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Yesterday I went out and salvaged everything off my old machine that could be useful in my new build. I got a few good sized chunks of MDF that are in great shape, some Aluminum angle, and all the...

Thanks Gerry, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Question though, is it me or does this machine have some odd dimensions. The measurements don't seem to be adding up very nicely. i.e. rather...

Well...I'm going to try it again...

It's been a while since I've been around here, I built a machine a little over a year ago with some very generous input from these forums. We moved houses a few...

Ok, I fixed the problem on accident I think, I haven't been able to get the machine to recreate the issue so...we'll see how it goes.

Next problem and it's probably a simple one. I am using EMC to...

Checked that and all seems to be within normal limits...Also if it was a voltage problem with my parallel port, wouldn't I have problems on all 3 axis rather than just my Z?

To be honost I hadn't fully decided which I wanted to try...I think I'd like to get the plans for the 2003 and also for the simplest clock.

Good news and bad news...

Good news is I think I had an "Ah Ha" moment when it comes to generating the gcode from my cad designs...

Bad news.....My Z axis is still going through its terrible...

I'm about to have a panic attack here lol...

I had been holding off on getting the plans for a clock until I Had my machine done. I just finished and now Gary's site is gone! Does anyone else know...

Gerry,

Thanks for the quick response...Now my rebuttle questions lol...

1. You'll have to excuse my ignorance, but the electronics are probably my weakest point when it comes to this CNC...

Alright everyone...ITS DONE!!!

I have finished the router and it is awesome, I do however have 2 problems I'd like to look to you for ideas on.

1. Everything works great electrically, however...

Hate to revive an old thread, but.....

Is it possible to daisy chain 2 sets of 2 power supplies in series (24v / roughly 3A), and then daisy chain those two sets in parallel (24v / roughly 6A)....

I had been reading the other thread near the top of the forum about speed controlling a router and was wondering what effect using an after market speed controller on a router with a speed control...

Check out PMinMO.com They have alot of controller schematics on the website and really good documentation on them all.

Would the spindle speeds of 18,000 - 28,000 RPM be good for a router, sorry but I am new to this and I'm afraid that part of it is Roman to me.

Would 18,000-28,000 RPM's be a good range for a variable speed router?

Thanks for the input BobF. Actually since I posted the previous entry, I decided I'd get the 425oz/in motors from Keling. $49 a piece before shipping.

I've also got the option for close the same...

I've been eyeballing the Bosch Colt palm router for my machine. I was wondering if anyone had used this router and what their opinions were on it. I am working on a fairly tight budget and wanted to...

Bummer seems like most of the fellow carolina CNC'ers are a fair bit west of me...

I'm in Tarboro and according to Google Maps thats about 4 hours away :(

Anyone in the eastern NC area or close...

I am curious if there is a such thing or practice of a person doing design/coding work via telecommuting at an entry level? This is something that I've always had an interest in, however after a few...

I assume you are using steel angle...

The way I did it was to drill my pilot holes in the appropriate places with my drill press, then I chucked the tap into the drill press and got the angle and...

Did you get your bearings from a seller named Nextridge? I just ordered some bearings from him on Ebay and the price was very close to what I paid...

Ok everyone I posted a big update on my build log today...

Question for everyone...actually I have two.

1. What do you all think the minimum size motor to move a 24x48 MDF moving gantry style...

Alright I've decided on a basic design and have started construction.

Here is a link to my website and build journal for this machine.

MyHomeCNC

Let me know what you all think either here or...

Just out of curiosity...

Would it maybe be better to rotate the dust collector 90 degrees. It seems to me that you would be loosing a lot of travel in the direction of your dust collector hitting...

Ok everyone...It's been a while, but I got my first machine up and running. I built that one with the frame of mind of it being a learning machine and I have learned alot from it. The time has come...

I've built the controller board. The 5v is checking fine, the vref on
the x,y, and z are all set to where they need to be.

When I power up the controller the steppers hiss and lock like they...

Wondering if anyone knows about their website? I finally got the money together and ready to place my order and bamm.....the website is down for maintenance. Any announcements on when the site should...

Arty,

I am wondering if you have a minimum part request. I have a part I need made, but I only need one of them made for the time being.

Thank you,
Kevin

What I need is something like one of these. This company makes something similar but nowhere near the size I need. I'm double checking the dimensions today, but they should be what I posted before I...