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[Robert M]

Hi Danny,
Wondering how is everything running ?
I’m hopping to ask you a few questions but first I’m verifying if your still on this thread !
Also interested in to how are you motors gearbox and your controller. Any changes / upgrades from original in 2006 ?
Later, Robert

[yohudi]

Hi there Robert..

Thanks for your interest..

Happy to say my machine is still running fine and no sign of any problems to date with anything... I added a 4th axis towards tail end of last year.. using a prototype drive from Colin Doughty at http://www.doughtydrive.com/

Colin very generously sponsored my recent tutorials for CNC_Toolkit and my new CNC related website at http://cnc4free.org I can honestly say that his rotary drive units are truly something to see.. he has links to video of them running at his site....

I'm planning to up some photos of the upgrades to my machine when I get a minute.. Will be using the prototype rotary in the third part of my guide for CNC_Toolkit as a 4th and 5th axis...

Time is tight as they say.. and don't get as much opportunity to update the build log.. will try and up some pics of the 4th in the next few days as it was a relatively easy mod.. and is pretty cool if I do say so myself.. helped in no small way by the spot on design of the rotary prototype...

once again thanks for your interest...

TTFN

Danny

[yohudi]

To anyone watching really...

got 5 mins to pull some pics from the camera I took just before and while adding the 4th axis...

00ModelCut.jpg and 000Modelcut.jpg

Took these on finish cut of my Dragskull model.. made using methods in my bitmap to models tutorial

01Stripped.jpg

Table on machine after I removed old sacrificial strips to mount profile for A axis

02MountA1.jpg

Colin Doughty's prototype rotary axis mounted as an A Axis... Square should give idea of dimensions etc

03MountA2.jpg

4-Jaw Chuck mounted onto the rotary

04MountA3.jpg

The view down the table from the drive end

05MountA4

Completed Table setup.. Added heavier ribs as will now be used for fastening rather than just spacing off the table

06MountA5.jpg

View of the completed job from the tailstock end

will add more pics once I get time to sort them out

ttfn

Danny

[jdell42]

Originally Posted by yohudi Colin very generously sponsored my recent tutorials for CNC_Toolkit and my new CNC related website at http://cnc4free.org I can honestly say that his rotary drive units are truly something to see.. he has links to video of them running at his site....

Great web site Danny. One thing I enjoy about this forumn is that I learn something new everyday... and your site will keep me busy for a month or so with all the new applications.

[yohudi]

Originally Posted by jdell42 Great web site Danny. One thing I enjoy about this forumn is that I learn something new everyday... and your site will keep me busy for a month or so with all the new applications.

Hi there.

Thanks so much for the positive remarks.. I try to make the site different to the other CNC related stuff I've seen and provide useful links to stuff we can all use.

When people actually find it useful it's a big encouragement..

thanks again

ttfn

Danny (aka Yohudi)

[Robert M]

When people actually find it useful it's a big encouragement..

Another guy saying THANKS for your time to share your info, findings and links.
Thanks a mil.
Robert

[yohudi]

Originally Posted by Robert M Another guy saying THANKS for your time to share your info, findings and links. Thanks a mil. Robert

Hi there Robert,

thanks for the THANKS.. glad you like the site and hope you find it of some use..

ttfn

Danny