Hi Donald...
Just received my parts yesterday... those lasers can sure cut smoothly.
thanks much
BTW: the shipping up here in Idaho came to $35, I believe...

Looks we got 8 more builders. I am ordering so far 8 more kits Monday. If you still want a set on this batch, please order ASAP as I am sending in the order on Monday.

Donald, I am going to try and change one or two tiny details on the drawings by Sunday night. Nothing that will affect fit or function.

The one change is on the spider plate where the 4 holes for the V-roller are engraved with "crosshairs". There is a note on the drilling drawing to double-check those positions before center-punching, but this has tripped up at least one person. The actual hole positions depend on the source of V-roller and whether it is a 100mm or 4" Z-slide. Bottom line is that I want to put more hairs in that cross....

Does anyone else know of improvements/errors in the profile/laser drawings?

Ok Gerald.

If I recall they are just engraving the crosshairs so unless you change there actual positions it want affect the cutting at all. Thanks for letting me know becuase I have not been able to keep up the forum much lately.

If there is any other changes please let me know.

Gerald / Donald
Are all the motor mounts being engraved or cut for both direct drive and gear reduction? I'm asking becouse I am planning on using gear reduction
Thanks Russ

Yes, all the motor mounts being engraved or cut for both direct drive and gear reduction.

Is there anybody in the UK who would like to try and get laser parts cut in the UK and avoid the $175 for shipping to the UK.

OR is there anyone in the UK who has already had laser parts cut and could put me in touch with the company that did the cutting.

OR are you on your way to the UK from Paris, Texas 75460 and could collect a package from Donald's Hobby Center....................

Maybe Kim can help with laser cutting in Europe? See his thread.

Hi everybody,I'm Phil bizley and am a newbie.i have been watching this great forum for many weeks now. and have just ordered the laser cut parts here in the UK.Bristol they are costing me about £200.00 including bending, the company is just around the corner from me and it's called laserline engineering ltd.if anyone wants the email address i can post it here.Gerald this is by far the best site i have come across.Keep up the good work.Phil

Welcome Phil! We need a more vocal barmy army here...http://www.mechmate.com/Forum/clipart/happy.gif

hi phil i startin to make a machine in norwich and have had problems getting prices or finding parts in the uk, like motors and boards, i newbie too. have you got a price for rest of the metal too cause i tryin to get a total cost before i start funding the project.

Hi Gerald,It's good to be on board.
Lee, I get my metal from a local firm in Avonmouth.Bristol Steel stockholders ltd.and motors are from MotionControl in Bournmouth,I found them on ebay. And have used them for all my motors, and just started using there drivers
The rest comes from the USA, it's half the price of the UK.Phil

Hi all,

I am able to find a local source for laser cutting around my place. He has quoted me around.175 $ for one complete set without bending and the other shop quoted 35$ for bending. I have ordered two sets I hope they will reach me with a weeks time. I will load Pics of those when I recieve them.

Manjeet

Ok, 9 more kits are now ordered. Right now the laser cutter says he should be able to finish them by the end of the week. So this should put the eta about 2 weeks for everyone. This is of course subject to change.

This is the kit i deliver. it contains all the lasercut parts, plus the gauge plate for the z axis. Price is 140Euro's or £100 UK. +shipment.
Payment up front either via bank transfer, og paypal. And yes, the spider plate is bent. I can also deliver bent, at a cost of £50 uk, or 70 Euros giving a final price of either £150 UK or 210 Euros + Shipment.

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Amazing how we suddenly have lots of possibilities!

Looking at Kim's pic, you must admit that you get a heck of a lot of value for the price.

Hope everyone noticed that slightly revised drawings were released yesterday?

Kim, that Z-plate might not be as hard as the "tool steel" gauge plate. Do you use something special for the steel, and is it totally flat after the heat of the laser? I am sure it will work 100% but some perfectionists might want the special steel and precision.

Gerald, I can deliver in TOOL Steel that will not warp during hardening, but for now I'm delivering in mild steel. i could also use domex 650 steel it is very durabel and very hard. The gauge plate is not grinded so the 2 45 degree angles you need to find someone else to make..
If the gauge plate needs to be delivered in TOOL Steel the price will change as this is very expensive. Domex 650 is the same price.

