Joe's 2006 in Philadelphia

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Hey folks, I admit it. I am one of those "lurkers" on the forum....at least until now. I have read just about every post that's been made regarding Joe's 2006 and decided that I must have one. My first machine was a Kleinbauer PipeDream and while I learned a lot using it, I'm really looking for more capacity/cuttting area. My main interest will be guitarmaking but perhaps VCarving a tennis shoe might be an interesting challange

I thought about cutting out the pieces myself, but you guys have made this forum so interesting and exciting, I decided to have Joe provide the kit so that I can get going quicker. To date, I have purchased ALL of the hardware and now just waiting on Joe....no pressure here, Joe!

I hope to be able to count on you folks for assistance through the rough parts but I am certainly up for the challenge. I got to tell you all....this is probably the ONLY forum that I have read all the way through. I found myself reading faster to get to the answers to some of the questions and have completely enjoyed the whole experience so far. I'm really looking forward to showing off to you guys.

Since this is kind of my first real post (at least in this thread), I thought it would be a good idea to let you know what I'm working with:

HobbyCNC electronics with 200 oz steppers. 42V 10A
Mach3
VCarve Pro & Cut3D (awesome products!!)
AutoCAD

That's it for now but I am looking forward to becoming a part of "Team Joe 2006" and I hope to meet a bunch of you at Jay's User's meeting.

AWESOME WORK ON THE MACHINE, JOE!

Regards,
Joe uh oh.....another Joe!!

[ccsparky]

Welcome to the club!

Can't wait to see your build! Joe and the rest of the gang are very creative and are always eager to help!

Look forward to seeing your log!

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Hey folks,
In preparing for the build, a couple of questions come to mind that I'm sure you can answer.

1) Since the ACME rod is being driven with metal ACME nuts, my understanding is that they need to be frequently lubricated. The X axis could be hard to get to on a regular basis. Would it be better to go with Delrin AB nuts like on http://www.dumpstercnc.com/leadnuts.html so lubrication is not required?

2) What have you using to cut the drill rod? It seems WAY too tough for normal woodworking tools.

3) In the EASM file, there is a spacer between the 5/8 bolt and the roller blade bearing. That part does not appear in the hardware list and I'm wondering what you use for that.

[joecnc2006]

Originally Posted by PhillyCyberJoe Hey folks, In preparing for the build, a couple of questions come to mind that I'm sure you can answer. 1) Since the ACME rod is being driven with metal ACME nuts, my understanding is that they need to be frequently lubricated. The X axis could be hard to get to on a regular basis. Would it be better to go with Delrin AB nuts like on http://www.dumpstercnc.com/leadnuts.html so lubrication is not required? 2) What have you using to cut the drill rod? It seems WAY too tough for normal woodworking tools. 3) In the EASM file, there is a spacer between the 5/8 bolt and the roller blade bearing. That part does not appear in the hardware list and I'm wondering what you use for that.

all leadscrews should be lubricated nomater what metarial, leave an area below machine to access the leadscrew. I use a white lithium grease on mine, have been using same nuts and leadscrews over a year now.

I also baught a 7" cutoff wheel from lowes about 3.50 and put it in my circular saw and cut the leadscrews and drill rods with it.

for spacers for the bearings the assembly manual has the number of nuts and washers used for spacing.

hope that helps.

Joe

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Thanks Joe, that does help.

I don't have the assembly manual yet so I didn't realize the spacers were just nuts and washers.

I beg your pardon....I do have the assembly manual and I do see the spacer info......senior moment!

Thanks again,
Joe

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Hey folks,
Anyone have any tips or tricks with regard to filing the flat spot on the aluminum angle assembly? I've drilled all the 5/16 holes and that went pretty fast, but hand filing seems like it will take forever.


BTW...Joe, thanks for the tip on the cutoff wheel for cutting the drill rod. I bought a 10" and put in on my radial saw and it worked great. A little scary though for a "fire phobe". Has anyone tried a cutoff wheel for my question above?

Thanks,
Joe

[joecnc2006]

I use my grinder for the flat areas on the edge of the angle alumn. draw it with a sharpie first from a templet.


Joe

[ccsparky]

This worked well for me and was at the time my only option.
I used a table saw to cut mine out.
I set one extra piece on both edges as shown to act as the support for the pieces I was cutting. Then I used an 8" x 10" x 3/4" piece of board to act as a guide and to push the metal forward. See top drawing.

Set the height of your blade to 1/8" and your fence to line up the outer cut as shown in the middle drawing. Since all pieces use the same measurement to the center for the bolt hole, once you have the fence set you can run all of the angle through, turn them around and do the other end the same way.

Next I moved the fence to make the inner cut as shown in the bottom drawing. Ran all the pieces through.
Once the inner and out cuts were made I just ran the pieces through the saw until all of the material was removed.



This really is not as time consuming as it sounds and makes a really nice cut.
I had mine done in no time.

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Hey thanks gents.....I don't have a bench mounted grinder, but I do have a table saw. This sounds like a really easy way to get the job done. I'll let you know how I make out.

Thanks again,
Joe

[PhillyCyberJoe]

ccsparky,
Your idea worked great. Thanks for the tip.

Joe

[bp092]

Joe, they look good, nice work

[gacrwell]

Don't have a table saw anymore - any reason I couldn't do that with a radial arm saw? Did you use the table saw to cut to length too? I was planning to use an air cut-off wheel, but your cuts sure do look nice.

Gary