complex as some project in this thread, but this jig plate took 3 weeks to make.
So many holes and then i decided to surface grind both sides - atleast it is flat and has a...