Forum: Introduce yourself and start planning
Tue 05 January 2010, 13:08
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,930
Hi Stefn,
I used to live in Seattle and a place...
Hi Stefn,
I used to live in Seattle and a place that I can highly recommend is Pacific Iron and Metal
on 4th ave. South in the SoDo area (South of Safeco field). They have all kinds of scrap metal...
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Thu 25 June 2009, 09:53
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,390
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Forum: Archives
Sun 14 June 2009, 10:50
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,967
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Forum: Introduce yourself and start planning
Wed 06 May 2009, 15:47
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Replies: 20
Views: 22,072
Hey Jeff! Welcome Back!
I wondered what...
Hey Jeff! Welcome Back!
I wondered what happened to you. Glad you're back in the game.
Looks like we've got a lot of us engineers up here in the Pacific Northwest.
Always good to see that.
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Thu 26 March 2009, 12:03
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
Thanks for the confirmation Mike, and Irfan,...
Thanks for the confirmation Mike, and Irfan, that's a great idea and one that
is trivial to wire up.
My plan of attack for lunch today is:
1) Attempt to get the problem to manifest on a...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Thu 26 March 2009, 10:24
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Thu 26 March 2009, 10:12
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 25 March 2009, 09:51
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Mon 23 March 2009, 18:33
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Mon 23 March 2009, 11:08
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
Thanks Mike and Gerald,
I do have another...
Thanks Mike and Gerald,
I do have another Router I can swap in (A lightly powered Porter-Cable router) but it'll take some shimming. The one advantage to this second router is it's a single...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 22 March 2009, 11:48
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
Thanks Brad!
It just so happens that "Far...
Thanks Brad!
It just so happens that "Far fetched" is my middle name! :D
I don't have a scope here at home but I'll throw a meter on the outputs and see if I can capture any change (It'll be...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sat 21 March 2009, 16:01
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
Hi all,
Sorry for the late response... ran...
Hi all,
Sorry for the late response... ran into some honey-do list turbulence.
I've just run the pattern with the router plugged directly into the wall and
I saw no slowdown or any errant...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Fri 20 March 2009, 20:47
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Fri 20 March 2009, 14:39
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,017
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Tue 17 March 2009, 21:39
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Replies: 25
Views: 20,979
Hi Svein!
The PCI 32bit/33Mhz will be...
Hi Svein!
The PCI 32bit/33Mhz will be perfect.
I actually haven't seen a 64 bit PCI card or slot in a looooong time so I'd stay
away from those.
Good Luck!
-Jeff
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Forum: 40. Z-Slide
Mon 09 March 2009, 10:57
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,570
Hi Steve,
I just reversed the order of the...
Hi Steve,
I just reversed the order of the assembly so that the eccentric bushing
takes the place of the support bushing. I'm sure there's a reason that this
isn't such a good idea but it does...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 01 March 2009, 09:48
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Replies: 356
Views: 222,500
Hi Irfan,
I agree with John, your...
Hi Irfan,
I agree with John, your touchscreen should not be getting hot and John's
suggestion of removing it to see if it goes back to working normally would be a good debug step.
However,...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 27 February 2009, 22:33
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Replies: 356
Views: 222,500
Hi Irfan!
I realized I hadn't seen much from...
Hi Irfan!
I realized I hadn't seen much from you recently but I rechecked your thread and there's a lot of progress!
Just wanted to check in and see how you (And Vishnu) were doing on your...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 27 February 2009, 22:12
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Replies: 133
Views: 102,071
Congratulations Justin!
You and Tadeo were,...
Congratulations Justin!
You and Tadeo were, and continue to be inspirations, to me on these machines.
That is one sharp looking MechMate you've got there.
Again, congratulations on the motor...
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Forum: Cutting various materials - bit selection, feeds, speeds
Fri 20 February 2009, 16:50
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,885
Greg that's very interesting!
At 45W it...
Greg that's very interesting!
At 45W it seems like it should be possible to cut various things with it.
To echo a previous question: What are you doing with yours? cutting or engraving? or ???
...
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Forum: Cutting various materials - bit selection, feeds, speeds
Thu 19 February 2009, 21:43
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,885
Yeah, good point Steve... forgot about the...
Yeah, good point Steve... forgot about the lasers.
I looked into cutting lasers about two years ago and found that it certainly is doable but the laser heads were pretty expensive. I found a...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 19 February 2009, 10:34
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,775
Oops.
Sorry John, I forgot the dimensions...
Oops.
Sorry John, I forgot the dimensions for the log: The table is for a 49"x97" sheet size
I'll let you guys know how the wood table works out. My next machine
(Actually, my brother's...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 19 February 2009, 10:26
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,775
Thanks Guys!
Yeah, I haven't been this wound...
Thanks Guys!
Yeah, I haven't been this wound up over something for a long time.
I wouldn't have gotten here without all of you.
I didn't expect a serial number because it's more of a mutt-mate...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 18 February 2009, 16:23
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,775
A day long in coming...
I could barely sleep last night...
The machine is alive!
Still have a few things to add (Proxy switches, E-Stops on the table etc)
and the table needs some beefing up for stability but man......
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Forum: General - MM Build
Wed 04 February 2009, 10:55
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,108
Sure Rick, You're very welcome!
Ahh I see...
Sure Rick, You're very welcome!
Ahh I see Gerald beat me to the post!
(Where DOES that guy find all the time to do this and everything else he does?)
And you're spot on: You're wallet will...
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