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25th October 2021, 09:37 PM
Thread: First attempt at an inlay : FAIL
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Oh yes definitely softer woods make life easier,...
Oh yes definitely softer woods make life easier, or at least a softer wood for the inlay piece with a harder wood for the base, easier to sand down the inlay and keep the surface nicely flat.
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25th October 2021, 09:14 PM
Thread: First attempt at an inlay : FAIL
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Maybe two things I'd suggest, looking at the...
Maybe two things I'd suggest, looking at the second photo the inside corners of the inlay piece (not the writing, the squarish shape) seem rounded and looking at the shape I'm guessing they should be...
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23rd January 2018, 12:21 AM
Thread: stepper motor use.
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Have you though of just using a simple dc motor...
Have you though of just using a simple dc motor with a gearbox? Something like this :
https://www.jaycar.com.au/12v-dc-reversible-gearhead-motors-70rpm/p/YG2732
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+1 on LinuxCNC, I have used it for many years,...
+1 on LinuxCNC, I have used it for many years, pretty easy to setup especially on parallel port style configuration, which I started with. Currently using a MESA card on my latest machine and very...
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I believe Ger21 on CNCZone uses them, not sure...
I believe Ger21 on CNCZone uses them, not sure about linking another forum here but if you search for ger21 on CNCZone then go to the thread titled which electronics to buy he has recently been...
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19th March 2017, 03:24 PM
Thread: Electronic Home Switch
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To be honest I have not got around to building...
To be honest I have not got around to building them yet, I still need to do so, but time is always against me.
I will post as soon as I have built them.
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4th October 2016, 08:16 PM
Thread: Glue for inlay work
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Glue for inlay work
Hi everybody, as the title suggests I am looking for a suitable glue for doing inlays, just to show how I'm doing it, I am using the V-carving method, attached some photos.
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19th September 2016, 09:17 PM
Thread: Electronic Home Switch
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Electronic Home Switch
Hi all, as my new router build is almost finished, I intend to use the hall effect home switches as per the CNCZone thread, very long thread if you are interested but most of the important...
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9th September 2016, 08:29 PM
Thread: Auto-Levelling
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Sometimes the simple option can be the best,...
Sometimes the simple option can be the best, could you affix a thin sheet of MDF to the bed and use the machine to level it, skimming as small amount as needed to get it flat?
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17th July 2016, 10:59 AM
Thread: Machine Digital Control
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Looked further and I don't think my drive would...
Looked further and I don't think my drive would suit for a couple of reasons, no traditional homing as such and the positioning is relative from what I can tell and based on encoder counts, so it...
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17th July 2016, 12:18 AM
Thread: Machine Digital Control
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So while going through my stuff I discovered that...
So while going through my stuff I discovered that my servo drives can actually be made to do exactly what is required with a firmware change, although there is a catch. To do so, they need a serial...
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16th July 2016, 01:15 PM
Thread: Machine Digital Control
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You got me thinking and I have looked around for...
You got me thinking and I have looked around for something more suited than the Beaglebone, but without much success, the best option would most likely be to use an Arduino based board and program it...
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16th July 2016, 10:07 AM
Thread: Machine Digital Control
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No need for apologies, it is a lot to take in and...
No need for apologies, it is a lot to take in and I was a bit general on a few things.
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15th July 2016, 12:07 PM
Thread: Machine Digital Control
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This idea pops up a bit, I have thought of...
This idea pops up a bit, I have thought of exactly the same thing for my table saw, but have been too lazy and time/money deprived to do anything about it.
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26th May 2016, 09:27 PM
Thread: Men's Shed Router
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I am pretty sure the trial version of V-carve pro...
I am pretty sure the trial version of V-carve pro still lets you output machinable g-code so long as you use their sample vectors. I did the flower one with the corner flourish one for a jewellery...
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5th February 2016, 09:04 PM
Thread: Tassie 5-axis
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Nice build so far ! What sort of timing issues...
Nice build so far !
What sort of timing issues are you having ?
