Why no South African posts?

[MickJack]

Heya jack

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Any1 know of a place in pretoria that sells rack & pinions ? very fine teeth??

Nusaf JHB Branch
Tel +27 (11) 885 2523 - Johannesburg
email sales@nusaf.co.za

Cheers

[Quentinb]

Nusaf JHB Branch
Tel +27 (11) 885 2523 - Johannesburg
email sales@nusaf.co.za

Cheers

Nice one thanks! found a few tricks there I have been looking for!

I'll be starting my re-build over the weekend. Will take a few pics of the progress. I will have to have some parts machined as I go so hold thumbs!

[fransfourie]

@MickJack

Ah...CHEERZ m8 thx for that.


@Quentinb

Ill upload pictures in 1 weeks time +\- with my z-axis & x axis done
Got my z-axis done basically, just waiting for my 20mm shaft supports 2 come, so i can mate the 2 halfs to give Birth 2 a New z-axis...hehe

Cheerz

{edit} Here is a pic in inventor. not the whole assembly...will add a picture of a ""Mock fit" of parts. need 2 cut side supports still, fit ballscrews & stepper mounts..etc xD

Yes i know...I need to Make a new Z-axis mounting plate...lol...abit short for my 300mm axis

[Lord_Draco]

Hi guys
I'm looking to start my own cnc wood router, just a small 1mx600mm to start with, and have seen allot of great parts online and I'm just wondering: Does anyone know anything about import taxes and levies ? and where to find out what they will be before i buy things overseas?

[fransfourie]

@ Draco

Heya m8. Welcome to the S.A thread. Where are you from ?
It's alot of fUn building these machines & you learn alot along the way.

For importing of parts, i bought all my stuff via e-bay. I havent payed tax/levies yet on any part ive imported. Just ask them to send as low value items / samples. also pay the extra shipping costs for fedex, aramex, dhl etc. alot faster lol.
Im still waiting for some of my parts 2 get here. if you get taxed, as far as i know it is 10% of the value + 14% tax ontop of that. So...for example you bought an item of 100$...add 10% on that + 14% tax = $125. On cars & things like that its 65% of value xD.

Well hope this info helps. ask away if you got qstions

Cheerz

[gking]

Hi
I am not building CNC but I have bought a Colchester Chip Master lathe. I have stripped the components and am about to paint. Can anyone advise on a locally available paint that will be very resistant to synthetic machining coolants? Also which primer to use?

[rockhopper300]

@ Lord Draco
Hello there.
Before you start importing, consider the SA suppliers. Not that I am punting them, but I bought the parts for a four axis system from Greg @ CNC direct. After the parts were assembled it took about half an hour before the system was working and calibrated etc.
It really helps to get the right stuff with the backup.
Best of luck with your project, let us know how it goes.
Cheers

[Quentinb]

Hi All,

Sorry, I have been busy... building my new machine. I have had to wait some time to get the guys to cut the parts for me, but I have them all now and have assembled most of the machine. It is currently in a moving state and need to add some small parts to secure the drive train and fire this beast up!

I'll post some pics soon!

[MDSUW]

Hi All,

I’m from Capetown, Northern suburbs, Durbanville.

I’ve been doing allot of reading about cnc plasma the past 2 months and I got a few quotes from local companies for cnc setup and honestly the prices are way out of my league, like I’ve said I’m a newbie and don’t know much about cnc but I can weld do design on Cad/Inventor. I did allot of research regarding diy cnc plasma setup and I know about CNCDirect a local supplier of diy components and electronics however for some reason I still think one can get parts cheaper when importing it yourself? Have a look at these links www.candcnc.com & www.precisionplasmallc.com & http://www.cnczone.com/forums/precision_plasma/111498-precision_plasma_llc_history.html I like these options and I think for an diy person this is a very nice setup to start off with.
I was thinking about source for an local supplier or manufacturing company that would be able to supply me with cheap parts like v-groove bearings alu rails etc anybody know who I can contact? I’m planning to design my own cnc plasma table and let all the parts be locally machined but I’m almost guaranteed that it will not be cost effective to do it that way correct me if I’m wrong. At the moment I don’t really have an budget still need to save-up but my goal is to have an table with 2.5x1.3 cutting area with Hypertherm 45/65 plasma cutter and DTHC and try to keep my budget under R50k….going to be difficult but I’m up for the challenge.

I really hope some local people can contribute and guide me in the right direction?

Local is lekker!

[JQ Laser]

Hello guys:
I kwon the wood cutting machine is very hot in South Africa, and Many friend purcahse the machine form me, usually I sold them the GSI200W and GSI280w to them, and they will use the machine with Chinese laser 300w, too. maybe sometimes the Rofine. I think It is great. but I do not like the machine with chinese laser 300w. because it is worse than GSI and Rofine! thought it is cheaper. How about your machine, what is the machine do you use, can you tell me?

Best Regards
Casper Geng
MSN: casper-geng@hotmail.com
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[megeshg]

WOW thought i was all alone here!!

Im from Cape Town and looking into building a cheap as possible wood mill!! Well so far cheap is not the word! Looking into a 10X9 similar to the Solsylva...

Hoe have you guys found building your own machines?

[JQ Laser]

Haha, there is not the cheapest goods, what is your demands, I sold many laser cutting machien to your country.

email:casper_geng@aol.com

WOW thought i was all alone here!!

Im from Cape Town and looking into building a cheap as possible wood mill!! Well so far cheap is not the word! Looking into a 10X9 similar to the Solsylva...

Hoe have you guys found building your own machines?