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    de gluing question

    Hi.
    I have just been entertaining myself removing a fretboard from a neck with heat vinegar and a putty knife...with a view to re-using both.


    I've yet to completely clean up the gluing surfaces...
  2. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    ...an update and resolution... The gantry...

    ...an update and resolution...

    The gantry screws indicated in the photo were not the ones that facilitate adjustment. Luckily I have an engineering friend who took one look at the instructions and...
  3. Thread: RichAuto A51

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    RichAuto A51

    Hi.

    Anyone using one of these?

    I have the manual and I've seen the u tube vids, but there a couple of values that no one explains - other than how to alter them.

    If you're up to speed on the...
  4. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    ....very woody...

    ....very woody...
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    yes I've loosened both sides - but really I can't...

    yes I've loosened both sides - but really I can't make any difference even with a burly offsider...I need a couple of D9's I think one pulling one pushing...
  6. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    Headmost means to the front of the Yaxis. So...

    Headmost means to the front of the Yaxis.

    So I've loosened the screws but I cannot move the beast - need a bigger hammer - anyway onward and upward!!
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    OK guys - I need help with this one - anyone eat...

    OK guys - I need help with this one - anyone eat mandarines? Read and understand, then tell me:

    "Dear Robert


    You can see the photo ,connect the machine body and gantry , It has some...
  8. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    Thanks for the above. So the cutter travelling...

    Thanks for the above. So the cutter travelling along the X axis drive is not at right angles to the travel on the Y axis drive - so bear with me -

    the Y-Z plane is not square to the X-Z plane so a...
  9. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    One motor per axis. I'm in touch with the...

    One motor per axis.

    I'm in touch with the manufacturers and doing some test cuts..but a hammer sounds tempting. :o)
  10. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    the X Y plane. a square ain't a square it's a...

    the X Y plane.

    a square ain't a square it's a parallelogram.
  11. Thread: Squaring gantry

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    Squaring gantry

    Hi.
    My Gantry appears to be just under 1deg out of square.

    I can't see how to adjust it.

    Where do I look for an adjustment mechanism?

    It's like this one....
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    yes - no complaints . I was posting the...

    yes - no complaints .

    I was posting the exercise so other people might see it and decide with some real numbers.

    The OSX and Quanterm advice was good. Just pay on time and answer the phone.:U
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    Also the dust hood supplied is useless and is a...

    Also the dust hood supplied is useless and is a pain to remove - necessary for tool changing.
    It's supposed to float, but the bristles collapse and occlude the hole. Plus you can't see a thing.

    I...
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    OK - all over bar the shouting - I'll tell all...

    OK - all over bar the shouting - I'll tell all generally if anyone wants details I'll re read the invoices.

    Cost US $3900.00 (including upgraded Al top $300.00 ) came out to just...
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    SD6090 - should arrive May 18 ....

    SD6090 - should arrive May 18 . https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Jinan-sudiao-3d-cnc-router-small_60213451850.html though I ordered direct not via Alibaba.(Details available)
    I don't have...
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    hi..an update... I have ordered a chinese...

    hi..an update...

    I have ordered a chinese machine using a customs/shipping agent recommended in a pm.

    It should be ready early April.

    I'll post pictures of it coming over the fence - or...
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    ...er...which machine do you mean? Regards,...

    ...er...which machine do you mean?

    Regards,
    Rob.
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    I emailed Roger some time ago but he doesn't do a...

    I emailed Roger some time ago but he doesn't do a benchtop model that size.
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    I agree - I've started looking since I saw the...

    I agree - I've started looking since I saw the same suggestion elsewhere during my ferreting.
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    6090 benchtop for $3-5K :)

    6090 benchtop for $3-5K

    :)
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    importing machines

    Hi.
    I am considering importing a machine from US or China.

    What's the process like?

    Place the order and wait for the truck or are there shitloads of bureaucratic obstacles to overcome?

    All...
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    getting to grips with the software is a key...

    getting to grips with the software is a key requirement of course. Some of it is amazing .

    Start looking at it now and allocate lots of time use You tube forums and do shitloads of work and...
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    ..er...well...CNC exercise...turned into a...

    ..er...well...CNC exercise...turned into a birthday present...
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    well...it's Friday am - Thursday lunchtime I made...

    well...it's Friday am - Thursday lunchtime I made myself leave things alone and put the pieces in my daughter's ex bedroom and turned the aircon up to 30deg C

    I have just given them the 0000...
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    ...what would you do...?

    I have been applying hard shellac to some irregularly shaped ornamental pieces.

    Today is Wednesday..and..here's the thing...

    I have to present them on Saturday come hell or high water...

    The...
  26. Thread: sherwood saws

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    sherwood saws

    Hi.
    I'm looking that the two sale items:

    https://www.timbecon.com.au/sawing/table-saws


    Is sherwood a quality brand?

    (yes or no will do)
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    positioning spindle

    Hi.
    I have attached a photo that shows:

    1. the spindle at max Z- ..... it's clear that after installing a bit and setting up the workpiece a lot of Z travel is lost.

