Thank you all your kind words and help guys, now the fun really starts

Great build !!! Glad you could get those logos local :o :) !!! You get #109

Thank you Mike.
Proud owner number 109
Andrew

Very well done, Sir.
Now the real fun starts....

Ran the Mechmate for 3 hours last night. Largest card is 250mm by 430mm.
Maximum depth 2.5mm into 6mm material.
Kept the good lady happy.
And now I have a few more to make !

I want to make chairs......
but all this machine has done is to increase my honey list !
Lol.

Nice job!

Updated Builder's Log
 

Andrew,

Congratulations on completing your build and earning Serial Number 109.

Here's the Updated Builder's Log with your entry added.

Thanks John.

Congratz on the build and your projects! This machine will change your life, good luck on the schooling, lots to learn ;)
Cheers!

If you mirror those tarot cuts and roll ink on them, you have a nice set of printing blocks. I've been doing a few of these lately and it works beautifully on the mechmate. I use Extira for mine because of the moisture resistance.

Thats a good idea. Might try that. Cheers

Having fun with this. Found a use for scrap ply from work.

Very nice. I've never been able to get ply to look that good.

Loving it!!!
Would you care to elaborate what that tooth brush is for?

Ken,

That is what he used to stain the wood.

Nils,
Thanks for the heads up.

Used Gaboon plywood scraps from work.
Nice clean 18mm plywood.
Cam was aspire.
Running mach3
Cutter onsrud 30-25 I think. 1/4 inch shank. 0.020 inch tip on 30 degrees
Running at 2100 rpm. Feed 2500mm per min. 1.3mm depth of cut. One pass.
Program ran for 2hours 3mins.
Wax (applied with old tooth brush) is liberon bison black walnut.
Comes up with a nice shine.

Opps that should read . Running at 21000 rpm.!

Looks good.
Better than the plywood we get here.

Dolls House
 

Had to have a go at a makecnc.com dolls house for my grand daughter.
So I ran this on 6th mdf then painted it.
2.5mm cutter on 6th mdf. 12000 rpm 3000 mm per minute. 4th depth of cut.
Result.

My wife and I commented about if we had daughters or young nieces that would be an awesome thing to do. That is some nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Trying wooden books. Maple faced plywood. 6mm thick, engraved 1mm painted black sanded then Danish oil.

A couple of bit made today.out of American black walnut. 35mm thick.

Playing with dovetails. Drawing in alpha cam . Put a flat end my mechmate to hold the material. Works ok but not pretty.

Very nice work, Andrew!!

Thanks Darren.
I'm working on all sorts of things.
Would like to cut portraits but not sorted that one out yet.
I've been working on chairs for the last five years.
I'm not fast that's for sure.
The adirondack chair has no screws or nails just wooden dowels and folds for storage.
The small chair is a chair I made for one of my granddaughters. Made matching tables.
got three granddaughters so have made 3 so far. Good for 1 to 3 or 4 year old.

Looks Great

Very nice work, perfect dovetails.

Nice work,especially the key.

Hi Andrew. I've just got to make a jumbo padlock .... lol

Engraving Brass
 

http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jTt9L9FzavI/VO...219_084918.jpg

Hi guys. Not posted for some time. Been very busy. Had to make a stamp to go on some products. Though I would try Brass. Worked ok for my first attempt. Still stunned how well this machine cuts.... details 10k rpm feed speed 1000mm min. Doc 0.2mm cutter I a 0.5mm dua ball nose. 0.25mm Rad. Total depth cut 1mm. Time 35mins

Very nice Andrew, I'll have to use your set-up for reference should I need to cut brass.:)

Good hearing from you Andrew. Nice work.

amazing how small this is....and done with your beast!! :cool:
Well done ;)

Well I'm up and running again... been 6 months.. Moved to Dorset...built a 6mtr by 5mtr workshop in my garden and moved the machine in over Christmas.. now busy cutting a dolls house for a grand daughter.. nice to be cutting again.

Mechmate #109 is now for sale.
Christchurch Dorset.
Photos to follow