Forum: Rails & Rollers
Mon 08 October 2007, 10:19
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,622
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Forum: Rails & Rollers
Fri 05 October 2007, 14:12
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,622
New rail height?
Gerald,
Not meaning to pester you, but do have you settled on the new angle iron rail height for the new drawings? I noticed your photos in the capped rail thread mention 30mm. With any luck I'll...
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Forum: Archives
Wed 03 October 2007, 13:57
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,438
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Tue 04 September 2007, 16:40
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Replies: 90
Views: 186,794
While the resolution is indeed better than I...
While the resolution is indeed better than I initially thought, I still think the quality of motion is going to be a huge factor in whether or not the full step "lower cost" driver will work...
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Mon 03 September 2007, 23:05
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Replies: 90
Views: 186,794
Aubrey,
I don't want to sound like a broken...
Aubrey,
I don't want to sound like a broken record, but full stepping is NOT very good quality for CNC work. Even some microstepping CNC machines do not produce very good results - because of the...
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Sat 01 September 2007, 13:53
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Replies: 90
Views: 186,794
Aubrey,
I have no doubt you understand the...
Aubrey,
I have no doubt you understand the basics. But, as they say, the devil is in the details. Ignoring or putting off things that will very much matter later will not make them disappear. In...
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Thu 30 August 2007, 18:20
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Replies: 90
Views: 186,794
Aubrey,
Since you keep stating that the...
Aubrey,
Since you keep stating that the speed doesn't matter to you, you may still be thinking that with a "lower cost" driver your CNC router will simply move slower but still have good cut...
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Fri 24 August 2007, 18:23
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Replies: 90
Views: 186,794
To All,
Like I said before, I did not mean...
To All,
Like I said before, I did not mean to be rude when questioning the need to re-invent a Gecko. But I still don't quite understand how it could be worth recreating one, even if exchange...
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Thu 23 August 2007, 23:36
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Replies: 90
Views: 186,794
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Forum: Archives
Mon 20 August 2007, 23:23
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Replies: 93
Views: 99,060
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 20 August 2007, 23:07
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,027
Hi John,
Compared to the distances a lot of...
Hi John,
Compared to the distances a lot of our fellow posters are from here, you and I are a stone's throw apart. My shop is in disarray due to preparation for the conversion to more computer...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 14 August 2007, 16:26
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,027
slowly gathering parts
Thanks, Joe, Art, and Doc. I now have most of the electronics and Donald has a set of laser cut parts coming my way. I've got a welder ready to get to work when they arrive.
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Forum: Archives
Fri 13 July 2007, 19:15
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Replies: 43
Views: 42,441
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 13 July 2007, 19:10
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,027
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 10 July 2007, 16:41
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,027
Mechmate - Austin, Texas
Hello everyone,
I have been reading Gerald's forums for a while now and I can't possibly thank him enough for all the hard work he's obviously poured into the MechMate project. I have no doubts...
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Forum: Archives
Tue 10 July 2007, 16:16
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Replies: 43
Views: 42,441
Hi Donald
I was wondering if you got my email from late Friday night? If not, please let me know here. Thanks.
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