I helped a mate who built a couple dozen custom commercial machines, and he used the kflop/kanalog with Lenze servo drives, from... -
18th January 2016, 07:18 PM
Thread: Look what I found in the garden. :)
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I get flashbacks whenever I see those things, I...
I get flashbacks whenever I see those things, I attempted a few to "test" my machine when I first built it, no decent feedrate, no constant contouring, no tabs, no idea really and about a three hour...
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6th October 2015, 07:21 PM
Thread: Upgrading from MPC03 to MPC6515
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You would think something called MoshiDraw would...
You would think something called MoshiDraw would be awesome :D
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11th June 2015, 11:12 PM
Thread: 3D Printer weekly Kit
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I didn't realise that the Ramps could do dual...
I didn't realise that the Ramps could do dual extruder, very interesting.
I looked up Octoprint...also very interesting.
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11th June 2015, 06:52 PM
Thread: 3D Printer weekly Kit
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As somebody that is using LinuxCNC to run a 3D...
As somebody that is using LinuxCNC to run a 3D printer, I would probably suggest not going that way, not that it is necessarily a bad thing, just that the Ramps boards are so cheap now and they do...
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9th June 2015, 07:10 PM
Thread: 3D Printer weekly Kit
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+1 to buying a kit, as already mentioned they are...
+1 to buying a kit, as already mentioned they are getting cheaper and better as time goes on, I can't remember the make but there was one that was around the $500.00 mark that seemed quite good, the...
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23rd April 2015, 10:47 PM
Thread: Intel NUC mini PC for small CNC build
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That is a cool little PC, I guess it would come...
That is a cool little PC, I guess it would come down to how well it plays with Mach and the Smoothstepper, I haven't used either of those but worst case it would make a neat media centre if it didn't...
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12th April 2015, 08:49 PM
Thread: Chatter in one direction
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Also have you measured the pockets, I would...
Also have you measured the pockets, I would expect the dimensions to be a little off as the "loose" end will tend to be out of position to the driven end, the cutter would tend to "push" away from...
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12th April 2015, 08:46 PM
Thread: Chatter in one direction
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Are you missing a ballscrew on one side ? Looks...
Are you missing a ballscrew on one side ? Looks like you are going to use two on that axis but haven't put the second one in yet. With only one on one side I am surprised it is working as well as...
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29th March 2015, 11:05 AM
Thread: first major project
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Nice work Tony, about time you cranked that...
Nice work Tony, about time you cranked that machine up !
Now to start mass production :D
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21st March 2015, 08:11 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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No probs at all, remember I have a wonky Z axis...
No probs at all, remember I have a wonky Z axis screw so that is affecting the finish, once I sort that it should be a lot better.
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21st March 2015, 03:06 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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All done, PM me an address and I will send them...
All done, PM me an address and I will send them as soon as I can.
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21st March 2015, 11:03 AM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Sorta seems relevant to post here so here is a...
Sorta seems relevant to post here so here is a youtube link of it in action...
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21st March 2015, 10:58 AM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Haha I'm kinda scared now :D I was the...
Haha I'm kinda scared now :D
I was the same, I though that they were just a bit gimmicky and just a bit of a fad for people with too much time on their hands, but after I saw what my mate... -
21st March 2015, 12:08 AM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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First one off the production line ! I am doing...
First one off the production line !
I am doing the second one now, will do the third tomorrow then they are all yours.
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19th March 2015, 10:55 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Ha ha I wish it was that fast, I also haven't set...
Ha ha I wish it was that fast, I also haven't set much on the constant velocity side of things (using linuxcnc with beglebone and xylotex card) so my print time is quite a bit slower than the...
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19th March 2015, 10:07 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Just to show you I am not slacking off...here is...
Just to show you I am not slacking off...here is a screenshot of your "specially made tube for a modest price" :D
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19th March 2015, 09:15 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Okie Dokie will do
Okie Dokie will do
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19th March 2015, 07:54 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Cyclone is miles north of us, well about 400 k's ...
