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Completed Build
Completed my control and wiring this weekend.
The cut isn't pretty but I think it qualifies. I have a video that I'm trying to get it uploaded to some where. |
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Looks like serial number time. Congratulations on your first cut and building a very nice machine.
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the cut is pretty enuf for a number.
Congrats! |
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I was able to find a way to upload the video.
https://plus.google.com/100047914379...95/posts?hl=en Thanks for all your help on getting this built. Thanks to Gerald and all of you for your investment in this community. |
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Congratulations John!!
That looks beautiful, you should be one happy camper about now. If I could offer one suggestion, please throw some sawdust around that shop...I feel like I would have to take my shoes off Mark |
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John,
Congratulations. Nicely done. |
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Congrats.
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Very well done. Congratulations, nice machine.
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Thanks guys.
I don't think I'll have a problem covering the floor with chips YouTube Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS9Wj8rNcSE |
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Nice job, very professional looking beast! Congrats on getting her all done
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ahhhh man, you win ...
( I think i am about 3-4 days away from this moment, but it could well take me 3-4 weeks to get those hours in.) Congrats ! Last edited by Fox; Mon 21 July 2014 at 17:00.. |
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Great Job!!!
Now the fun truly begins! |
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Congratulations John! Exciting Moment isn't it?
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Nice location for the VFD. A gentle reminder, do have a dust guard or something to avoid direct accumulation of wood chip/dust on the VFD.
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Just noticed something, is that tub with the blue lid your water supply for the spindle? If so, brilliant idea!
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Congrats!
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Congrats on gettin er done !!!
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Well done #121.
Have fun. |
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Congratulations on completing your machine.
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Builder's Log Update
John,
Congratulations on earning Serial #121. Nice job. Here is the Updated Builder's Log with your entry added. Please let me know the cutting dimensions of your MechMate for the log. |
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Thanks All. Now that it's done I need to finish it. The water Tub needs to be mounted on the frame. The VFD protected from dust. Fine tuning. . .
The guys at work are already dreaming up things for me to cut. The spoil board is 49" X 97" but the stops and soft limits are further out. |
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Looks great John.
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#263
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John,
I've updated the Builder's Log with your spoil board dimensions. Let me know any other changes you want to make. |
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Congratulations ....A fine looking machine..
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Ever since I saw the Aztec calendar being cut on a CNC I wanted to do it. Last night I tried it. I figured it would shake out any problems that may be lurking. Looking around the garage for something to cut I found a piece of Acrylic. After about 30 minutes of cutting without issues in I picked up my iPad and started reading about other stuff. Little known to me the sleep timer on the computer was set to 1 hour. When the cutting stopped and the spindle didn't return to home I realized there was a problem. All sleep and power saving activities on the computer were then set to NEVER.
I wasn't ready to try and re index and finish the cut. It's good enough for a first time. The hottest motor was the Z-axis at 155F (68C). I varied the spindle and cutting speed during the cut to try and find a cleaner cut without success. The cleanest cuts happened on the long circular cuts around the outside. About a 1/4 of the way around the cut would clean up. Maybe it gets thru the acceleration. Good cutting experience. |
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Before gong much further I need a dust collector. Collected up the information for a Thien Separator. The MechMate handled the parts with ease and I was able to get some practical experience with the software and hardware.
Now I need to get the overhead piping figured out. |
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Nice ! I also have this on my 'first-things-to-do-with-mm' projects list ( and the accompanying dustfoot ) .
Is the top part ( besides the lid ) a standard part you took of your dust collector ? ps. I am currently knee deep in wiring... never made so much crimps in a day, glad when that's over ;-) Was looking at the forum for some motivation to finish that this week. I could be running next week, can't wait ! |
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I got my 6" flex house from Wynn environmental. S & D pipe works fine. Spiral wrap with aluminum strip, aluminium tinsel, or wire braid for static control
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Fox,
The Motor and Blower(top) and the Center cylinder came off the stock unit. The pieces above and below the cylinder are the pieces I made. http://www.instructables.com/id/Maki...-dust-collect/ Thanks Pete, I'll check them out. |
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Nice work!
A point to ponder, at some point you will need to empty the barrel, what is your strategy to make life easier when opening the heavy top? |
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