Oh, and the spider plate i saw that was changes should not be a problem, cause the holes for the V-Rollers are not cut, så people can make them with ease where ever they want to have them. These spider plates are marked for the size 3 rollers. I'm currently in the progress of finding out what the price for the rollers should be from me including the bearings. not pressed in though... You guys must do somethings your selves... LOL

That Swedish Domex 650 is very tough stuff! But, it will be very difficult to cut the countersink holes.

there is many more choises. I can cut it in Domex 355, 420, 600 or 650

Just got my parts. Thanks Dennis

Finally, I have a price indluding P&P to the UK...

The Price for one complete set, including the Gaugeplate is £175 delivered to your dorrstep anywhere in the UK...

Just order my laser cut parts. Its hard to find quality in the desert of New Mexico.

This is one great forum everyone.

Due to a couple of people giving me grief about my service with the parts, I will be rasing the price or discontinuing it totally. I guess some people do not understand I was only doing this to help people out and not making a profit doing it.

So at this time, I will be taking orders for parts for batch #3 at current pricing only until Friday. After that it is going up to $350 bent. If any one has questions, please email me.


Gerald,
Sorry about raising the price, but I am sure you understand my side as well.

Dneisler:: What has been thr trouble with the parts since people have been giving you grief on that area..???

I just ordered my laser cut parts, I am excited! Thanks for all your help Don.

No trouble with the parts at all, just other issues. People want the world and they do not understand or realize I am doing all this for free and giving my time for free. I just wanted to help the group and the cause. I don't even have a set of parts for me yet cause I sold mine to help a fellow forum member out.

I believe Don was dealing with a couple of people who operate under the assumption that once they decide they want something they want it "NOW". As people who deal with customers like that on a regular basis in our industry, you would think we would learn to restrain ourselves from being that way. That type of person is also often inclined to accept favors offered as if they had paid a premium price for rush delivery. The best response to that type of buyer is:
Forget it and tell them good luck you!!!

dneisler,
I have placed an order and was happy to find your service. People should try living 3 to 4 hours away from any major industral center.
Thank You for your help,
Greg J.

Well said David....

Don,

I thought your service was great.

We could not have got the work done any quicker locally, and we ARE in a huge industrial center - Detroit.

Don't let a few idiots get to you.

I had figured you were making SOME money on the deal. If you did it just to help us all out, THANK YOU AN EXTRA VERY MUCH!!!

dneisler,

Just wanted to say thanks for all that you do and have done for us wanna-be cncers. I too have placed my order and have not received anything yet, but I am in no hurry and I am definitely not worried. If I was, I'd go buy me a running machine somewhere. It's unbelievable how very rude someone can be when it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that dneisler couldn't be making a profit on these items. The price is fantastic, and the enabling factor that allows me to get one step closer to building a machine is priceless. I say refund the gripers money and tell them to go somewhere else where maybe they'll get things handed to them for free. Okay, I guess that's enough said so I'll climb down off my soapbox. It just gets my feathers ruffled how some people can act when you're doing them a favor. Oh yeah, dneisler, if you have to raise the price go for it, and if you need to charge extra, tack it on cause I'm gonna have me a Mechmate one day!! Nuff said.

David, such eloquence in so few words!! Couldn't be stated any better than that

Just wanted to let everyone know I have recieved the parts from the laser people, which I might add where very slow this time, and just dropped them off to be bent. I should be shipping them next week.

Thanks
and sorry for the delays

Donald

Donald,
Thanks for the update.

Greg

I have acess to a laser and forming. I want to build a cnc router can I work out a trade?

jeff what is it you want to trade..??

Kim
I don't know what do I need to get started.

You download the plans from this forum, then you can build your very own Mechmate from those plans...
If you have access to a laser, and a bending machine then you are of to a good start...

For all the other needs, look through the forum, there are many people inhere willing to help you out if you have any questions.

Well just when I thought things where going to smooth out.....

About 7:30AM this morning I get a call from the people doing the forming work on the parts telling me they haid screwed up the Spider plate on all 12 kits I had being done.

<scream>

So I have ordered 12 more spider plates, and trying to find out exactly when I have them here to finish this order.

If any one wants me to ship what I have minus the spider plate, and send it seperate let me know and I will do so, otherwise I will send it all complete.

I am sorry that is taking so long, but seems like everything I do lately is twice as hard for some reason and takes twice as long. Again, sorry the delay, but I will get the parts out ASAP.

Unfortunately, that is one of the reasons I called it the spider plate - it bit me as well. (Actually, it started with six "feet", but the name stuck)