[javabugz]

Thank you

[landarts]

Here are a few signs I cut out for two different people. Both were done on old reclaimed fence boards 1/2 thick used a 60 degree v-bit.

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[landarts]

The sample cut for the VaCasa logo looks like they want a few boxes made with the logo.....time to get workin on the details.

[BrianJenkins]

nice write up!

[landarts]

Thanks most appreciated!

[landarts]

Here are a few pictures from a new advertisement kiosk I am working on for a client.

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[Frankmali17]

very nice design :cheers:

[landarts]

Here is the new indexer getting set up to do a little turning.

[alan_3301]

Got any links for the new rotary setup? Looks nice.

What happened with the old one? It looked like you had a lot of work in it, did it not work out as planned?

[landarts]

I purchased it from a source on the internet. Since the experience with them was less than professional I would prefer not to send anyone down that path. When I asked for paperwork on the stepper motor and the wiring specs after I bought it they were extremely rude and unprofessional. So for now everything has been guess work since I have no specs on motor. I have it plugged into my y-axis location and all spins well. I might purchase a stepper from CNCrouterparts and replace the one that came with it so at least I would know what I had and how to program it in Mach3. The gear reduction is 20:1 and the stepper motor is nema 34. I did find a tag on the side of the motor and tried looking it up on the net with no luck.

As for the other one I started on I still have a few more things to finish up on it to make it all work. Decided to go with a large industrial indexer since I have a few clients waiting on some custom bats.

[Frankmali17]

Wow, This looks Awsome :-) Can you make a video of it in action?

[landarts]

Working on getting this thing going along the X-axis. Got everything wired up and turning. Now I just need to figure out how to configure it properly......I admit I do feel lost with this one, so i thought I might give the guys over at CNCRouterparts a call and see if they can talk me off the ledge.

[landarts]

Spoke with Cory at CNCrouterparts and he was able to give me a little instruction. So for this weekend I will attempt the following.

-Copy my current default xml file that I am using and rename to indexer
-Switch the A-xis to a B-axis that is slaved to the X-axis
-Y-axis will now be used by the indexer since I have the indexer parallel with the X-axis
-Design some text to be engraved on the a used bat in VCarvePro
-Save toolpath onto flashdrive
-Load it onto CNC computer in the garge
-Chuck up a used wooden bat in the unit
-Zero the Z-axis according to the instructions in VCarvePro
-Do a few test air cuts to see if it is on target
-Pray
-Then do the real thing!

[landarts]

Well I finally was able to cut a little on a used bat that I had sitting around. The first way was to mount the bat in a cradle that was fastened to the table and cut just like you were cutting a regular piece of wood by using the pocketing function in VcarvePro. Then I unplugged the Y-Axis and plugged the indexer in to the Y-Axis location and test a small engraved text area on the end of the bat. Everything seemed to work O.K. except the text was backwards and upside down. So I made a copy of the xml profile I was using and renamed it Indexer. Then I reopened the Mach3 program and reversed the setting for the Y-Axis and did another test cut. This time the text came out exactly the the designed file.

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The next item on the list is to get the steps per degree sorted out. This might be a challenge, when I try to look up the information that is on the tag of the motor on the internet I get nothing. So I am guessing that someone in china has relabeled the motor and there are no specs available. If I cant get this figured out then I guess I will be purchasing another Nema 34 motor from the guys at CNCRouterParts.

[Frankmali17]

Good Luck and continue on.. :-) :banana:

[landarts]

Finally built a few mounts for the front of the table to hold the rotary axis. Now I can use the full size of the table without the rotary axis getting in the way.

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[naPS]

That's bad-ass. I have a rotary axis for the laser, and I would eventually like to get one for the router. The way you've set this up is pretty spectacular. Any hints on where you sourced the stuff?

[asuratman]

How do you lock tailstock on that linear bearing

[landarts]

Here is a photo of the way it is locked down.

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[landarts]

That's bad-ass. I have a rotary axis for the laser, and I would eventually like to get one for the router. The way you've set this up is pretty spectacular. Any hints on where you sourced the stuff?

I am not sure if it is the right place to air out bad customer service. I normally would not suggest a vendor that had such poor customer service, however if you are really interested P.M. me and I will tell you who I bought from.....just warning you up front that your mileage may vary!