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Forum: Motors & their mountings Fri 10 September 2010, 13:58
Replies: 278
Views: 277,497
Posted By Mountaincraft
I wasn't really considering using a shaft on the...

I wasn't really considering using a shaft on the mechmate.. but was just curious as to why when it was being designed, the decision was made to use two motors vs one motor and a shaft..

It's going...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Fri 10 September 2010, 13:52
Replies: 4
Views: 17,119
Posted By Mountaincraft
I'd be able to save separate profiles on the...

I'd be able to save separate profiles on the computer for each table, correct? One for the plasma table and another for the router table?

Thanks,
Mark
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Fri 10 September 2010, 11:01
Replies: 4
Views: 17,119
Posted By Mountaincraft
One system controlling two tables?

Is it possible or practical to use one computer, PSU and set of drivers/BOB to run two different tables (NOT simultaneously)

I'm thinking along the lines of a multipin switch or several relays (or...
Forum: Motors & their mountings Fri 10 September 2010, 10:42
Replies: 278
Views: 277,497
Posted By Mountaincraft
I have heard someone say elsewhere, that when...

I have heard someone say elsewhere, that when using 2 motors on the X axis, an encoder should be used on each motor for 'feedback'.. Is this true? What exactly does the encoder do, and do the gecko...
Forum: 10. Base Table Mon 06 September 2010, 06:28
Replies: 20
Views: 33,350
Posted By Mountaincraft
I want to throw another wrench in this...

I want to throw another wrench in this discussion...

What about dual use tables?

Seeing as a 4x10 or 5 x 10 support board and spoil board assy would be far too heavy for one man to remove and...
Forum: 10. Base Table Mon 06 September 2010, 05:59
Replies: 28
Views: 52,327
Posted By Mountaincraft
The welding itself is not near as hard as all the...

The welding itself is not near as hard as all the grinding later to make it look like you knew what you were doing...:)

A couple tips from one novice welder to another...

If possible use a wire...
Forum: 10. Base Table Mon 06 September 2010, 05:37
Replies: 19
Views: 41,696
Posted By Mountaincraft
Took me a bit to figure out, but I think you mean...

Took me a bit to figure out, but I think you mean "cockeyed"..... (Kok Haai?) :D

I was figuring that the optimal height for the spoil board would be 32" which is the height material would be if I...
Forum: 10. Base Table Thu 02 September 2010, 08:19
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
At this point, I've decided to make the solsylva...

At this point, I've decided to make the solsylva thing a totally separate build, and to build a mechmate dual purpose table based on the UNCSA mechmate... And then sometime down the road to build a...
Forum: 10. Base Table Thu 02 September 2010, 08:02
Replies: 8
Views: 15,520
Posted By Mountaincraft
Hey that's a great tip! I have several of those...

Hey that's a great tip! I have several of those laying around..
Thanks!

I was wondering if I should pay to have my stuff welded, seeing as I only have a weld pak 100 mig (Well I do have a stinger...
Forum: 10. Base Table Fri 27 August 2010, 16:48
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
You might have just saved me a 'ton' of money...

You might have just saved me a 'ton' of money (and labor)... thanks!



If you didn't have to move it around, but still used the router, would you still have built it as heavy? Or would you have...
Forum: 10. Base Table Fri 27 August 2010, 06:32
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
Hi Ken, 1) Actually it's not... The plan...

Hi Ken,


1) Actually it's not... The plan calls out for 7" C channel, 1/2 inch thick.. Seans build used 2x4 quarter inch thick rectangular tube.. I would be hard pressed to find out how 'Sean'...
Forum: 10. Base Table Thu 26 August 2010, 17:15
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
Oh, and before I forget.. 4) what size...

Oh, and before I forget..

4) what size material support slats did you use? How tall, and what gauge?

Thanks,
Mark
Forum: 10. Base Table Thu 26 August 2010, 17:09
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
Okay Sean, that does help.... So the Y...

Okay Sean, that does help....

So the Y dimension I want is 65" outside of beam to outside of beam, and this is inclusive of 4" 'extra'? And the X dimension length length of each longitudinal beam...
Forum: 10. Base Table Thu 26 August 2010, 15:39
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
Base Table Dimensions

On Plan Page 10 10 300 W, it says that the dimension from outside edge of the longitudinal X beam to the outside edge of the opposite longitudinal X beam is to be Y + 17"... I was under the...
Forum: The Market Place Wed 25 August 2010, 09:07
Replies: 65
Views: 92,029
Posted By Mountaincraft
Which brings up another question I've been...

Which brings up another question I've been wondering.. What is the breakout board and it's purpose?

Thanks,
Mark
Forum: The Market Place Wed 25 August 2010, 08:30
Replies: 65
Views: 92,029
Posted By Mountaincraft
What is PMDX? Mark

What is PMDX?

Mark
Forum: Introduce yourself and start planning Wed 25 August 2010, 05:56
Replies: 1
Views: 4,590
Posted By Mountaincraft
Couple questions about plasma...

As mentioned elsewhere, I'm planning on starting with a solsylva router table, and integrating some of the parts into a plasma mechmate (or mechmate/solsylva hybrid) and a mechmate router... 2...
Forum: General - MM Build Sun 22 August 2010, 08:24
Replies: 2
Views: 5,076
Posted By Mountaincraft
"Using Mechmate for" subforum???

Looked but don't see any subforums dealing with what people are making with their mechmates, what their operating costs are, if they are making money off of them, how they are marketing their...
Forum: 10. Base Table Sun 22 August 2010, 06:54
Replies: 6
Views: 20,392
Posted By Mountaincraft
Does it really even matter if the table is...

Does it really even matter if the table is slightly out of square? I'm thinking that as long as you can get the ground X rails parallel and square to each other, then that's all that really matters.....
Forum: 10. Base Table Sun 22 August 2010, 06:21
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
Did you see my 3D mockups above? Sounds like a...

Did you see my 3D mockups above? Sounds like a similar design to what I showed... But again, perhaps a picture would prove otherwise... I'm not really underatanding the difference at this point..
...
Forum: 10. Base Table Sun 22 August 2010, 06:03
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
I think this is a situation where a picture would...

I think this is a situation where a picture would be worth a thousand words.. :D

Mark
Forum: 10. Base Table Sat 21 August 2010, 07:42
Replies: 6
Views: 20,392
Posted By Mountaincraft
I was thinking of welding tabs at each corner...

I was thinking of welding tabs at each corner below the table support and the shelf support near the bottom of the legs, temp bolting a cross support at each end of the table, and then squaring it...
Forum: 10. Base Table Fri 20 August 2010, 20:32
Replies: 11
Views: 18,305
Posted By Mountaincraft
Hey, That's 'way' cool! So this is accomplished...

Hey, That's 'way' cool! So this is accomplished with a fourth axis motor/driver? Does the standard software that everyone generally use for their CNC routers handle this, or does it require a...
Forum: 10. Base Table Fri 20 August 2010, 16:02
Replies: 11
Views: 18,305
Posted By Mountaincraft
Forgive my significant ignorance.. but I'm not an...

Forgive my significant ignorance.. but I'm not an engineer... what they heck are we looking at here? What exactly is an indexer? I'm not finding a mention of it in the plans or anything that looks...
Forum: 10. Base Table Wed 18 August 2010, 15:54
Replies: 53
Views: 60,216
Posted By Mountaincraft
My current thoughts are considering the idea of...

My current thoughts are considering the idea of building the complete steel frame for the mechmate base (using 2x2 square tubing as in the student build) and then just bolting some nice straight hem...
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