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Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 02 October 2019, 14:52
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Posted By ekdenton
Thumbs up up and running once again......

After what seems like forever ….. had a computer crash ...then trying to replace the computer with xp os ….then trying to get my mach3 again and set up. Its been fun.

I wore out the bearings on...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 25 March 2017, 13:00
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Posted By ekdenton
Hi Robert, were all doing good over here. Hope...

Hi Robert, were all doing good over here. Hope your doing well also? Yes I had a computer setback. I think the lightning won. It's up and running now. The only thing I have not set back the way it...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 16 March 2017, 10:19
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Posted By ekdenton
So i had posted in the motion control software...

So i had posted in the motion control software thread about this but thought it may be faster to post it here.
My computer crashed and it was unfix able so i have a new windows xp computer up and...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 09 September 2008, 16:58
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Posted By ekdenton
Another fun thing happening now with local clubs...

Another fun thing happening now with local clubs with these small inexpensive foam planes and flying wings is combat flying where you attack other persons plane or try to cutt the streamers trailing...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 09 September 2008, 16:06
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Posted By ekdenton
Did you mean the one the guy on youtube was...

Did you mean the one the guy on youtube was flying? I haven't found a pattern for that peticular plane but the website up above has some just as good in pdf format. I am not sure exactly how to get...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 09 September 2008, 13:49
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Posted By ekdenton
I like the way they fly very much. There is no...

I like the way they fly very much. There is no airfoil so your flying off the prop all the time. I have only been doing is for about 6 months now. Getting alot better at it though. This guy here is...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 09 September 2008, 08:31
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Posted By ekdenton
Heath, what kind of planes were you thinking of...

Heath, what kind of planes were you thinking of cutting?
i found a cool website that has free plans. Some are already in .dxf format. Some are jpeg and some are pdf files. I have been doing the...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 08 September 2008, 11:53
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Posted By ekdenton
I don't have a scanner, I am not sure how you...

I don't have a scanner, I am not sure how you would do it with a scanner unless you did sections and then later joined them together on the computer. I started out just googling a search for rc...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 08 September 2008, 08:33
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Posted By ekdenton
Smile Foam cutting

I finally got the foam cutting working good. I am still looking for info on the EPP foam cutting but someone told me a tile grout bit works best on the EPP, so when I have time I will try that. I...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 12 August 2008, 13:25
Replies: 231
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Posted By ekdenton
Snake

Thanks for the kind words guys. I stumbled upon a site yesterday that has some nice wood carving patterns. I bought a few to try with the MM. I think I can design some nice Christmas gifts with...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 11 August 2008, 08:26
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Posted By ekdenton
logo'ed

I finally got my neighbor to make my logos for me this weekend and I got them on my MM. Guess that was the last thing needed to complete it. Someday I might make a fancy dust foot for looks, but it...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 06 August 2008, 17:12
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Posted By ekdenton
that sounds like it could work. I was concerned...

that sounds like it could work. I was concerned that cutting something so flimsy that the tool might try to grab it and pull the whole sheet of rubber to the router, but sandwiched like + the screws,...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 06 August 2008, 15:33
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Posted By ekdenton
Does anyone know if you can cutt 1/16" rubber on...

Does anyone know if you can cutt 1/16" rubber on the MM? I just had a customer that is building hydrogen generators and needs alot of rubber gaskets cutt. I told him I would try to find out.
...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 06 August 2008, 11:27
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Posted By ekdenton
Hmmm..... maybe it was just a small glitch or...

Hmmm..... maybe it was just a small glitch or something. I hit ref home again and now it is working correct and all axis are stoping soon as they come off the holes.
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 06 August 2008, 09:50
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Posted By ekdenton
Gerald, I was cutting some small circles out of...

Gerald, I was cutting some small circles out of light ply today and when I finished and hit the ref home key, my z axis and y axis are moving about 3/4 to 1 inch away from the proximity sensor hole....
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 20 June 2008, 10:50
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Posted By ekdenton
Gerald, good point not to use cheap parts, I used...

Gerald, good point not to use cheap parts, I used the mouser Axicom brand:

http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=7bozDm3RMRm0f7Qs5mAEBg%3d%3d

These don't have gold pins but I have...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 20 June 2008, 10:17
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Posted By ekdenton
In other words the relays need to break the loop...

In other words the relays need to break the loop or circut to stop motion. If you look close at the wiring circut and see that if the y sensor or the z sensor in the first photo stop seeing the rail...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 20 June 2008, 10:08
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Posted By ekdenton
David that is problably a neater looking drawing...

David that is problably a neater looking drawing of the layout and I remember that one but it is incorrect. I edited it to correct mistakes. Without the changes it looks to me like y and z could...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 20 June 2008, 08:21
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Posted By ekdenton
Gerald, I was thinking of the wiring layout...

Gerald,
I was thinking of the wiring layout that you had drawn to show the layout of the Proxies and the relays (it was a nice drawing). A schematic is good but sometimes a wiring layout like my...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 19 June 2008, 15:49
Replies: 231
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Posted By ekdenton
I noticed that all the wiring for the relays has...

I noticed that all the wiring for the relays has been removed from the thread it was on guess things were cluttered and got cleaned up a little, I couldn't find anything in the archives either so I...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 13 June 2008, 14:05
Replies: 231
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Posted By ekdenton
finished cab fingerjointed with MM

The finger joints that I had cut in the earlier photo turned out way better than I could have imagined them to. It was also probably faster than using my dovetail jig also. I like the fit and the...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 07 June 2008, 11:31
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Posted By ekdenton
Thanks guys that makes sense to me, and seems...

Thanks guys that makes sense to me, and seems like it would be easier to build by attatching to the z car rather than the slide. I don't mind sweeping some of the larger stuff as long as it gets most...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 07 June 2008, 09:43
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Posted By ekdenton
I am working on my dust collection now and I have...

I am working on my dust collection now and I have a question. I see alot of you guys are building a sliding foot that attatches to the router mount. My router mount has only one hole for foot, that...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 05 June 2008, 08:56
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Posted By ekdenton
I did the 14" slide but I am using the 6" channel...

I did the 14" slide but I am using the 6" channel rails. Since there is really no difference in cost in doing the longer slide, I did that just in case I may need to raise the rails someday. I...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 04 June 2008, 13:49
Replies: 231
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Posted By ekdenton
Hi Heath, I was going to grind my own rails...

Hi Heath,
I was going to grind my own rails and I got bad cutts on the y rails so I took the crooked cutt pieces to a friend that has a mill and had them milled down to 7/8". If I ever do another...
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