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  #391  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 00:44
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Mechmate on the Move

Hi All !!

The day has come for MM's to depart
so here we go!!

Mechmate Departing !!



You have heard of the fastest Indian well now we have the Fastest MechMate !! @ 100Klm /Hour



MM arrives to its new home for the first time !!



MM being positioned and leveled on its feet in it's new home and a big thanks to tangocharlie for some help with the move !!



MM cutting !! and boy did Pauls daughter like seeing her name cut into some offcut acrylic. I think she already has lots of ideas for Paul and his new toy



Cheers & good luck with the cutting skippy !!
Tony
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  #392  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 05:32
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Well done.. Is that a Kangaroo Catcher on the front of the truck ?
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  #393  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 10:57
zumergido
Just call me: Fernando
 
BS AS
Argentina
aussies and their shorts... they can weld, built houses, everything with shorts and brown boots.
i lived in aussiland for 3 years. nice very nice.
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  #394  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 20:14
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kobus_Joubert View Post
Well done.. Is that a Kangaroo Catcher on the front of the truck ?
Yep you got it Kobus !! they call them Bullbars even although they are to protect your vehicle from the Roo's

Cheers
Tony.
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  #395  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 22:03
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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And that screen on the window...is that a sieve to strain the blood and guts once the Bullbar make mince meat from one
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  #396  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 22:16
Surfcnc
Just call me: Ross #74
 
Queensland
Australia
Moo
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  #397  
Old Sat 05 February 2011, 23:39
domino11
Just call me: Heath
 
Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Wow, never thought of kangaroos being a problem to vehicles. Around here we have to watch out for deer. I got one myself last fall (October) with my truck. Different ends of the world, different animals, same problems.
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  #398  
Old Mon 07 February 2011, 19:25
skippy
Just call me: Paul #72
 
Queensland
Australia
Kangaroos can writeoff a car and still hop off into the bushes.
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  #399  
Old Mon 07 February 2011, 19:35
tangocharlie123
Just call me: Pete
 
Gatton Brisbane
Australia
Paul are you referring to any Aussie Rules football team or just singling out the Roos they all destroy cars, hotel rooms and pubs.

Cheers
Pete

Last edited by tangocharlie123; Mon 07 February 2011 at 19:38..
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  #400  
Old Mon 07 February 2011, 20:22
Surfcnc
Just call me: Ross #74
 
Queensland
Australia
Paul

I didn't even know they could drive !!

Ross
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  #401  
Old Tue 08 February 2011, 02:55
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Hi All,

Some more goodies arrived today



Cheers
Tony.
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  #402  
Old Tue 08 February 2011, 03:11
Surfcnc
Just call me: Ross #74
 
Queensland
Australia
DB9 two wire cable ??
Can you remind me where that goes in your system Tony.

Also checked my stuff and it is still there so that must be your adapter and 50mm bit. Good luck with them both.

Finally I'm still laughing at my own kangaroo joke, sad but true.

Regards
Ross
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  #403  
Old Wed 09 February 2011, 14:13
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Hi All,

The industrial grade RS485 to USB that Ross suggested and trialled is now installed and working and appears to be totally bullet proof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfMdLPgGKf0

Spindle control is all working under Mach3 when running some GCode few other little settings to sort out like RPM etc, but other that that we are now all good !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtCUoT3yKFA

Cheers
Tony.
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  #404  
Old Wed 09 February 2011, 16:52
melissa
Just call me: Melissa #83
 
Brighton (Ontario)
Canada
Great photos of the move!

A flatbed tow truck is exactly what I had in mind, should I ever need to relocate my MechMate . Sure beats trying to lift and carry all the parts....
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  #405  
Old Sat 12 February 2011, 02:23
gmcclure
Just call me: Graeme
 
Geelong
Australia
Great Build Guys.

Paul RE: XBOX360 Mach 3 control. Have you used this yet? Are you using wireless or Wired? If Wired, how long is the cable?

I am spending today configuring a Mach3 dedicated computer in a server case, could a long play day.

