Singing Shopbot! !!! I can tell my family I'm not as crazy as they thought...

now I get to use the pin1 relay on PMDX board to turn on some LED...

Ok boys, you got me on that one...I`m happy you got your laughs...;)

But indeed they had also colourchanging Led Strips, combined with a pink table and some trannys....(from the other post)....but then who is doing the work.:)

Besides I managed to get my motors mounted.
Some on the Gantry and one on the Z.
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Led Strips still to come....:D

Greetings
Claus

Thanks for understanding Claus. We are just one big happy family sharing a good time with each other..now where is the strippers ?....I mean strips...:D

Hi guys,

just a few pics of my rail shaping.
I`m in the first process of shaping them. After this I will try also to make them smoother...so my Led with reflect better:D

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Greetings
Claus

Hi Bryan,
here is the file you`re looking for.
The mounting holes are now adapted for fitting on the Gauge Plate.
You see that I added some more thickness where the tapped holes are to add some strenght. So I guess to the original overall length you just add 8 mm.

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Hope it is of use.

Greetings
Claus

Claus,
I recon we are using the same spindle. Here is my observation, the shiny part looks like a cladding and the actual body is the black painted top & bottom end which is a tat smaller then dia80mm. I would prefer to have my brackets holding the body rather then the cladding. Hope you agree.

Claus,
I recon we are using the same spindle. Here is my observation, the shiny part looks like a cladding and the actual body is the black painted top & bottom end which is a tat smaller then dia80mm. I would prefer to have my brackets holding the body rather then the cladding. but then again, my observation might be wrong.

Hi Ken,

Do you mean I`m not allowed to use the clamp on the shiny part?
I thought by fixing it this way I can still move it up and down as it would be needed for adjustment.
Please confirm if I have understood right.:confused:

Thanks
Claus

Interesting question. On my spindle, the top and bottom black parts seem to be plastic caps over the ends of a shiny solid metal body, and my clamps are on the shiny part.

I prefer to clamp on something that is solid.
Let me write to the supplier & see what they say about this.

In this post you can see the typical way in which the router manufacturing companies mount onto their own routers.

Hi guys

Gerald
In this case we have the mounting dilema with the chinese spindle.

Ken, I found this link where you see a fortune cookie already mounted.

I hope it`s not an example of a wrongly mounted one.

Greetings
Claus

Hi, I'm inclined toward clamping on the spindle body, its easier to implement & safest to use. Mounting on the ends isn't the best place as there is always the chance of bending the spindle's axis, no matter how slime the chance is... I sincerely hope the shiny bit is the the body & not a cladding...

Hi,
The supplier came back with the all clear sign.
Its perfectly ok to clamp on the shiny part.

Hope this help.

Regards

Ken

Hey Ken,
thanks for the clear sign.

I happy that way because anyway the shiny part of the spindle suits better with the shiny part of the holder !:)

Some nice graphics...which suit a nice MM!

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Greetings
Claus

By the way ... still working hard.

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I get more and even more respect for your work Gerald as I assemble part by part and realize how much work and knowledge it takes to invent such a machine. I`m just copying:o. Thank you

Greetings to all.
Claus

You make me a little nervous; I am going away a little over the Xmas period and that is when you will want your serial number ;)

Already your motors have turned, your control box is complete and you just need a few days for the cables and push-button boxes before we will see some dust.

Gerald

You can come in Greece for Xmas.
I'm officially inviting you to my home :p
My wife cooks fantastic and ehm ehm i could use some help with my MM construction :D:D:D

Some more work done so far.

I just wanted to show you the option for the Control Box attached to the frame.
You can see some hinges where the control box is just hooked in. If there is some repair to do you can just lift it off and work inside ( not to break your back).
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And this is the latest pic.

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Greetings

Claus

Claus

That's a very nice progress you've done.
I wish you have your MM up and running before 2010 ;)

BTW why you used such a long E-chain ?
I think you could have used half of it.

I`m working on the Wiring.

Was too curious to see the light>>>:cool:

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Some updates.

Spaghetti time...
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more spaghetti ...
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Proxy detail...
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Motor mount detail...
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Greetings

Claus,
Great progress! Love the light! Do you have any plan to have some sort of guard for the LEDs? Where will you place your monitor?

Hi Ken,

You can see the mounted lights in post 74.They`re really flat. Why do you think they need a guard? Is it for protecting reason?
The Monitor and the PC will sty somewher besides the table near the 0,0,0.

Greetings

Light seems quiet bright, nice thing actually when I think of zeroing Z.

Hi Claus,
I'm more concern of both dust and protection as well. Don't wnat to have a black-out in the middle of a strip show :)

A small step for mankind but a big one for MM`ers. Another one is alive!
 

Ken, because you mentioned dust.....;)

This is the very first Virgin Cut.
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Second one....
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Please also visit here and here for my first CUTS uncensored. :):):D:D:D:D:):D

It´s a great pleasure to share this moment with you guys and again to thank you for your support during my build.

This experience was more than a build, it was learning a lot from a new domain and of course making a dream come true to have such a machine called my own.

Gerald, thank you for making this possible, but more the joy, happiness and satisfaction you bring to everyone.

Yesterday I felt like Dexter´s Lab, Jeckel and Hyde and Transformers together when I saw Beast moving.....Great feeling...

....it´s alive.:D

Congratulation Claus,
V-happy for you.....I’m a few "steps" behind you....Will too feel like this in a few weeks !
This is a nice pre-Xmas celebration for you :D
Amicalement, Robert ;)

Claus, I remember those feelings .......... come to think of it ....... they haven't gone away yet, I get them every time I run a file.;) Congratulations.

Congratulation Claus, I know what it feels like :) because It was when my small engraver first made a little dust. I can image what it is like when you see such big thing moving on your command.

The fun just begins, you will have such feeling every day you will do your first masterpiece (every time).

Congrats! Its a great milestone!

That warrent a number. Before Gerald goes off for x'mas

Merry x'mas

Great job Claus!

felicitări Claus

I hope i can make it too by mid january !!!

happy taiere ;) (i hope i spelled it right)

Sergio

Congrats Sergio! :)

Not my turn Heath :):)
Save it for next month :D:D:D

Did finish the Spoilboard today and also got Mach3 Lic.
Can`t wait to test more than 500 lines.
Curious to see how the surfacing will work.:confused:
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future dust exhaust shoe
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Thanks for your comments and lucky Number 43 !!! .:) Yippie

Btw: Sergio good romanian, spelled correctly. Kali Nichta !

Claus,

Congratulations on finishing your MM and for #43.

We are a club that is growing.

Claus, Congratulations on #43.
My apologies for my mistake in my earlier post!. :o
Too much overtime lately.

Foarte tare !!!
 

Felicitari !!! Ti-ai facut un super cadou de Craciun :D!!! In mod clar daca nu o sa ajungi tu pe la mine sigur o sa te vizitez eu pt ca la vara plec din nou in excursie prin Europa cu moto si o sa ma opresc si pe la tine. Te sun maine.

Update Builder's Log
 

Claus,


Congratulations on your MechMate and Serial #43.
The Updated Builder's Log is here.

Please provide some additional information for the Builder's Log. I would like to know the X and Y dimensions of your MechMate...that would be the largest board you can cut.

Also, please review your entry and let me know any changes you would like.