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Any further update on this project? It looks very promising at the point of the last post.

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you have lots of pencil marks from a large stepover on your tool, try a finishing pass with a smaller cut depth, smaller stepover and quicker cutting speed to get rid of the pencil marks

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Ger21 - I don't use the "easiest" one for the job. I use the "best" one for the job.


Ger21,

My point was more intended to show that a typical person has, over time accumulated a few programs...

I haven't tried many other cam programs, so you may be correct, my complaint may be consistent with other programs - I found meshcam extremely easy to get started with a limited knowledge of...

I also use meshcam, for a novice it's a good program - my complaints are only two, one is that it doesn't optimize toolpaths very well, and jobs are longer than they should be - the other is that...

Meshcam does 2.5D and I think it will do 4th axis - I'm sure to be corrected quickly if that's not true.

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Everyone will tell you that budget is the biggest obstacle for a first cnc - the machine itself, the electronics, software licenses etc... Aside from the machine - the electronics and software are...

If you contact bosch rexroth, or 8020 t-slot from their website they will direct you to a local supplier.

Home switches are reasonably accurate - if you use a controller like mack 3 the home function moves the axis till the switch is made, and then backs it off slightly until the switch is not made. A...

I'm looking through it, and I think you've convinced me to build the joes 2006 r2 - I can't view the drawings from work, but I'll check them out, and try to get a price from someone to cut the parts...

That's a reasonable suggestion - I had considered the JGRO because it is fairly straightforward for cutting, and with my limited CAD/CAM abilities I would be able to work with whatever tidbits of...

I am wondering if anyone has spent the time to lay out the cuts for the JGRO router pieces so that they can be cut with a larger router, and if they are willing to share them.

Very nice workmanship! I'm anxious to see how you attach the carriage to the gantry sides...

Looking at it more closely - you are right, there isn't a need for fourth axis.

I think the wierink joints might be 4 axis routings anyways.they sure are pretty, and if you could do something similar, I'm sure you'd have a pocket full of money...

Still, I will be looking...

best I can offer is to suggest searching for 'joints by nathan wierink' there seems to be only one example but many different pictures.

Leigh's templates stick to a single joint pattern throughout...

I've seen videos of the higher end machines cutting dovetails, the program uses the cutter to score areas prone to splintering before cutting the dovetails. A great fit means nothing if the edges are...

I like the dual screen composite keyboard unit! Very unique! Where did you get it?

If I were to do anything to your set-up, I would convert two large drawers in the tool chest into rack mounts for...