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Hi, i would strongly advice you to lower your x as far as your realistic minimum. Every mm actually counts. How often will you need to machine...
The kero mentioned is used for its lubricating nature. I do not think that jetA contains lube. In general one uses it only for either surface ops...
Hi. Only reason to go 2,2 kw is, as mentioned the use of ER20 collets. I have used a 800w air-cooled spindle more than 3 years and have not used...
Perfect:thumbsup:
How about simply bolting a single 3-6mm steel plate underneath (if you keep the 20/20) Cheap and strong.. only machining needet is a couple of...
Hi, i would like to advice you to use a single "wide" part to connect the lower ends of sideplates opposed to two extrusions/tubes/etc. In general...
pretty cool thanks for showing greets flo
Hi Jestah, sorry for replying late, been tremendously busy. Ok, i am not a native english speaker so i hope i get your question right: The...
Hi as mentioned CamBam is very good and powerfull. I love using it there is hardly anything missing. Also try Estlcam, wich is very cheap and...
Hi What Gray says is true but the biggest advantage: no whipping of the screw. My mill has 1270mm (1550 altogeher) of screw hanging free to fight...
Hi, thanks well i could show more vid of it moving ... but basically that would be the same all over. Once at work, it will be covered with my...
Hi all, i have never particulary liked the quality of my x-axis (long axis in my case). Simply buying a new one wasn`t likely to change to the...
Hi, steppers do not need to get stronger just because machine size increases, so just get reasonable strong ones. a bigger machine flexes more...
Hi, 3,4,5, toothed bits are for harder material like steel. Try 1 fluted, dedicated aluminium bits. Don`t know about your spindle but mine would...
Hi, no updates so far as a) it works just fine b) i`m buisy milling and updating this or even fiddling around is just happening on the...
Flex in the z axis?
Estlcam is a good and easy to use cam - quite cheap too. CamBam is very powerful and better suited to do multiple parts on a say sheet.. I use...
As i mentioned before... please be specific What does not act right? Your g-code produces squares? Your machine is brewing coffee for you? (i...
Have you set your motor speeds&acceleration, your steps per mm, your micro-stepping, using cv or exact stop? Look ahead? pulse -maybe you are...
Depends how you are going to use them. Software limits and one for each axis is usually enough... to play save (compensating for lost steps..) two...
