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I'm in.

I bet you were disappointed then!

Looking forward to this build.

Thanks for the photos. Keep them coming. I have never tried carving but has relief has intrigued me.

I can't wait to see the carving come to life.

Yes I agree a fine brush works well.. I use a toothbrush or a soft nail brush and they both work well.

For stubborn remnants, I have an unused dental "pick" that gets right into the corners. Great...

I have not purchased or used any R&P from this seller but I have made several purchases from over the last four years.

They are a good company to deal with and have a fast delivery. The products...

http://www.cnc4free.org

Try this site. In the tutorial section they have some info that could be of value.

Way over my head but could be of some value to you.


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It appears that there are no CNC hobbyists on the north side of Brisbane!

Is it the details in the drawing that you need to work through? How large is the piece?

Craig

Would I be correct to say that water cooled have one slight advantage in that they can be run at less than 100 Hz and therefore have the spindle rotate at less than 6,000 RPM?

Craig

Hi Nogi

I am about 15 min drive from you. Do you have any drawings or a design for your project as yet?

Craig


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Check this out.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=96380

It has a lot of info but the first few pages are very helpful.

good luck

Good luck to all those who enter and I wish you all a very merry Christmas. :U

Craig

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I am glad the wedding bands worked out for you. Even more pleased that you made the wedding considering your time lines!

I can only hope things go well for your brother and good luck with the...

Hi Dave. Wasn't it you turning the wedding bands at the wood working show brisbane? How did they turn out?

Craig

Hi Danlie

I can not offer any advice as far as to your CNC options in your budget, but take a look at the vectric software.

http://www.vectric.com/support/training-material/bonus/

This is...

Yes that would be a nice to win. Please count me in.

Craig

I hope this does not offend the woodwork purists.

The neatest and quite possibly the safest way to do this is with the help from someone with a CNC router.

All it would take is a few minutes with the software to design the shape and size...

I look forward to following your progress with this project.


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Did you ever get a new CNC router together? Is this 3D printer an extra?


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Hi Russell

Where is the pic?

Oops, I didn't read to the end sorry.

Craig


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I used 'Boston Liquid Sealant'. It can be used on all metal gas and water pipe threads. It has a honey like consistency so fills the threads without hardening.

From memory, I got it from...

The bathroom exhaust fan work well and when connected to the vacuum switch of the air compressor it will start every time the compressor starts.

Ducted air conditioner filter material work well as...

It looks great Chris.

How did you go about bending the acrylic? I am guessing the painted finish was applied after the sheet was bent to shape.

Craig

Jhovel, You have just achieved a God like status in my eyes. 👍

That jumper was totally off the pins. It did not fix the problem initially so I reset the VFD to factory defaults an re-entered my...

Thank you for the reply. I hadn't thought about the jumper. I have been moving the machine around a bit lately modifying my garage. I will check that when I get home from work.

From memory, I...

Hi Mark. Thanks for the reply.

Control is via the VFD keypad.

Yes a frequency of 400 would be 24000 rpm.

I have PD001 currently set to zero - set by the operator. After I power up the VFD...

I hate hate to drag up the past but I am having a real problem with my air cooled 1.5kw spindle.

The spindle just won't start. Now the first thing I should mention is the this unit has been...

Hi SB

Can you put me down for the 2-3 or 3-4 Sunday time slot please?

Craig

Hi rod

thanks for the inspiration. Your threads are always a great read. :2tsup:

Craig

If you want to find your old thread, just use the advanced search (top right of page) and use the key words - wooden potter.

Hi Ben

how are you driving the X axis? Are you using one stepper to drive both ball screws? If you disconnect the stepper motor and the gantry from the X axis ball nuts, are you able to turn each...

Hi Bob

What about using a counter weight? It would have advantages when cutting as well - far less effort required for the Z axis motor to lift the spindle head.

Take a look at these sites for...

How far off is the new machine from completion? May be its time to retire the old one!

Hi Woodman

What software did you use to design the hold downs? Would you care to share the design software file?

What size is the 'O' ring rubber?

what vacuum pump is used and do you store...

Yes a big thank you to all that organised the day and the very generous sponsors.

It was a great day.

Craig

Getting close now!

When do we get a location for the event?

Craig

Just keep the coffee pot warm... I'll need one by then!

I am going to attend.... Can't get there until about 9.30 so apologies in advance.

Epineh (Russell)
Chich2
Allen McFarlen
Cold Turkey (Dave)
madDog 62 (Tony)
SAISAY (Wolfie)
WoodPleb (Peter)...

Warrick, can you tell me more about how you produced your images, bits used etc.

Craig

I am also a very happy customer of Homann Designs.... The prices are good and the support even better.... Thanks Peter!

Oh yes... :whs: And :iagree:

I have been looking around for sources of 3D height maps and found a couple of places. Many charge a small fee for the download.

Please take a look at cnc4free.org . Goto the 'links' page and...

Are you looking for grayscale images with height maps to do 3D bas relief carving?

Craig

I will be there if all goes to plan for me.

As we had on the last BBQ please register on this or the CNCZone Thread to go into the prize draw, just mention you are coming and update the list of...

Thank you for the reply Mike. I am going to run the cable so that I can controll it with Mach3. I will look into this over the next week or so.

I have run a long ribbon cable as Bob suggested for...

Just a quick question. I currently have a VFD under my table at the rear. Is it possible / practical to mount it close to the spindle on the Z axis plate.. See picture below.

How would VFD units...

This is a sample of the font you specified. As indicated in a previous post, you would need specify the hight of the text for your job.

Craig

Removed the images... just noticed them in another...

I might have a solution! A big thank you to you all for your valued input.

When I was playing around with PC's, I plugged some USB devices into a different ports, and when testing the cnc it...