Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Sat 18 September 2010, 20:24
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,820
MechMateWiki.com - free to a good home
I am wondering if anyone wants to take over the mechmatewiki.com domain.
I started the website in 2008 to try to allow the community to generate a "manual" for building a MechMate. Though there...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 16 January 2009, 10:26
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
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Forum: General - MM Build
Thu 15 January 2009, 07:17
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Replies: 106
Views: 81,407
"Mechmate builds you."
"Mechmate: get built." ...
"Mechmate builds you."
"Mechmate: get built."
I swirl in technology fields so much that I get surprised by what most people aren't familiar with. In talking to local people/businesses looking for...
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Forum: General - MM Build
Mon 05 January 2009, 20:30
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Replies: 106
Views: 81,407
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Forum: Profiled (laser cut) & bent steel plate
Tue 23 December 2008, 20:55
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Replies: 191
Views: 202,568
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 23 December 2008, 20:42
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
I have finally gotten to the point of grinding...
I have finally gotten to the point of grinding the angles on the rails. Took me much longer (and more trips to Lowes and Ace) than I was expecting to get the skate assembled.
Welding nuts for the...
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Forum: Rails & Rollers
Tue 23 December 2008, 20:42
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Replies: 159
Views: 183,867
I have finally gotten to the point of grinding...
I have finally gotten to the point of grinding the angles on the rails. Took me much longer (and more trips to Lowes and Ace) than I was expecting to get the skate assembled.
Welding nuts for the...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 21 December 2008, 13:08
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
That would be great Brian. Right now there is...
That would be great Brian. Right now there is really nothing to see but a pile of semi-assembled parts, but hopefully they will become fully-assembled (and moving) parts within the next few weeks.
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Forum: Profiled (laser cut) & bent steel plate
Sun 21 December 2008, 00:51
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Replies: 191
Views: 202,568
Hi Joe, I am not sure if I properly understand...
Hi Joe, I am not sure if I properly understand how the skate goes together. The two holes in M610116PB for the 1/2" height adjustment bolts seem to be laser cut at 1/2" diameter, which means they...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 21 December 2008, 00:01
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sat 20 December 2008, 15:17
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
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Forum: Rails & Rollers
Thu 18 December 2008, 07:31
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Replies: 159
Views: 183,867
I finished cutting the rails yesterday. Light...
I finished cutting the rails yesterday. Light cuts at first, then heavy cuts as was suggested. Worked quite well, along with a few screwdrivers to pry the cutoff away from the rail and prevent...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 18 December 2008, 07:31
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
I finished cutting the rails yesterday. Light...
I finished cutting the rails yesterday. Light cuts at first, then heavy cuts as was suggested. Worked quite well, along with a few screwdrivers to pry the cutoff away from the rail and prevent...
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Forum: Motors & their mountings
Tue 16 December 2008, 20:27
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,326
I was planning on leaving my options open. My...
I was planning on leaving my options open. My xfmr (AnTek AN-4225) can be wired for 25VAC (parallel) or 50VAC (series), giving 35VDC and 70VDC when rectified and filtered. So, changing the...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 16 December 2008, 19:55
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
Thanks - wedging a screwdriver worked.
I...
Thanks - wedging a screwdriver worked.
I find that I am taking about 1/2 a thousandth (0.0005") each pass. Is that about right? That means to cut through 1/4" requires about 500 passes. Yikes!
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 15 December 2008, 20:33
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
I have made some progress - I have the y-car...
I have made some progress - I have the y-car welded and painted. I have most of the components for the controls sitting here staring at me.
I started cutting the rails. I made a flat surface (12"...
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Forum: General - MM Build
Mon 15 December 2008, 20:06
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,814
Chris,
I had the same reaction when I...
Chris,
I had the same reaction when I started seriously looking into building - there is so much excellent information here that it gets overwhelming. I started a companion site mechmatewiki.com...
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Forum: Motors & their mountings
Mon 17 November 2008, 11:34
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,588
Damper for stepper motors
Is anyone using dampers on their stepper motors? Is there any value to using them, especially with the OM 7.2 geared motors? I found some references to using them on other CNC sites, but there has...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 23 October 2008, 10:31
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
Got the cross member tubes, cross bearers and...
Got the cross member tubes, cross bearers and legs cut. We just cut the cross bearers straight - it was easier and quicker. I can still cut the angles later. The cross member tubes were trimmed...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 03 October 2008, 15:48
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 01 October 2008, 15:32
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
I am still waiting for the large order of long...
I am still waiting for the large order of long steel pieces to arrive. I thought I would post a pic of my laser cut parts from Joe in the meantime.
I am building in a 13' x 23' basement. Hardly...
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Forum: Profiled (laser cut) & bent steel plate
Wed 17 September 2008, 07:29
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Replies: 191
Views: 202,568
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Forum: Profiled (laser cut) & bent steel plate
Mon 15 September 2008, 21:07
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Replies: 191
Views: 202,568
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 11 September 2008, 16:15
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Replies: 34
Views: 38,905
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Forum: Profiled (laser cut) & bent steel plate
Thu 11 September 2008, 16:05
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Replies: 26
Views: 39,071
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