Forum: Introduce yourself and start planning
Sat 26 August 2017, 14:58
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Replies: 25
Views: 36,386
A view from the cheap seats....
Back in the...
A view from the cheap seats....
Back in the day, I thought I was a "do it yourselfer", I considered Gerald and the initial bunch on the forum the same. I do mean the "MechMate, the ShopBot Roots"...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 22 May 2017, 21:01
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Replies: 48
Views: 62,813
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Forum: The Market Place
Mon 05 September 2016, 15:51
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Replies: 0
Views: 8,703
Jet 1221vs CNC Lathe Converion
Not MechMate, but lots of CNC tinkerers here. Remove if not appropriate, please.
Custom built CNC conversion for Jet 1221vs Lathe. Equipped with Jet stand, 4 jaw syncro chuck, drive plate, drive...
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Forum: Archives
Fri 12 August 2016, 19:41
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,146
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Forum: Archives
Sun 24 July 2016, 05:31
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,146
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Forum: Archives
Sat 09 July 2016, 11:15
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,146
3hp ATC Spindle for Sale
Guys...
I have for sale a Blurry Customs 3hp ATC Spindle. Spindle was lightly used for R & D testing, cutting about a couple dozen sheets of MDF. This unit has been recently sent in for...
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Forum: Motors & their mountings
Tue 31 May 2016, 17:19
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Replies: 24
Views: 56,678
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Forum: Motors & their mountings
Tue 31 May 2016, 13:05
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Replies: 24
Views: 56,678
Terry...
I have used a couple dozen of them on...
Terry...
I have used a couple dozen of them on various projects. They are a brushless DC servo, with an integrated drive, so they do no require one. Step and direction signals can come straight...
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Sat 14 May 2016, 14:43
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Replies: 50
Views: 61,981
Here is a rotary based video for Jim's Aspire...
Here is a rotary based video for Jim's Aspire Camp. This is just some minor toolpath trickery.
Done in VCPro, no rotary wrapped job required. The quickest way I have found to develop a rotary 3D...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 04 May 2016, 19:09
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Replies: 215
Views: 210,998
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Tue 26 April 2016, 14:59
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Replies: 50
Views: 61,981
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 28 March 2016, 06:50
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Replies: 361
Views: 505,268
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 26 March 2016, 16:44
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Replies: 361
Views: 505,268
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 01 March 2016, 17:42
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Replies: 361
Views: 505,268
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Forum: 20. Gantry
Wed 20 January 2016, 15:31
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Replies: 18
Views: 49,919
John...
All of the control systems that I am...
John...
All of the control systems that I am familiar with have a method to enter a low and high "soft limit" for each axis. These usually work from table (absolute machine) coordinates so that no...
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Forum: 20. Gantry
Wed 20 January 2016, 06:34
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Replies: 18
Views: 49,919
Sergio...
I'm not sure there is a right or...
Sergio...
I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way to layout the XY zero position on a CNC machine. That is, as long as it adheres to the Cartesian Plane and allow mathematics to work as is was...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 17 January 2016, 09:13
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Replies: 361
Views: 505,268
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 28 December 2015, 18:41
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Replies: 95
Views: 170,591
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Tue 21 July 2015, 09:49
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Replies: 50
Views: 61,981
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Tue 21 July 2015, 06:15
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Replies: 50
Views: 61,981
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Thu 28 May 2015, 14:23
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,868
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Forum: Introduce yourself and start planning
Wed 06 May 2015, 06:20
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Replies: 27
Views: 27,908
Let me add a caveat to Darren's post. I have...
Let me add a caveat to Darren's post. I have experience with the Leadshine "Easy Servo" CL steppers.
Most if not all closed loop steppers are capable of "alarming out" at a user set threshold. ...
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Thu 12 March 2015, 11:17
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Replies: 50
Views: 61,981
Robert...
Thanks. This project is a cnc wood...
Robert...
Thanks. This project is a cnc wood turning lathe, not an indexer. The 2 terms are often confused. An indexer will incrementally turn a blank between the centers for cutting with a...
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Mon 09 March 2015, 08:52
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Replies: 50
Views: 61,981
Al....
Are you referring to an indexer (cnc...
Al....
Are you referring to an indexer (cnc incremental positioning of the rotary axis) or a true lathe (cnc knife cutting between centers on a true lathe bed)?
I have done both.
Lathe:...
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Forum: The Market Place
Fri 18 July 2014, 11:25
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,622
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