Cyclone is miles north of us, well about 400 k's to be more exact so we will get a bit of rain at best, boats broken at the moment so I don't mind if the sea is a bit messy :)
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19th March 2015, 12:13 AM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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I should get time over the weekend, and looks...
I should get time over the weekend, and looks like T.C Nathan is heading to the north of us so I should have power over the weekend. Having said that I reckon the printer would run on generator...
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19th March 2015, 12:04 AM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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Funny you say that - I was thinking the exact...
Funny you say that - I was thinking the exact same thing when I woke up this morning !!! :D
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18th March 2015, 08:39 PM
Thread: The stuff in the middle of a bearing
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What sort of length ? I could 3d print that...
What sort of length ? I could 3d print that easily enough, won't be perfect as I need to address some mechanical issues on the machine but apart from some tiny print lines it should work for what...
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19th February 2015, 07:29 PM
Thread: DIY CNC Construction
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I'm not much of a machine builder, my first...
I'm not much of a machine builder, my first machine was made with a drill press, angle grinder and several hammers !
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24th December 2014, 10:56 PM
Thread: Doubt about shutdown pc and mach3
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Yes stepper motors get very hot, I found this out...
Yes stepper motors get very hot, I found this out on my 3d printer with a plastic printed extruder, the motor got so hot it melted the extruder assembly and the 3d printed gears...another reason I...
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18th November 2014, 07:30 PM
Thread: Latest cheap ATC
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Bahaha too funny, hardly automatic ! Though in...
Bahaha too funny, hardly automatic !
Though in their defence it look like it has a tool release with BT-40 style toolholders, no spanners required, and with a toolrack and some scripts it could be... -
4th November 2014, 11:42 PM
Thread: Camera slider
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The basis of this project has actually surfaced a...
The basis of this project has actually surfaced a few times in different guises, positioning fence for a router table, or circular saw... hard stop for a guillotine, sawmill travel and so on,...
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4th November 2014, 09:10 PM
Thread: Camera slider
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Let me add my 2c, firstly regarding printed...
Let me add my 2c, firstly regarding printed parts, attached are a couple of photos showing bearing mounts that I drew up and a mate printed for me with his printer, funnily enough for my 3D printer...
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6th October 2014, 09:36 PM
Thread: (Yet) Another Option for CNC Control
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Not yet, that is still a work in progress, I had...
Not yet, that is still a work in progress, I had a few gecko's lying around and a few bits and pieces so thought I would launch into another build project...although in my defence I will use the...
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6th October 2014, 09:29 PM
Thread: (Yet) Another Option for CNC Control
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I can't upload it, keep getting an error, I...
I can't upload it, keep getting an error, I shrunk it to under 500 by 500 and it is a jpg, don't know what else to do...
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6th October 2014, 09:16 PM
Thread: (Yet) Another Option for CNC Control
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(Yet) Another Option for CNC Control
Hi all, just to add to the confusion of DIY CNC, this is what I have decided to try on my 3D printer build. I am posting this to document for others what is involved.
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26th September 2014, 08:54 PM
Thread: Dremel launches US$999 3D printer
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Pretty neat, I would have spent that already on...
Pretty neat, I would have spent that already on the printer I am currently building, though in my defence I had a few Gecko drives and steppers hanging around the shed and wanted to try something...
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21st August 2014, 07:42 PM
Thread: Who originally made this knife block
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Wasn't me, but that is pretty cool
Wasn't me, but that is pretty cool
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4th August 2014, 10:13 PM
Thread: metal and wood
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Nice combination of materials, good work :D ...
Nice combination of materials, good work :D
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26th June 2014, 08:03 PM
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Actually to be honest my idea was for a table saw...
Actually to be honest my idea was for a table saw fence...but everything else is exactly the same.
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26th June 2014, 07:46 PM
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Peter Homman sells new servo's, this one : ...
Peter Homman sells new servo's, this one :
http://www.homanndesigns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31&products_id=156
would probably do the job, so long as it is geared down...