All rails are ground (finally, but my little HF $9.95 grinder did it with out giving up her ghost :D). Everything rolls smoothly, time to start on the Z stage. Lots left to do, at least they are small jobs, just alot of them. Here are a few pics of the progress.

Dave,

Great progress. Looking good.:)

Great job Dave! You should be making dust in no time:)

Man... You are fast...

Awesome work!

Good looking build...Dave:)

Thanks all, It is fun building this

Great going Dave. Keep working at it. I worked on several different aspects of it at the same time such as the control box while the paint was drying. I had parts scattered everywhere and thot i was a long way from getting done. All of the sudden I started assembling everything and it came together really fast.

good progress blake, we share that exact feeling...

Check out these new stop blocks
 

Hey guys,
Metelhead just prototyped these new stop blocks for me to try. Just wanna say they are top notch, fit perfect and look great, I built mine like the print and it took me about 3-4 hours for all of them, these are a great time saver. Here are a couple pics of the blocks and my progress so far. I got my board all drilled, z-stage almost complete. Going to start disassembly this weekend and start powdercoating all the finished parts so far. Thanks again Mike, appreciate all your help.

These stop blocks were done by some of the other members, I just drew a set up with some mods and had them cut out.

So all the credit goes to other members. I am glad they saved time on your build !!!

Keep us updated, but I think they will work fine.

Here is the thread where Leo (Castone) brought up the LCB (Laser Cut and Bent) Stop Block.

Link removed

My mods were to make the sensor whole outside round and flare out the bottom to give the tabs more mass in case they impact the stops.

Mike

Mike when I click the link this is what I get .........

J.R. Hatcher, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

JR, that link goes to a thread that was being divided and is still in the "quarantine" area, viewable only by admins.

:o oops - sorry about that !

Try this collection: Hard stops M1 18 000 alternative

Some paint on it
 

Had an issure with my powdercoat oven, few hours to fix it but here are a few pics. Everything will be powdercoated. Let me know.

Wow deja-vu! Seems like just yesterday we pulled my Mechmate parts from this same oven:)

MechMate has found its new home in the shop!
 

Powdercoating all done and everything assembled minus the electronics, I should have the rest of the Kitchen Table parts here this week then start getting everything done there, my goal it to be tuning it the first weekend in March. Here are a few pics.

Wow, looks really nice! Perfect spot for the Mechmate, garage looks different without the big powder oven.

Planning to come up on March 6th...it'll be fun to make some chips:)

Nice Looking MM Dave.

You'll be cutting really soon !

I wish i had an oven too :rolleyes:

Finishing the gear reduction units
 

Here are a couple pics of the gear drive units, finished the z stage be done with the others soon, waiting on bearings. I got these from metelhead, I believe they are based on choppers design. I still have to trim the shaft down but I want to get it mounted before I cut it to the correct length.

Nicely done Dave! :)

Thanks Heath,
Hope to get it cutting this weekend!

Looking really good! I see you have mounted your y-car control box.....string any wires yet?

See you tomorrow night.

Not yet, working on the control box, hopefully I get my bearings tomorrow. I will post some pics of the box soon.

Can you give us a side shot of that setup. I want to see the replacement z plate.

Looks great btw !!!

Mike

That z mod was done to allow for a dust cover to be added.

Mike

Gear reductions
 

Here are a couple side shots for you Mike. I will email you some pics of the mods done to the y plate, pretty minor.

Did you press fit the bearings? Do you think the shaft could use a grove and a C-Clip or maybe even drill and tap the shaft and put a retaining screw and washer in?

How close are the two pullies? Could we use a little longer belt?

Looks great!! I'll take a look at my email.

Million thoughts in my head. If you flip the pulleys wouldn't it make the motor pulley closer to the motor thus reducing the lateral pressure on the motor shaft?

Oh yeah and in the spirit of King Moderator .... Nice Pepsi machine :D !!!

It is a cutting working machine!!
 

Finished up most of the hookups last night, today we wired the router, soft start and all the E-stops. Cut my first part tonight, uploading video as I write. I will link the youtube as soon as it load. Thanks everyone who followed this build with special thanks to RadRacer #25 (my brother) who helped alot throughout this build and especially this weekend hooking up all the electronics. And thanks to Metalhead(Mike) for the help with the various parts, really appreciate that. I will continue to post stuff as I make it, love to show off the machine and the product it produces.

Here is the Youtube link for the video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVYIsFDT4d8

Wow great to see Dust, Paint and Logos. Looks like you get SN 52 !!!

Congrats on a great build !!! I'd love to see some videos of those belt drives in action!!!

Mike

Ill post a few this week, i will do a 3d to really work them. I like the SN 52, kinda like my brothers SN with dyslexia. :D

Builder's Log Update
 

Dave,

Congratulations on a great MechMate and Serial #52. :)

Here is the Updated Builder's Log.

Please provide the dimensions of your MechMate for the Builder's Log. Also, please review your entry and let me know of any changes you want to make.

Thanks John,
My dimensions are 97" x 49", all powdercoated frame, gantry stops and gear reductions from Metalhead.
Not sure, do I post them here or message them to you?
Machine built and running but still asking questions!! :confused:

Builder's Log Update
 

Dave,

Thanks for the updates.

Updated Builder's Log is here.

Great looking machine Dave, nicely done.
Glad you finally made it "already cutting" page:)