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Hey guys one VERY important thing to keep in mind while milling aluminum is to keep the chips away from the vwheels as much as possible. I have...
The ebay seller i bought mine from ended up sending me two replacement carriages free of charge so if you figure out what is wrong I would at...
Yeah after watching the video, I think you need to take them apart. Please no more brake clean because this will damage the soft wipers and...
Make sure if you do disassemble them that you do only one at a time and over some sort of tray to catch any runaway balls. You may even be able to...
Hey Hugues I told you I bought used THK linear rails & carriages but a couple of the carriages had a sticking sensation with rough movement. I...
This is very cool Mark!
Originally I only used my mist nozzle with air and just didn't hook up the coolant but recently I built the first version of a coolant system that...
Thanks buddy. Here's some more pictures. These are the ballscrew parts I am finally getting around to. You can see in the first picture the finish...
Kyo has SketchUp and Fusion Sphinx models included in his build guide. They are the shorter gantry plates though. I don't think I have a Fusion...
Actually I can hear the endmill grinding the chips left in the cut from the previous pass. The machine would probably be 1/2 as loud if I could...
So the first test went ok with the new water based coolant system. Side finish is still not perfect but better than before. I can see I am still...
I bought used THK linear rails and carriages before I built the Sphinx as I was looking to build a machine of my own design. I'm just now getting...
Currently testing my new DIY fogless coolant setup. 1/2" 6061 / 4.5mm 2FL carbide. Working on dialing in Feeds & Speeds. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hey it looks like your machine is coming along nicely. I am currently working on upgraded plates to utilize ballscrews and linear rails.
Hey thank you! Please let me know if you need any more details. The OpenBuilds team have been amazingly helpful people to work with.
Thanks for stopping by! Check out the discussion tab for a lot more pictures and information. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I am using something similar to this. It works for now. It's also heavy. Im not sure aluminum extrusions would be sturdy enough to be honest.
The L profile is bolted to the Y plates using the extra holes from the original motor mounting points.[ATTACH]
Hey sorry i didn't get back to you sooner. The chain runs parallel to the x axis on a small L shaped aluminum profile. The end of the chain is...
You're talking about the longer chain that runs down the y axis?
