dahlgren/suregrave wizard 2000st help
hi guys wondering if you lot could help i have been given the above engraver from a friend im using superpro 6 that came with it. i have no knowledge of cnc milling, ive been playing around and...
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New Machine Build 5'x12' down draft - may add router head
Just got started a week ago on a retrofit for a customer. We removed the old control and began to clean it when the frame actually fell apart. So, we bought some tubing and went to work. We are using...
View ArticleRough estimate for mold via CNC
Hello, need an estimate for a female mold for forming fiberglass in February. The size is 12" x 14" x 12" and the mold will be in two halves, 12" x 14" x 6" each (6" depth each mold half). The mold...
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2 x 4x8 Tables Plasma and Router
Hey guys Looking at building 2 tables, one router and one plasma, i havnt added the Z axis yet but will probly go for a Veloxcnc for both & the R&P drives from cncrouterparts but thought i...
View ArticleG68.2 variables
Does a Fanuc 31i store the calculations from a G68.2 command somewhere in the system variables? If so, which ones? I'd like to pull the values calculated from a G54G68.2 line and put them in G55.
View ArticleLooking for a new 4 axis CNC mill or 2
Ok so I've been running the wheels... er... servo's off my little taig 4 axis machine for about 9 months now and I'm seeing the need for an upgrade. So far I've only run about 75 different species of...
View ArticleNeed Help! 80/20 TNUTS!
I had a site bookmarked, that had discount BULK Tnuts. You could buy hundreds for a fraction of the cost that 80/20 sells them for. Looking for A LOT of 10 series Tnuts, economy, or normal solid ones....
View ArticleStepper motors, gearing, and drive type for a plasma table
I don't want to write a novel to start this off, so I'm going to try to be brief about this. I'm trying to decide what type of drive type I want to use for the plasma table I want to start building. I...
View Article1650 finecut & Torchmate ATHC
What would cause my machine torch not to fire on the second cut until the post flow cooling air stopped? I cut out some artwork today and it took me quite a while to do because of this problem. The...
View ArticleBasic 3d line help
I have a MultiCam Pro 102 with a 5 yr old board upgrade, 4.13 ini. on startup. I have run this machine for a lot of years and have just discovered I can't cut an arc in the z axis and I don't know why....
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3D files converted to cut
I found some 3d files and managed to convert the files to *.dxf and cut them , they all interlock and are quite nice puzzles 3D bird in sections to make a puzzle - YouTube 3d bird triceratops 3d file...
View ArticlePulling Spindle....
I need to pull the spindle on my BP clone. I *think* this is supposed to be as simple as un-doing a set-screw on the back of the quill, removing the "cap" from the bottom end of the quill, then just...
View ArticleRepairing Top End of Spindle...
I just started another thread about how to get the spindle out of the quill. Reason being, the top end of my spindle has gotten buggered up. The top of the spindle, and the bottom side of the drawbar...
View ArticleNew Plasma Build powermax 45
I thought I would first post here I think am set on the Powermax 45. Hopefully Santa will bring it. I have collected some parts for this build I think its starting to look like a 4 x4 w/a water table....
View ArticleTouch Probes
I'm looking for a touch probe to use for things like edge finding and some digitizing. The only reasonably priced probes I've come across so far are the Tormach Pasive Probe at $209, and the CNC4PC...
View ArticleWood & Bit type for 3D puzzles
I finally got my CNC machine up & running properly. I cut a 3D puzzle of a small dump truck. I used 1/4" plywood. I figured oak would be the best, but the small pieces didnt cut great. Some pieces...
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Aluminum Hex Rods
Hello, I am looking for someone who would be able to drill/tap and cut these aluminum hex rods(the drawing is attached). There is a local shop that can sell me the rods in, I believe, 10' or 12'...
View Articlenewbie question
On a "servo" control board that sends out a signal Data Ground +5V Can a stepper motor be connected through a driver and be able to be controlled?
View ArticleQuestion: Integrated rack gears and rails?
Does anyone have experience or knowledge on the integrated racks from Atlanta Drive Systems? ATLANTA Integrated Racks It appears to me that you first bolt the gear rack and your rail to each other and...
View ArticleLearning SolidWorks
Hey guys, first post here, anyway I will soon be going into the design department where I work. I am a journyman machinist and I also have about 5 years experiance with MasterCam including fixture...
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