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    Hi Greg Looking at the photos, are you running...

    Hi Greg
    Looking at the photos, are you running the pinions directly off the motor shaft for the X and Y axis?
    Cheers
    David
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    Hi Greg Spider looks great! What THC did you...

    Hi Greg

    Spider looks great!
    What THC did you end up using? Are you happy with it?
    How about sharing a few photos of the machine.

    Cheers
    David
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    Well the rack and pinions arrived last week....

    Well the rack and pinions arrived last week.
    Postage was fast and the packaging was excellent. The racks were wrapped in bubble wrap and then taped to a very heavy duty cardboard angle section which...
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    In light of the generally good experiences our...

    In light of the generally good experiences our members have had with this supplier I have bitten the bullet and ordered 3 x 1400mm Mod1 rack and 3 x 20T pinions.
    Thank you all for your advise.
    I...
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    Ch4is That is a beautifully built machine. You...

    Ch4is
    That is a beautifully built machine. You can hear the difference between the pinions. Did you use TEA's own brand of pinion or their SNB precision range?
    Cheers
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    Thanks for the input guys. Ch4is Would...

    Thanks for the input guys.
    Ch4is
    Would appreciate the video if it's not too much trouble.
    Would you buy the rack from them again or get the lot from TEA?
    Cheers
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    Rack & pinion supplier help

    Hi All

    I am going to shortly start construction of a new machine using rack and pinion for the X & Y axis.
    I have come across this supplier on ebay
    ...
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    Hi Guys Here is a link to a video demonstrating...

    Hi Guys
    Here is a link to a video demonstrating using a tramming head in a mill, applies equally to our routers.
    Tramming a milling machine - square a spindle on J head bridgeport mill - Pro Tram -...
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    Hi Chris Being trying to PM you but your message...

    Hi Chris
    Being trying to PM you but your message bank is full
    Cheers
    David
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    Amazing work Greg. I don't know how you build so...

    Amazing work Greg. I don't know how you build so fast!!

    Can you advise the size of the work area and what type of jobs and materials you intend to use the machine for?

    Cheers
    David
  11. I agree with Bob. The rail is very easy and...

    I agree with Bob.
    The rail is very easy and fast to cut with an angle grinder. Just make sure you use the 1mm thick cutting discs as they run much cooler than the usual 2.5mm discs. They are...
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    Thanks for the suggestion Bob. Unfortunately I...

    Thanks for the suggestion Bob. Unfortunately I work every Sunday 7.30-6.00 and cannot get there.
    Cheers
    David
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    Thanks for your help Chris. Unfortunately the...

    Thanks for your help Chris.
    Unfortunately the computer needs either a PCI or PCIE card.
    This is the one that has been suggested as the best compromise for spec and price, with of course the correct...
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    Thanks Rod

    Thanks Rod
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    Thanks Rod All machine are P4 Kernel speed is...

    Thanks Rod
    All machine are P4
    Kernel speed is 25,000 and tests perfectly on Mach driver test program.
    I don't thinck Adobe is on the computer but I will double check. The machine is for cnc use...
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    Thanks for the suggestion. You are correct in...

    Thanks for the suggestion. You are correct in that the computer is running XP.
    I had already come across the XP optimization on Machs website. A friend who knows much more than I do regarding...
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    Graphic card/smoothstepper advice required

    Hi Everyone

    I am after a bit of advice regarding graphics cards & smoothsteppers. I have recently changed computers for my cnc and encountered a problem. The old computer provided silky smooth...
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    I guess I got the terminology wrong with my...

    I guess I got the terminology wrong with my suggestion when I said pinion. What I meant was for the pulley that is attached directly to the motor and relying on the strength of the motor shaft and...
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    Hi Tim Is it the "low cost torch height...

    Hi Tim
    Is it the "low cost torch height controller" @ $249 your talking about?
    What is the final price after freight is split?
    Cheers
    David
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    Hi Noel First of all let me say up front I...

    Hi Noel

    First of all let me say up front I have no experience with rack and pinion, only ballscrews but my motor supplier always insisted there had to be a bearing to take the weight and whip of...
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    Hi Noel First of all let me say up front I...

    Hi Noel

    First of all let me say up front I have no experience with rack and pinion, only ballscrews but my motor supplier always insisted there had to be a bearing to take the weight and whip of...
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    It is very easy to remove ball nuts from screws...

    It is very easy to remove ball nuts from screws without dropping the ball bearings. I have used the following method many times to facilitate ball screw machining, ball nut fitting(RSU style) etc....
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    Hi Bob For what its worth I have bought a number...

    Hi Bob
    For what its worth I have bought a number of collet sets, boring heads, and tooling from CTC (Gregs link) without any problem.
    Quality is better not to mention the price than that popular...
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    Great stuff Greg!! Could you advise what...

    Great stuff Greg!!
    Could you advise what angle blade your using? The ebay seller on your link has many available.
    Cheers
    David
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    Hi Chris and Rod Sorry Rod I am too lazy for...

    Hi Chris and Rod
    Sorry Rod I am too lazy for that. All screws are galvanised countersunk self-drilling metal screws, screwed from the outside filled with bog. The reason for this was ease of...
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    Hi evryone. Thanks for all the interest and...

    Hi evryone.
    Thanks for all the interest and comments:U
    Greg nailed it on the head. The cables all run through the lightening holes in the formers of the gantry beam and then down the hollow cavity...
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    Hi Greg I believe it. It is priority number 3 at...

    Hi Greg
    I believe it. It is priority number 3 at present. Number one finish cnc conversion of the mill. Number 2 mister unit. Number 3 Vac table.
    Do you know what size/capacity your vac pump is?
    I...
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    Hi guys Thanks for the welcome and kind words....

    Hi guys
    Thanks for the welcome and kind words. No real credit for the design can be taken on my part, I think everyone can see my machine is just a beefed up version of Jasons, I shamelessly stole...
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    David's cnc router

    Hi All
    It is probably close to two years since I touched base with you all regarding my cnc router. Luckily Jason sent me the new link a while ago for ubeaut and I have been following everyones...
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