Mechmate on the Move
 

Hi All !!

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

Mechmate Departing !!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...k/IMG_1672.jpg

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

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...k/IMG_1676.jpg

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

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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 !!

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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 :p

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...k/IMG_1684.jpg

Cheers & good luck with the cutting skippy !!
Tony

Well done.. Is that a Kangaroo Catcher on the front of the truck ?

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.

Yep you got it Kobus !! they call them Bullbars even although they are to protect your vehicle from the Roo's

Cheers
Tony.

And that screen on the window...is that a sieve to strain the blood and guts once the Bullbar make mince meat from one :D

Moo

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. :)

Kangaroos can writeoff a car and still hop off into the bushes.

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

Paul

I didn't even know they could drive !!

Ross

Hi All,

Some more goodies arrived today :D

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_1685-1.jpg

Cheers
Tony.

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

Hi All,

The industrial grade RS485 to USB that Ross suggested and trialled is now installed and working :D 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 :D 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.

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.... :rolleyes:

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

Graeme,

The XBox 360 Control works just great !! :D 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.

Mental as Anything! :)

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.

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?

If memory serves me right, the hole is on the laser cut drawing?

Check 10 30 422 P

Ahem


Long embarrassed pause


Moved part to other side of y-car where there is indeed a hole to accomodate the proxy sensor.:o

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

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.

Tony - hope you patch up quickly.

Regards
Ross

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.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...k/DSC01255.jpg

Hope to get onto a few MM projects soon too. ;)

Cheers
Tony.

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

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.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...k/DSC01273.jpg

Thanks
Tony.

Another skill mastered there Tony.
They look great.

Regards
Ross

Looking nice there.. Where do you buy the pen kits (working parts) from ?