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Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 23 April 2017, 14:46
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the whole set of pictures:...

the whole set of pictures: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211309040497638&set=a.10211308929854872.1073741910.1109014643&type=3&theater
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 23 April 2017, 14:39
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Posted By silverdog
A work made by Antonio Iaccarino of Equilibrarte...

A work made by Antonio Iaccarino of Equilibrarte (on his Machmate) on a reproduction of Emperor Augusto fro Musei Capitolini ....
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 21 December 2016, 00:13
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Posted By silverdog
No I just cutted with the Mechmate ... The...

No I just cutted with the Mechmate ... The designer is architect Marco Tonci Ottieri... The same of the Anathemic chaise longue.
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 14 December 2016, 06:29
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Posted By silverdog
An Hotel Room Console

an interesting work ...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 21 June 2016, 12:10
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Posted By silverdog
Well you never know untill you've done :-) ...

Well you never know untill you've done :-)
Thanks
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 20 June 2016, 13:41
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Posted By silverdog
Sean, Yes absolutely ! the tailstock will slide...

Sean,
Yes absolutely ! the tailstock will slide and have a rapid block lever (still to be designed).
The tailstock support will be the blue part in the picture ( inside the orange box you can see...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 20 June 2016, 03:41
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Posted By silverdog
Here are the preliminary idea for the indexer. ...

Here are the preliminary idea for the indexer.
It will be bolted (and removable) at the front end of the Mechmate, with a max diameter of 400mm and a lenght close to the Y axis capability ...
If...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 20 June 2016, 03:23
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Posted By silverdog
Dismantling a welded MechMate

Ciao,
Time to move ande time to change :-)
My MechMate had traveled a lot those years considering also two Makerfaires (were I built a bolted base which unfortunately and naively it's not in my...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 20 June 2016, 02:56
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Posted By silverdog
New Ethernet Controller and software

Ciao Russell,
Yes the switch is permanent :-). I'm happy with this software, it's very easy and powerfull ... I would like to make a side by side comparison but very little time at the moment.
It...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 11 May 2016, 00:06
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Posted By silverdog
I used Mach3 and the UCCNC software but I am...

I used Mach3 and the UCCNC software but I am migrating to the latter ... I already started working with UCcnc, I just need to configure thr joypad plugin and the laser pointer offset ...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 10 May 2016, 14:58
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Posted By silverdog
Having istalled a new controller ethernet board (...

Having istalled a new controller ethernet board ( the UC400eth ) I tested an insane speed of 30000 mm/min (1200 inch/min ) on my MechMate .... my everyday rapids are a more conservative16000 mm/min...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 30 May 2015, 01:47
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Posted By silverdog
Fernando, There is a very good reason to not...

Fernando,
There is a very good reason to not use tone transfer and chemical erosion ... it's absolutely forbidden by M.I.T. prof. Neil Gershenfeld, our teacher in the Fab Academy.
The reason why...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 04 March 2015, 14:30
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Posted By silverdog
Sorry, forgot some data: cut speed 100mm/min ...

Sorry, forgot some data:
cut speed 100mm/min
Plunge 80mm/min
very slow ... but I was afraid to broke the 1/64 inch end mill :-)
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 04 March 2015, 09:50
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Posted By silverdog
Gentle Giant .... milling PCB

I am attendig M.I.T. Fab Academy " http://www.fabacademy.org/ " in FabLab SpqWork in Rome ... our small CNC router broke, I needed to mill some PCB ( electronic printed circuit board) something like...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 18 July 2013, 14:38
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Posted By silverdog
A new project....

Things are moving Mechmate is (partially) moving.
I have been invited to the Maker Faire ( http://www.makerfairerome.eu/en/ ) with my Mechmate, the idea is to produce (and build) a Wikihouse live...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 17 July 2013, 03:23
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Posted By silverdog
:) Gerald, have you any program to visit Italy...

:) Gerald, have you any program to visit Italy particulary Rome in the close future ? I don't know .... maybe the first week of october ? :D
I hope it would not disturb you if your creature will be...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 16 July 2013, 18:28
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Posted By silverdog
Thanks all, yes Gerald is valchromat we ( me...

Thanks all, yes Gerald is valchromat we ( me mechmate operator :-), and Marco the chair designer ) made something like 8 or 9 different colour cominations ...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 16 July 2013, 05:45
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Posted By silverdog
Maker Faire in Rome

Well ... I am pleased to inform the MechMate community that the chaise longue "Anathemic" has been selected to partecipate at the european Maker Faire in Rome the next 3-6 Oct.
The chaise longue was...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 09 September 2012, 01:23
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Posted By silverdog
Ciao Ross, Thans for the idea did not think...

Ciao Ross,
Thans for the idea did not think that, but it's very usefull and more precise than use my cross-hair laser pointer (which it's nos so bad anyway ... but your way is much better. The jiig...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 09 September 2012, 01:15
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Posted By silverdog
Ciao Alan, about the window on the sketchup file,...

Ciao Alan, about the window on the sketchup file, it use a very precise mechanics ( http://www.maico.com/content.asp?L=3&idMen=158 ) or ( http://www.agb.it/eng/catalogo_hardware-for-windows/ ) and...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 08 September 2012, 15:44
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Posted By silverdog
Ciao Alan, It has been difficoult to me...

Ciao Alan,
It has been difficoult to me understanding all the process to profiling and tenoning of a tipical european window, so if I can save a little time to others ... or just for curiosity ......
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 08 September 2012, 07:09
Replies: 100
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Posted By silverdog
Started making windows with the mechmate ...

Well maybe a cnc machine is not the first thing to use for making straight windows .... but once you have a jiig to stop the wood in the zero position it's not so bad ... much better than anything...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 12 June 2012, 12:01
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Posted By silverdog
No sealing, the center part is free (you can se...

No sealing, the center part is free (you can se the light passing trough). It's glued on the top, the bottom and the sides where you see the clamps (clamp on one side not present in the picture)
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 12 June 2012, 09:17
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Posted By silverdog
Thanks Irfan

Thanks Irfan
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 12 June 2012, 01:48
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Posted By silverdog
Thank you Hennie, but I'm only the piano player...

Thank you Hennie, but I'm only the piano player ... well Mechmate player :)
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