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Hi All,

I am interested too, has anyone put a Laser on their CNC machine ? If so what are the do's and don'ts ?

Cheers

Nice work as usual Rod I look forward to seeing the progress on it :2tsup:

Steve ,

I Have a Mill with a similar set up but obviously it is metal cased where the new VFD is plastic as Rod stated.

The only reason was for accessibility rather than having it down low in...

Thanks Rod, I have been advised that shielded cable will be my savior in the interference Dept ? Can i not control the on off with Mach 3 ?

Cheers
Gary

It will travel with the gantry .

G'day all,

Taking the plunge into an air cooled spindle and VFD drive.

Is it ok to fit the VFD direct to the gantry ?

Any issues this might bring up that I have to be wary of ?
Not wired up...

Hi Guys,

Anyone south of Perth ( Golden Bay ) who can assist me with setting up a new PC into my machines , a wood router and a mill.
putting my hand up to say I am not qualified and iv'e googled...

I have the same problem with my home made machine, ran for 3 years with no issue then Z started losing zero

I have had a new driver board , Z axis , Stepper motor and still have the same issue ,...

Hi there,

I use these guys , they have everything you need and are also in NSW they are very good to deal with and have prompt delivery

Project Engraving & Digital

Cheers Gary

Hey Bob ,

good to hear from you , yeah mate that post was back in 08 so obviously things have changed, just trying to pass on the acrylic experience , trial and error is the best teacher
...

Hi Tony

Only need to cut .3mm deep for the colours

see here for some info
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f170/adventure-into-reverse-carving-perspex-75834/

Cheers Gary

Yes Chris just ordinary spray cans

Hey Chris,

I have done a lot of this and find the best results come from spraying a very light coat and letting it fully dry then same same until you have a good coverage, make sure each coat is...

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your info on the carbon fibre you are making, a friend wants me to try and fashion some heel gaurds for his motorbike and they will need to be around 3 mm thick.

I was just...

Hi all,

anyone in Perth or surrounding araes have any Carbon Fibre offcuts for some experimental cnc work?

Cheers

Yeah , I made it with the heplp of a very good mentor Rod who can be found over on the CNC page

Home Made CNC 450mm X 1100 envelope with 100mm Z hieght

Wood Plastic Aluminum

Hi,

been a while, here is a pencil box made for a friends daughter, the base is rose wood carved out on my CNC router, the lid is jam tree timber , don't know the official name. Engraved on the...

Hi Rod,

Nice work as usual :2tsup: , can you let us know what sort of cutter you used and feeds and speeds for working with steel?

Hey Noel,

Have a look here

McJING Tools Online

I have used them for V bits and they are great for service , I have never tried their sign bit though

Cheers Gary

Found one , thanks for looking.

Cheers

Gary

Hi All , I have been having issues with my machine loosing zero on Z for a while now. It only happens when in V- Carve mode and not for pocket cuts or cuting out. I can get buy if doing a sign by...

Great stuff there Greolt, love to have a go at some gears.
Here's a couple of signs I made for some farmers I am visiting next week to check out their harvest.

Hi Brian,

Welcome to the cnc world mate I will watch with interest and see how your gantry pans out as I might modify mine in a small upgrade to keep the swarf away from the running gear. Also as...

Bloody hell Rod, you turn your back for a month or so and look what gets knocked up:2tsup: No doubt a work of art has begun look forward to seeing it evlove as usual mate

Hey just another request , my BIL wanted me to replicate the sticker on the boot of his mates VL Group A Walkenshaw Commodore. I tried with aluminium but painting the colours so close was a pain so I...

They started selling horse meat at the butchers in the west today and looked processed too :C

Hi all just a couple of footy plaques again, bloody teams keep changing their logos but I guess it keeps our vectorising skills up.

Alan,

that has always looked like nice easy stuff to work with and such a smooth finish too would like have to try some one day. Good find

cheers

Gary

Thanks again Michael that's great

Thanks Michael will check that site out:2tsup:

Hi I have a friend who wants me to mill something into copper for him, just wondering if anyone has attempted this and if so what feeds and speeds were used and cooling or cutting fluids or pastes to...

Hey guys I do a lot of Aluminium cutting and have found that WD 40 or CRC is just fine but have been using a water dispersant from Bunnings , you see it at the checkouts on special from time to time...

Rod I just used a Vcarve followed by an inside the line run with the straight cutter for the insert and offset the vector outward by .15 mm so as to get a snug fit. There is a small amount of wood in...

The great thing about having CNC inthe shed is for making birthday gifts.
Heres a Carlton plaque I made for a mates birthday.
Logo inserted painted perspex and an aluminium badge inserted at the...

Hi All,

Me again . Just to show you some car badges I have done for a friend . Yes it is spelled Ain to reflect thier number plates. Also some reverse carved badges I ahve done, my personal fav is...

Spose I'm minced meat again this year and we haven't even played a game:doh:
Oh well at least your mob have the galloping lamp shade:o
he is a freak for sure:oo:

Rod :~

An Essendon plaque for a friends mate all reverse carved perspex and painted then recessed into the veneered MDF

He might have chucked it out after last nights effort though :o

Fantastic effort there SFMike looks great , thanks for sahring:2tsup:

Check this out

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

A great gift for the person who has nothing to do and all day to do it.

:D

Precision Rod , I think he lives in Perth :D

Hey SFmike hows about a finished photo, would like to see what you're knocking up there mate ?

Hey Rod,

Very nice work. What feeds and speeds are you using for brass, I have tried some from bunnings and had to go micro shallow on the pass and quite slow. Was probably the wrong type of brass...

G'day all,

had been asked by my old man who loves his fishing to make a crab measure that has a side piece to place onto the carapice of the crab and then you dont have to struggle with tring to...

Been wanting to replicate my leadlight front door, name of the old family farm, my grandfather had this made about 80 years ago and I had it refurbished 10 years ago.
My plan is to make a small...

Good one Rod, I will watch with anticipation of seeing another professional job mate. :2tsup:

Hey Rod, very well done fit out there , as usual we'd expext nothing less from you mate.:2tsup:
Will have to come for a look see one day.

Cheers

Gary

Brilliant stuff there Greg, well done mate :2tsup:

Hey Gooma,

Great work there mate and a lot of great stuff on your website.
I'm originally a Meckering boy so I know your neck of the woods, nice part of the world there.

Cheers
Gary