yes, I only work in my workshop only half hour at the time. and go back to learn cad-cam software. and of course read every post in the mechmate site.

best regards Nils

And I thought I was in hell with 41 degrees celsius! :eek:

Gerald and company.
the beast is almost finished.
I have one question. is it right to connect the router direct to the pmdx 122, J7 relay control?
it is rated at 10A at 120V, and my router is 8A 120V rated?.

Conrado, in theory it is okay.

However, you can expect that relay to last maybe a year before it burns and then you will have to find a way of replacing it. That is why we prefer to switch the big current in a separate relay - we use the PMDX relay to switch the separate relay

Thank you!!
Got it. its a very good reason to use a heavy duty relay.
soon this weekend. a mechmate in Mexico will be alive!!

Best regards!

Conrado,

Sounds great... Look forward to seeing some pictures.

Nils.
Sorry for not posting pictures till now. but soon....soon!!

Mexico's 1st Mechmate Finally is cutting!!!

only need fine tunning, but it surely cut. Its not the most beutiful MM but I made it myself. whit zero background. less money and little time.

Thanks Gerald, Mike, Nills. and all who post their troubles because of them, I made it!!
gee I fell like I win the Oscar.. hahaha.

Again. Thanks!!!

Hey Conrado, felicitación ;)
No Oscar...Of course not, better yet...You won huge pride and self reward....ALOT BETTER than any celebrity’s trophy :D
Great to see ya’ll excited dude...Now, show time…. WHERE….ARE…THOSE…PHOTOS :confused:
Surly I speak for Everybody else, we needs to see this buddy.
Amicalement, Robert ;)

Conrado,

Slap some logos on the thing so you can get a number. Congratulations. If you gained some knowledge from my post good. Now, how about posting some pictures.

Yea guys you surely deserve photos!!!, cable chain is missing, waste board, and labor quality in not the best... but... cutting quality is wort at least 10,000 dlls. (similar sizes tables in market & less cutting area and etc).

thanks for your comments!

Fantastic Conrado!

Because of all the silly movies at the cinema, I have this picture of a guy with a big hat dancing on a table! :D

Hey, Congratulations, thought mine was going to be the first one in Mexico, but I havent invest time lately on the construction, I can say that is already painted with a beautifull sail blue color., just need motors&gears and time to build the control box and thats it...Well second is good also...

Conrado: Felicitaciones en su consumacion. Ganaste el premio! Joe

my mechmate still goig strong, the machine does exactly what must do
.
tomorrow I will cut some kayak parts, Im plannin to take photos to show you guys.
still missing cable chain, and beauty work,etc. but works prrrfct.

I am glad (but not surprised) that you are still a happy man! :)

Hello:
Im posting a few pics of my machine, still working on it

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this is my supervisor

Hello

Attachment 6855
this is an image of the kayak im machining.
I have the file in solidworks.
Work is comming by itself, Yesterday an Aluminium Sign and a foam fish in 3d, today a wood carving.
Kayak is a work in progress.

cheers

Nice work Conrado,

Its great to see other mold makers on the forums!

thanks Greg
Im New to everything, but I like to try.

Conrado,

What are you going to cut the Kayak out of?

Hi nils
i will be foam, i divided the kayak in 6 parts to fit in
later they will be glued, and covered with fiber.

the finish results from this method not are very smooth.
Normally, the fiber is copied from a real kayak up and down sides and next glue the sides.

Aunque no está mal como experiencia para otras aplicaciones, como crear mapas en relieve sobre Poliestireno expandido (foam), de zonas geográficas.

¿Que tipo de foam utilizaras?

Poliestireno expandido.
ademas de un acabado de lija y bondo automotivo y pintura

Hi Conrado, great MM .You might try this link for 3d fish.

http://mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1200

Thank you, I ´ve already downloaded some files.

Hello,
my MECHMATE still going strong and reliable, Can I get a Serial Number??
Cutting area 2400 mm x 2000 mm , cutting device Router, .

planing to add aditional axis.





here are some pics

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best regards!!.

Conrado,

How about a close-up of the cat, dog and + sign?

sure, those are for my Vet sister, I have no pictures of most of the work I´ve done, but it goes from Signs, cutting stainless steel, and the last one was a stich&glue kayak .

Looks Well used for sure!!!! You get #55 Congrats!!!!

yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!

Congratulations #55 from #54

Builder's Log Update
 

Conrado,

Congratulations on completing your MechMate and on Serial #55.

Here is the Updated Builder's Log.

Please review your entry and let me know any changes you want to make.

Well done Conrado! I like your economical cable chains.

they are ¨not definitive" haha

any one who has a "spare" cable chain let me know.
my budget is limited.

cheeers!

Congrats Conrado #55! I admire your patient & perseverance to complete the machine.
Love your "cable chain" too. How about placing a fixed cable tray or board along the cable for the belt to rest on?

Conrado,

Congratulations on the #55 and completing you machine. Welcome to the club.

Congratulations Conrado!

Hey !! This is great amigo ;)
You must be a V-happy man, plus the hole week-end to tune & play with the new “toy” :D
I must say I envy you as I was hoping to get that n°55…. There’ always other ones :rolleyes:
Well, congratulation and hope all will be fine.