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On hold right now, will order Y-axis rails end of October and expect them in 3-4 weeks after that. In the meantime, I am going to try and machine...
I have a dial indicator, .001 increments, so that is a plus. Yes, that could be a problem, I have never run at high speeds because most of my...
My error. The X-axis is 15mm, Y (I still have to order), which currently I am thinking 15mm as well, and Z will have 12mm. As best I can tell...
The more I thought about the columns and the spindle weight. I think that keeping the carriages spaced as they are, but getting rid of the angle...
The X and Y-axis will have 25mm rails with 2 carriages per rail. The Z-axis will have 20mm rails with two carriages on each rail as well, of...
I found something I could use if I wanted to switch over to Gerble and an Arduino, it has the ability to add a TLO, but I am not proceeding in...
Rob, you said earlier "I'm not sure- a member who was building back in the day with steel wheels might have an idea-" WireMonkey and M90 Ranger...
This is for anyone. The machine's purpose is to machine wood and rarely some light metals. I am trying to use linear rails on my Y-axis and on...
You certainly know how to take the wind out of the sails, :( but that was a concern of mine as well, just looked like a cheaper way to go and I...
Went there, and found I could download the files, at no charge and was extremely helpful, thank you, Peter.
Rob, After much thought, I am going to use 4 C-Beams for the X-axis, 2 x 2 configuration. I think this will stiffen X in both the Y and Z...
As many know Mach 3 is limited to 5 inputs. I use mine for E-Stop, Probe, Z home, X home, and Y home. My previous machine was a Gatton design...
Additional information on STEP files, A common question our community asks us is: can you import STEP files into Fusion 360? The answer is, yes...
