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I have a shopsabre 4896 and my spindle needs bearings. For the time being I want to connect a 2.2 kw gpenny water-cooled spindle to my existing Mitsubishi A700 vfd. I recently had to reprogram it...

Hello. I have a shosabre 4896 from the year 2008. My spindle locked up after turning it off. I just had warmed it up because tool changer was sticking after being stored. I put wd-40 in the cooling...

Hello all...I just saw this post and I'm not sure what you are doing....Are you adding a laser to a carvewright machine. If so , let me know how you made out.Im currently adding a diode laser to my...

I'm adding a diode laser to my shopsabre4896 and wincnc said there could be problems with 3 pin laser sharing a ground between 12v power and pwm. They said that 12 volts could travel back to my...

wow...i see this is a old post.....well if you see this maybe you can give me some pointers.
Thanks,
Ben

Hello...I have just started to take mine apart. Have ypu had any luck with yours. Do you have a manual?
Let me know how it is going?

I'm not sure about spindle warranty.Back to the solid wood cutting.I have cut through 1" oak in one pass at around 200 IPM. and I have had no problems with racking.The table itself is very sturdy...

oh...did you want the ball screws to be the 600 ipm or the 1200 ipm. I have seen the 1200 ipm much heavier and the pitch of the threads are more aggressive.
Ben

The rails and ball screws are thk the motor is Mitsubishi and and the spindle is Columbo and the spindle controller is Mitsubishi all my parts have the name on them except the ball screws which would...

Shopsabre makes many size machines from laser to cnc and many different sizes.
Besides my own, I set up a 40 watt laser with a 4'x 8' table.The Laser cut width was .005.It was amazing the detail it...

The set screw is left over from an older design the pulley is locked down with the threaded screw on the shaft, just tighten the the nut securely and that locks the pulley in place.The shaft expands...

Hello,I have been using routercad's autocabinets with enroute for a year now.
it comes with an parametric order entry system that works great.on jobs,where I do not need to produce a drawing i just...

Hello, shopsaber is now at 1200 Ipm, mine is last years model that is 600 Ipm.
I helped set up a 1200 4896 laser for a local man and to see the big gantry moving at 1200 is scary,but cool !
Ben

Sign up and you get a free model a month,I did the Fox head,it turned out great had to scale it back a bit the depth was over 5" and I did not have long reach bits.If you email him he will send you...

okay..I like vectric v-carve program, their user interface reminds of designer a little bit, it sounds like you have not bought software for creating all kinds of custom cabinet parts. I user...

Hey Jim What Cad/Cam software are you running to produce your cabinet parts?
Thanks,
Ben

Hello guys ,I just got the Fox head.The Detail and Depth is incredible 5.381. I believe. But you can scale it back.Tom said he would try and upload to this post tomorrow . It would almost be like a...

I don't remember the type, I know it's oilless and the guy said the fins inside were similar to graphite on the ends, so I guess that's how it self lubricates I will have to ask my neighbors they...

Hello Jim, do you have a new machine ordered ?
What brand did you get ?
I'm adding Vacuum to mine as I opted for the tool changer and left the vacuum for later.I did a test using 3" x 3 " routed...

Jim, Thanks for the Info, I'm always looking for new bit suppliers, especially a good quality tapered bit, so if you pus the limits a little it's not as easy to break. Another source for the...

Hello,yes Jim I have those,they are1/16 ballnose with 10 degree half angle.I use those alot.That's how I got started with cnc is the carvewright.I still have it and it still works, but it can be...

Hello, No, I have not carved any of their models.I just found the site by accident yesterday.I use a lot of www.vectorart3d.com for signs cabinet doors ,door panels. or anything flat surface that you...

What type of material are you cutting ? I have cut 2d letting up to 600 ipm, and Melamine cabinet parts at high speeds with no chipping
But machining in 2.5 D is a different story
When I carve a...

Sorry about the mix up ....As long as you homed the machine and your soft limits are on the machine will stop at the back of the y axis.
Thanks,
Ben

Hello ,I looked at my machine and did a few test.When you home the machine and it hit all 3 limit switches, then set Zero at that point.Soft Limits will stop that gantry at 98 in from zero.But if you...

Hello, did you call mike at shopsabre and let them know.Yes ...it sounds like it may have been left off.I know I have limit switch on the front and a stop,to be honest I never paid much attention to...

Enroute wood is very efficient at nesting and auto tool path.

I import my dfx files from autocabinets into enroute and 3 clicks with the mouse and I'm, done.
Ben

Hello, In that price range shopsabre now has a machine that cuts at 1200 ipm.
I have the 4896 from last year that tops out at 600 ipm, good company,
no complaints. I will be reviewing their 4896...

Hello, from the time they got my deposit it was right at 6 or 61/2 weeks, pretty much the time Mike ,my salesman said it would take. You will want to borrow an engine hoist to install the gantry and...

Hello, yes artcam is 7,500 for the pro version. They also have some cheaper versions with less functions and enroute pro is 5995.00 I believe.
Ben