    2. there is about 7cm from...
  28. Thread: Spindle hours

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    Spindle hours

    Hi.

    Is there a reliable way to check how much use a spindle has had? (2.2kw water cooled)

    Thanks,Rob.
  29. Thread: Drillling

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    Thanks...just to be clear.."If you are only...

    Thanks...just to be clear.."If you are only drilling holes in wood then standard drill bits will do the job fine"...could you confirm that you mean standard drill bits or standard router bits please?...
  30. Thread: Drillling

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    Drillling

    Hi.

    In general are 'special' bit required for drilling holes (wood)?

    and

    for the odd hole eg for locating pins is it reasonable to use a spiral bit of the desired diameter and select...
  31. Thread: V Groove bits

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    thanks - here we go...

    thanks - here we go...
  32. Thread: V Groove bits

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    hi. I think i have a 2.2kw watercooled spindle...

    hi.

    I think i have a 2.2kw watercooled spindle - material for a start will be mdf - though for inlays - later - various timbers hard & soft and IIRC v carve inlays go to about 3mm.

    First off I...
  33. Thread: V Groove bits

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    V Groove bits

    Hi.

    Any general rules of thumb for deciding feeds and speeds for Vee Groove Bits? eg carbitool T6128 1/2

    Thanks,
    Rob.
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    Just curious re 2nd hand

    Hi.
    What do you think an 18month old used 6090 machine with hand held control and water cooled spindle might be worth?
    It appears to work properly but has many scratches and a few dents.

    Thanks,...
  35. Thread: roundover bit

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    roundover bit

    Hi.
    How are roundover bits zeroed?

    Both in software & on the table? (VCarve)
    Thanks,
    Rob.
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    I'll post a reference shortly. I guess it only...

    I'll post a reference shortly.

    I guess it only takes one bad apple....
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    Thanks for that. Is data available for Aust...

    Thanks for that.
    Is data available for Aust cutters eg Carb i Tool? or as a start is it ok to base estimates on comparisons with cutter data given on the sites you supplied above?
    Regards,
    Rob.
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    ....further to this discussion... is Chip Load...

    ....further to this discussion...

    is Chip Load a dimensionless quantity or does it have units?

    I'm looking mainly at us info sites and I haven't spotted a clear statement as to whether it's...
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    Gregory machinery

    Has anyone had dealings with Gregory Machinery?

    Thanks,
    Rob.
  40. Thread: Guitar neck CNC

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    Right - Aspire not Rhino - but what are the x y z...

    Right - Aspire not Rhino - but what are the x y z values for a scarfed up blank - or how do you instruct the machine to cut the back from 0.75" not 2.75" (say) the level of the headstock only?
  41. Thread: Guitar neck CNC

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    ...well...I have a couple of blanks already...

    ...well...I have a couple of blanks already scarfed ...can you tell me how to set the scarfed blank up in Rhino or the like so that it's not an oblong with most of it air above the neck shaft?

    I'v...
  42. Thread: software issues

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    software issues

    Hi.

    Is this the place to ask questions about software issues as opposed to physical cutting & machine performance?

    Thanks,
    Rob.
  43. Thread: Guitar neck CNC

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    Hi. I have a fretboard modelled, tapered...

    Hi.


    I have a fretboard modelled, tapered radiused - compound no less - and all the fret positions for a number of scale lengths to hand.


    Do I make in modelling terms the fret line the...
  44. Thread: Guitar neck CNC

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    Thanks for the reply Steve. Could tell me the...

    Thanks for the reply Steve.

    Could tell me the pros & cons you worked through and is there clearly a preferred method?

    It seems doing the headstock by itself would be simpler cutting and the...
  45. Thread: Guitar neck CNC

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    Guitar neck CNC

    Hi.

    I have worked up a model of an angled headstock neck. (Rhino 3D)

    would the whole scarf jointed black be done as a unit or would the headstock be done flat & the scarf joint made and glued,...
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    Thanks for the tip. I have done the fillet,...

    Thanks for the tip.

    I have done the fillet, but even though I have read up the Boolean operations and experimented with them as best I could I can't bring it off.
    I have put a neckpocket shaped...
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    filleting issue in Rhino 3D

    Hi. I'm a newbie in CNC. I am working up a model in Rhino of a stratocaster type guitar.

    I've hit a wall when attempting to fillet the top edges. (The bottom went well).

    the edge is broken by a...
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    Before gluing the top on. Drilled most of the...

    Before gluing the top on.

    Drilled most of the wood and cleaned up with a router allowing for the roundover at the back cutaway, and for the tummy cut. and also to wth a view to getting the...
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    watersoluble dyes..the u beaut products..

    watersoluble dyes..the u beaut products..
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    chambered solid body

    I’ve always lurked in the ‘Lemon drop’ thread in the Les Paul forum, so I thought I’d have a go at one.

    …well I know it’s not a Les Paul, but it’s the lemon drop I was after…

    Not enough...
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