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[Degrom]

Originally Posted by shiney66 I am thinking of useing 12mm threaded rod you can get it by the meter length from Engineers Supplies. .A.P.S in Auckland also sell it, think its made at Gartner Engineering thread rolled bright mild steel should be acurate enough I was thinking along the lines of splitting nuts and squeezing them with belvill washers to get backlash elininated still all thoughts at the moment.will have a look around engineering shops in UK as visiting next month lets keep in touch regards Shiney66

Thanks, I have sent you PM.

I will give the place a call and hear what they have to say. Might consider a 20mm threaded rod in the end.(Just to get the plasma table going)

[neilw20]

Originally Posted by Degrom Hi Paul, I am also from Upper Hutt... LOL And you are right. Finding parts is a major show stopper here!!! Anyone know of a place in NZ or Australia that sells Acme screws at an affordable price. (I am not going to pay NZ$100/Meter for a thing you can get in the US for US$5/Meter) Cheers. Bert.

Try MATT SINCLAIR (80+!), Coburg, Melbourne, 03 9354 2588.
Don't think he is on the web. Nice bloke.
He makes screws and nuts almost any size/thread to order. Normal and stainless, or any other material seems to be within his reach.
I have seen 4 meter long screws. He can do 6 at a pinch (From what I've seen)
Made on manual machines. Don't know how accurate pitch is though.

[neilw20]

Only just fell across this thread.

I'm 58, Melbourne, Deer Park.

Have X3 'with the lot'. Got lazy and bought one complete.
To busy working to create a CNC from scratch.
Have a Sheridan lathe, thats going to cop a few stepper motors soon, to slave off the X3.

Electronics design pays the bills.
White goods electronics. Elcheapo hi volume. Done all all sorts of micros.

I believe I can give helpful answers on the following subjects:
Balancing machines.
Ultrasonic cleaners.
Power supplies, including switch-mode.
Driving MOSFETS, IGBT's, PIC micros and others.
DC and BLDC motor drive up to a few KW.
Aircraft (fullsize) related engineering.

CNC wise, cut my teeth programming a Bosch CC120 with a 10 ton OKK beast attached.

Still write the odd bit for it. 7HP feed motors. It rocks (and shakes litterally)!
It will make 200 liters of swarf per day! 10mm chips, 0.2 thick, real hot.
It throws them 3 or 4 meters, when they miss the guards.

Making tiny prototypes for volume products on the X3

I get quite a few solid carbide bits from a PCB manufacturer.
The bits have done their hole count limit, but most are still useful.
Broken 1/8" Carbide shanks make great raw material for PCB router bits. Any body want a 10 or 20?
Send me stamped address padded bag, after you email me.

Enough of me for now.

Neil.

[Degrom]

Originally Posted by neilw20 Only just fell across this thread. I'm 58, Melbourne, Deer Park. Have X3 'with the lot'. Got lazy and bought one complete. To busy working to create a CNC from scratch. Have a Sheridan lathe, thats going to cop a few stepper motors soon, to slave off the X3. Electronics design pays the bills. White goods electronics. Elcheapo hi volume. Done all all sorts of micros. I believe I can give helpful answers on the following subjects: Balancing machines. Ultrasonic cleaners. Power supplies, including switch-mode. Driving MOSFETS, IGBT's, PIC micros and others. DC and BLDC motor drive up to a few KW. Aircraft (fullsize) related engineering. CNC wise, cut my teeth programming a Bosch CC120 with a 10 ton OKK beast attached. Still write the odd bit for it. 7HP feed motors. It rocks (and shakes litterally)! It will make 200 liters of swarf per day! 10mm chips, 0.2 thick, real hot. It throws them 3 or 4 meters, when they miss the guards. Making tiny prototypes for volume products on the X3 I get quite a few solid carbide bits from a PCB manufacturer. The bits have done their hole count limit, but most are still useful. Broken 1/8" Carbide shanks make great raw material for PCB router bits. Any body want a 10 or 20? Send me stamped address padded bag, after you email me. Enough of me for now. Neil.

A man of many talents I see... Thanks for the info on the threaded rod's..

[Colin Bowler]

Hi Rob,
If you are still looking for a quote for your MDF parts, please email me, i am
in Perth too. cbowler@iinet.net.au

Regards

Colin

Originally Posted by rob denney G'day, I am in Perth and am looking for someone who can cut 50 or so identical 200mm x 200mm shapes from a sheet of mdf. Please email me at harrproa@gmail.com if you are interested. regards, Rob Denney

[cncbits]

Originally Posted by shiney66 I am thinking of useing 12mm threaded rod you can get it by the meter length from Engineers Supplies. .A.P.S in Auckland also sell it, think its made at Gartner Engineering thread rolled bright mild steel should be acurate enough I was thinking along the lines of splitting nuts and squeezing them with belvill washers to get backlash elininated still all thoughts at the moment.will have a look around engineering shops in UK as visiting next month lets keep in touch regards Shiney66

Hi, I'm in Bulls and sell the odd piece of equipment for Hobby CNC projects. One method of using threaded rod for CNC use was presented in a post 2000 model engineers (do I mean model engineers workshop) and used a nut made of 3 pieces of the same threaded rod with bearings, that tracked on the main thread. Produced zero backlash and ballscrew like movement.

[skzzyx]

Originally Posted by Degrom Hi Paul, I am also from Upper Hutt... LOL And you are right. Finding parts is a major show stopper here!!! Anyone know of a place in NZ or Australia that sells Acme screws at an affordable price. (I am not going to pay NZ$100/Meter for a thing you can get in the US for US$5/Meter) Cheers. Bert.

Hi Bert! probably wrong forum for this post. I met harry an sabrina double and their daughter patsy who resided at 55 routley crescent upper hut NZ in 1957 when I was in US navy aboard uss picking (destroyer) they were very gracious people and treated me so well! anybody ever hear of them? Noel Manis now 70 yrs old. e-mail skzzyx@yahoo.com

[paulC]

Originally Posted by skzzyx Hi Bert! probably wrong forum for this post. I met harry an sabrina double and their daughter patsy who resided at 55 routley crescent upper hut NZ in 1957 when I was in US navy aboard uss picking (destroyer) they were very gracious people and treated me so well! anybody ever hear of them? Noel Manis now 70 yrs old. e-mail skzzyx@yahoo.com

No entry for Double in the local phone book. Thats quite a few years ago.
Paul

[rex2]

Hi all
My name is Rex I live in Canberra I have several years of experience with CNC Machining centers useing Hidennhand /Mastercam /Solid works.
I am also Retrofiting a Mill in to CNC useing Gecko/Bobcampbell/ModIO good to see Australia taking off in the Hobby CNC market.

[neilw20]

Send a PM to Syil_Australia.
Frans is just a short drive from your place.

[Jakobsen]

HI Crocdundee

As a new member, as Iam to, the name say it all, you can handle what you put your mind to. That is more than me. I have been looking for the magic place to press, so I could put up a post, as you just have, but I havent found it, could you help me ? You is my last resorce.
Iam a Dane in OZ. and good lock with your project....
Thank you!

Jorgen

[domar]

Originally Posted by murraywight Nice to be reassured that there are 10 types of people in the world! Those who understand binary and those who don't! Cheers Murray Frankston, Vic.

Hello Murray
That is great, probably the best I have seen for a while!!!
I have only recently found the cnc site and am struggling with finding my way around it. I am in Mulgrave and interested in hearing from anybody near here who is into cnc.
Regards
Don
Mulgrave, Vic