Jordan's Jgro

[tajord]

indeed these look nice, and seeing here they're aluminium too, nice X2, how's about passing on that quote when you get it coogrrr, just got to find out if they ship outside of the US & Canada providing they're not too expensive.

[ger21]

Originally Posted by tajord can anyone tell me or guide me to any tutorials on the conversion from dxf files to whatever mach needs to actually run/simulate the files, feel like i'm just sitting still here anxiously twiddling thumbs.

Try using LazyCAM, accessible from Mach3's file menu. There are video tutorials at http://www.machsupport.com/videos.htm

[iggk]

is that something not normally used ? you seem rather excited.

i first seen these 10 years ago used in precision optical fixtures using stepper motors to move a rotary mask with different profiles where the tolerance was +- 1 micron for beam placement.

in 10 years of robotic repair in 7 company's I've seen hundreds of different machines from different company's use these.

[tajord]

alas it's here,

well it's something to play with "oh how I love to tinker", my hobby cnc kit is here, don't think i'll get to put it together till sunday if i'm lucky, "have to go out sometime that day too, hope plans change" here's the contents of the kit, fan, guard, capacitor, cables, heatsink and all hardware, three lovely 200 oz/in steppers, all instructions and diagrams and of course packing peanuts.........

[Glidergider]

That's a huge capacitor. Wow. Nice looking hardware. 200 in-oz steppers I presume.

[tajord]

yeah, exactly what i thought when i first saw one a friend has on "his" Jgro. and yes they are the 200 oz/in.

[iggk]

i was looking at the hobby cnc website, it says kits are Sold Out Until Further Notice. all the main parts included in the kits appear to be in stock, does this mean they no longer will be selling kits?


i think the only thing the kit had that they didnt sell seperatly was wires, shrink tubing and connectors.

anyone know?

[tajord]

I just looked on the site too, man wouldn't it be a bummer if they stopped selling kits after all this time with such a popular product which seems to be a really good or best bang for the buck?

[tajord]

Yesterday i took a trip to the quote/unquote hardware store, my motivation for this was after a company quoted over $700 bucks for a transformer, i was thinking "is he CRAZY? " I think he meant something else, anyhow here's what i got, these are some microwave transformers, i read somewhere that these can be modified to work for building the power supply, has anyone done this and care to chip in on their experience on doing so?

Also got some switches, didn't know you found them in microwaves, about three to four in each.

[joecnc2006]

http://www.cnczone.com/modules.php?n...warticle&id=27

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showth...ight=microwave

Joe

[Madclicker]

I rewound one for my machine. Works very well:

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showth...t=14863&page=6

[tajord]

ok stupid question time, (1) which direction do you rewind the "new" coils for the transformer)? Madclicker I saw you used insulated wire as opposed to magnet wire, how does that go, i'm looking at about the 10 amp range, if i use that kind of wire, what gauge would give me what i need to accomplish this, below is one of your shots and my tranny after some elbow grease.

Maybe Bubba can chip in to lend his expertees <-- (did I spell that right)?