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    Thanks for input gents..for now I'll give the 80x80 a go and if it dont work you can say .. I told you so!! Im sure I'll need to do lots of mods on it anyway, once I get it up and running.

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    I've decided laptops and CNC's dont mix. I took my PC out to the workshop again as my CNC kept missing steps and I figured the laptop was causing the problem. Sure enough after 2 hours of milling and it not missing a beat I've come to the conclusion it's time to get another PC.

    Brad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spidey4fun View Post
    I've decided laptops and CNC's dont mix. I took my PC out to the workshop again as my CNC kept missing steps and I figured the laptop was causing the problem. Sure enough after 2 hours of milling and it not missing a beat I've come to the conclusion it's time to get another PC.

    Brad.
    Brad I picked up two dells GX620 small form factors P4 3ghz 512mb Ram for $230 including postage from greys online doing the job fine got the second as backup just in case the first failed, cant go wrong for $115 each delivered.

    Just make sure you keep a copy of your XML file on a thumb drive or something.
    I like to move it move it, I like to move it.

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    Great minds.... I just picked up my brothers old Dell 2400 series. Just wipped it clean but having a bugger of a time putting the video driver back on to again.

    Brad.

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    Just check the dell website I had some problmes as well then I realised I had forgotten that you had to load drivers in a certain sequence this was written on a support doc probably one for yours as well.

    Chipset Drivers then Intel CPU Drivers then video drivers followed buy network drivers if you get it #### about you have problems and have to roll it back and start again something I had forgotten about from my tech days and one of the reasons I hated Dells but for $115 I will live with it must remember to do an Ghost image in the morning.
    I like to move it move it, I like to move it.

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    Got it sorted... so I'll have a milling a job tomorrow.

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWGmWSA9k-w"]YouTube - Nexen Roller Pinion System[/ame]

    This looks interesting.

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    Yea it was mentioned here before but I believe they wanted some ridiculous premium price for it.

    That was back a while ago maybe its cheaper now?

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    Time to move this project along... I changed my mind on the smaller gantry and became the owner of a huge chunk of aluminium 160mm x 80mm that sat on the floor for the past few months. Till again I needed a larger CNC and thought I better get moving. I completed a little more on the plans and today bought some steel.... all the blue parts.



    oh... here 's my chunk of aluminium.



    So... on with the build. Now to add the details of the aluminium gantry to my drawing to make use of the channels.

    Brad.
    Last edited by spidey4fun; 2nd August 2010 at 10:05 PM. Reason: I thought my thread was dead !!

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    That's looking more like it!!.

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    Anyone know if this is the correct direction for the bearing supports? Or doesnt it matter?



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    It doesn't matter.
    Cheers,
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    Thanks Rod. I opened it up and had look, and came to same conclusion.

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    A little boring.... pic of steel.



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    Brad,
    Not boring - shows committment.
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