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[oz9ny]

Hi

I stumbled over this zone a few days ago. Since then spend many hours reading many interesting posts. Learned something too, hopefully :-)

I'm on my second MDF machine just now.

The CNC stuff has been in my mind for years and a SMC-1500 card has been in the project drawer for years too :-)

When I started thinking about CNC aluminium structures was the only way to go. Then I saw an ad in Elector Magazine from Milford showing an MDF-based machine. Why haven't I got that idea long time ago? Well a quick and dirty machine was built i short time with ideas and techniques from several places on the web. Drawerslides, rollerblade bearings etc... The machine was doing the job quite well, but is too large for my shop.

The new machine has a working area of around 150mm*300mm and a Z of hopefully at least 100mm. A fourth axis is planned too.

Just my 2øre from Denmark
/Niels

[Hobbiest]

Niels,
From one Dane to another, how about some pics?
If you can figure out how to do it, cause I can't keep the files small enough!
Cheers,
Jens

[abasir]

Jens,
You probably need to resize your graphics to something smaller and save it as jpeg/jpg file.

[mb0978]

All,

I stumbled on this Forum a couple of months ago and have been intensely lurking since. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and experiences.

I've caught the CNC bug and started a router. The only progress so far besides a brain crammed full of options is some spinning motors. I purchased the HobbyCNC Package from Dave and am very impressed with the quality of the product and support Dave provided. It went together flawlessly, but I had some optimistic starting frequencies in TurboCNC that caused the motors to just flinch and hum. Finally got things worked out and have a video of things spinning:
http://members.cox.net/mburford/143_4338.AVI (~4MB)

I'm planning on going the cheap MDF "learner" route so many of you suggest. No definite plans yet except to play around with many of the ideas seen here. I will try to get my website up and running to document the progress.

I became hooked on CNC in an internet kind of way. I started out to build the Gingery Crucible Furnace and Lathe. When I was searching around for casting info, I found hot foam links that pointed to CNC hot foam machines and that was all that was needed. The furnace is done, but the CNC project has preempted the lathe project for now. Here is a link to some photos of the Furnace project:
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mb0...hoo.com/mb0978

Take care all,
Mike

[Ken_Shea]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cncmek
[B]Hey Ken, Just about right in the middle between Columbus and Cincinnati just off of 71 in Wilmington. Where you out of?

Hi Dave,
My mail says Mount Gilead, but I am actually 7 miles north of that little berg right on US Highway 42, about 45 miles or so due north of Columbus, we are darn near neighbors
If you are ever up this way stop in and introduce yourself, would be pleased to meet you.

Ken Shea
6528 US Highway 42
Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

Ken

[Hardway]

Hey is this thing working?

[Rekd]

Originally posted by Hardway Hey is this thing working?

Yep Yep.

'Rekd

[cncmek]

Hi Dave,
My mail says Mount Gilead, but I am actually 7 miles north of that little berg right on US Highway 42, about 45 miles or so due north of Columbus, we are darn near neighbors
If you are ever up this way stop in and introduce yourself, would be pleased to meet you.

Ken Shea
6528 US Highway 42
Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

Ken [/B][/QUOTE]

Will do if the chance comes up, Thanks for the invite

Dave

[jnobl26]

Hey, im new to this forum, but i can see that there is a lot of
talent/information.

I am a HAAS field service tech, so if anyone needs any questions
answered, let me know. Maybe I can help.

[Rekd]

I want to FIX your HAAS NOT CLEAN IT!

LoL!

Welcome to the forums!

'Rekd

[Hardway]

I want to FIX your HAAS

That's a great line.
Do you have on the back of your work shirts, in big letters?

[WTdesign]

figure I will add to this topic

I'm new, and learning about CNC

I'm a avid Rhino user that design's cars for fun and for Freelance projects. I have 3 projects under way, one of them I have built a site around the design process and what the car will be powered with and the chassis design it will have.

I'm here to see if I can learn anything about how to get a 3d model into what I hear are called tool paths.

I need to find out what that means to me and my 3d model.

anyways this place looks like a great resource, lets hope I can learn something.


http://wtdesign.flashex.com/