Niceeeee I like it !!
Cheers
Tony.

Yeah, I "borrowed" the idea from someone else. Tried it out yesterday. It sucked :D

But I've got to make another one because the dimension between the router and the DC pipe is too small.

I'm getting all this experience making parts for myself that I wonder if I will ever make parts for someone else :rolleyes:

Stan

Which machine are you using to cut the parts.....your old cnc or your new MM?

We are cutting with the yet to be painted MM!!! Our first job is almost at hand, so we are going to finish that job and then add blue paint. :)

Think of our paint-less MM as a car that is getting restored that's being driven in primer only..... Here in the US it happens a lot :p

Actually most cars being restored are required to have multiple colors of primer:D

Where did you get the vinyl skirt?

I've asked a chick in a bar that once.:cool:

Ok, I lost my last post, let me try again.

My build partner made the vinyl skirt from some sheet vinyl.

I love the post above, it made me think of the time I saw some blue jeans with vinyl back pockets....yes they were in use......and they were on a girl.....

As far as the present vinyl skirt, it needs to be adjusted, it was too long and got in the way thus it was ripped off in the process....

It's all in the interpretation:D

If the vinyl strips are not stiff enough, they get sucked into the cutter!
I had to convert my 1st shoe to bristle brushes like MM #1 to keep that from happening.

I had that style vinyl on my first shoe but it wasn't that long. Also it had 2 layers and the cuts were staggered so one piece wuld seal the next

The vinyl came from McMaster (or is that MechMaster :D)

From building this shoe and the one before that (and the one before that on my old machine), it is compromise....

Large dust foot to vinyl strip length, more of a measure of distance from cutter centerline. Also amount of suction is a consideration (harder to suck the vinyl in when it is pointing outwards).

Then there is the 3d issues....

and I thought the building was over...

After visiting JR, I think that there is no such thing as a completed MM ;)

mine will ever be complete too ;)

never complete.....

I'm doing the research for zero plate and laser crosshairs... Too cool on JR's machine, kudos to Greg et. al. for all the work....

Will post some q's in the appropriate section..

Z Zero Plate and Laser XHairs....
 

Got them both working ... sort of...

Laser is great and dirt simple...

Zero Plate is giving me a bit of heartburn.. Everything works right in pieces (ie. macro, plate, BoB). Put together it gets more than a bit flaky.

Like right after touching at a nice smooth (and slow) pace, mach3 tries to g0 the bit down about a 0.5 inch OUCH.....

Time to troubleshoot some more. any thoughts on "debounce" settings to give Mach a bit of room to work with?

try 2" copper wire 10 or 12 gauge clipped to the bit - it will bend much better than your bit

cheers

got the zero plate worked out... several things that I forgot to get right when putting the pieces together..

first production mold. still needs work on some areas.

Looks good Stan,

The ren board molds I have been working with the past 5 years (made elsewhere) have varied all over the place from smooth to full of chatter marks. These are on the better end of the scale. Nothing that a little body filler and sanding can't fix.


Richard

Time to Beg.... for a serial #
 

OK guys (and gals sorry), Ted (aka crashingsucks) and I got pushed into painting the MM :D

We needed a few high quality pictures to be used for display... So Ted cleaned up the garage.. I cut a few more vinyl logos so that the machine would look more finished. Put the logos on the machine...

THEN it happened..... We touched up a section using some flat black spray bomb (sorry aerosol can) paint. We looked at each other and said DANG..

Looks too good to stop (never hear that around a MM ehh)...

Painted the MM, using flat-black (yes we know it isn't standard), but it is kind of hard to find Ford Tractor Blue at 8:30 pm...

Check out the pics... We took some cool shots with low light/directional light but needed a tripod so we won't show them yet....

We are making parts (soon money... :cool: )

A Mechmate video game, I like it. :)

But $0.25US per "play" is getting costly. We hate it when is says "Game Over" before the part is finished..... Almost enough in the coin box to buy us a soft drink (just one, not one for Ted and myself)....

:D

Seriously, we wanted everything together in one cabinet and on wheels. I have a buddy that deals with video/pool tables and he wanted this out of his shop.

Next ticket item in the never finished MM is a new cabinet with touch screen.

But money needs to come in, first.....

Wow Stan!! (MM blue or not)

Something's wrong with these photos. That just can't be Ted's garage 'cause I've seen it before. Where did ya move it to? :D

Doc's been real busy and everything is out in the driveway for these photos if it is his garage.

Richard

Looks like you get #67 !!!

Well done Stan!

(especially with all the covering sheets in the background) :)

Congrats on the new serial number!

Looks great Stan, I wonder if the flat black will hold the dust in, like not brush off as easy as a gloss,But I do like the look!! Retro!

Congrats on Number 67! :)

Pragtig

Ok they are not all sheets, one is a tarp and another is the canvas for a tent, but in the end they are just like the spray bomb, not pretty but it gets the job done.

Now let me see, I moved a almost moveable Triumph TR3 out of my garage and now I have a chunk of steel that weights as much but I can't ride it,let alone move it......wait it does have a Y-car and we do have a remote control...I think the y-car could hold another 220 pounds....right.


Ok did any of you all notice my last build suggestion, look close, Stan and I hooked up the lights for the coin slots. Hey they were there and I just know the MM will just work better with the lights on....

Oh, after moving all the scrap steel, I think we can build another one!!!! Ready Stan?

I'm up for the task now that we are "what you call experts"...

"Ex is a has-been and a spurt is a drip under pressure."

The sheets cover proprietary stuff just like at my garage proprietary stuff covers my MGB :D

Yeah, we may find the flat black doesn't release dust well.

Retro.... talk about all the retro stuff that we threw out of the Vid Game console...

Ted wants to build a MAME vid game console, will use the coin door for kicks.. Any ideas on what we could use to cut the console parts with :rolleyes:

Congratulations on Number 67. Now, who is closing in on the much coveted #69?:)