Graeme
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  #406  
Old Sat 12 February 2011, 03:52
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Graeme,

The XBox 360 Control works just great !! we are both running wireless with no probs. Very configurable too!! we also use a docking station with re-chargeable's and is permanently connected, just pick it up and away we go

Cheers
Tony.
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  #407  
Old Sat 12 February 2011, 13:48
decibel
Just call me: Doug
 
Auckland
New Zealand
Smile

Mental as Anything!
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  #408  
Old Fri 25 February 2011, 08:27
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Hi all,

Nothing much to report, other than i am currently having a ball on holiday in Vietnam. Currently in Nah trang, what a beaut part of of the world.
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  #409  
Old Tue 26 April 2011, 00:41
Red_boards
Just call me: Red #91
 
Melbourne
Australia
I see in post #266 that you have a hole in the y-car to accomodate the proxy sensor. I assume you drilled this because my sensors are too tall to fit without a hole drilled?
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  #410  
Old Tue 26 April 2011, 06:41
Gerald D
Just call me: Gerald (retired)
 
Cape Town
South Africa
If memory serves me right, the hole is on the laser cut drawing?
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  #411  
Old Tue 26 April 2011, 06:49
Gerald D
Just call me: Gerald (retired)
 
Cape Town
South Africa
Check 10 30 422 P
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  #412  
Old Wed 27 April 2011, 05:18
Red_boards
Just call me: Red #91
 
Melbourne
Australia
Ahem


Long embarrassed pause


Moved part to other side of y-car where there is indeed a hole to accomodate the proxy sensor.
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  #413  
Old Wed 27 April 2011, 07:29
smreish
Just call me: Sean - #5, 28, 58 and others
 
Orlando, Florida
United States of America
Note:
If your using standard 4 pin connectors m4/m12 on a 45mm body sensor or longer, you will need to enlarge that hole to about 19mm so the bonnet on the shell will screw on the proximity body. Depends on your supplier, but all 3 of my machines required a little adjustment to the hole.

Good luck!
Sean
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  #414  
Old Thu 05 May 2011, 03:41
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Hi Guys,

Sorry for the late reply is I have been overseas a lot of late and also just had a stint in hospital.
Gerald is correct the hole is in the laser cut parts.
Sean is also correct, the hole in the Y car did not appear to be in alignment with the Y car stop so if the sensor we used was any larger in diameter or length a small adjustment to the hole would have been required in the Y car.

Cheers
Tony.
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  #415  
Old Mon 09 May 2011, 03:49
Surfcnc
Just call me: Ross #74
 
Queensland
Australia
Tony - hope you patch up quickly.

Regards
Ross
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  #416  
Old Wed 01 June 2011, 05:17
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Hi All,

Starting to feel a bit better after a stint in hospital and a few weeks off work recovering and taking things easy from my recent diagnosis of Myopericarditis.
I felt like trying to do something today so made my first few pens using the new wood lathe that I recently purchased. Took me a few goes to get them right but got there in the end.



Hope to get onto a few MM projects soon too.

Cheers
Tony.
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  #417  
Old Mon 06 June 2011, 06:58
Jason Marsha
Just call me: Jason
 
B'Town
Barbados
Tony,

I hope everything work out allright. It good to take on projects to take your mind off the other stuff.
The pens look great, what type of woods did you use? The two outer pens look similar.

Jason
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  #418  
Old Mon 06 June 2011, 17:46
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
Hi Jason,

Sure is Jason certainly helps keeping the brain occupied!!. The timber used starting with the pen at the top was Ringed Blackwood, Black Palm, and an Australian Hardwood donated by Ross (Surfcnc) I have also just finished turning my first acrylic pen I am pleased with how it turned out also.



Thanks
Tony.
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  #419  
Old Mon 06 June 2011, 22:00
Surfcnc
Just call me: Ross #74
 
Queensland
Australia
Another skill mastered there Tony.
They look great.

Regards
Ross
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  #420  
Old Mon 06 June 2011, 23:18
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Looking nice there.. Where do you buy the pen kits (working parts) from ?
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