Hey Jeff, is that the big Porter cable (3 1/4HP) or the 1 3/4HP. I was thinking about buying that 1 3/4 for the VS, but I might buy one of those cheap router speed controls and use one of the 690's I already have.
Gerry
Hey Jeff, is that the big Porter cable (3 1/4HP) or the 1 3/4HP. I was thinking about buying that 1 3/4 for the VS, but I might buy one of those cheap router speed controls and use one of the 690's I already have.
Gerry
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Yep! I ordered the 3 1/4 HP from Amizon.com's tools site.
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I've got one of those too, but it's too heavy for the machine I'm building. Great router, too. And it is reasonably quiet at the slow speeds.
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I just purchased the Makita RF1101 for a small router I’m building (10" cube work envelope). 21/4 HP with 8000-24000 rpm. The other two larger Makita routers I use for work have been very reliable over the years, sometimes working non-stop for 8 hour shifts. This may be a good alternative to the Porter-Cable
It was on my door step today! Wow it looks great and even runs better. The slow speed @ 10,000 is not very noisy at all. I think I am going to like that I went this way. I'm now designing a mounting flange for it. Maybe I can have this CNC machine ready to cut something by the end of this weekend.
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Hi Jeff, here is the mount I designed for the 3 1/4 hp porter cable.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/axxus4/porter%20cable/
Oh! You mean something like this
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I just finished the first collet that fits a Porter Cable router. This will hold a 1/4" bit at a fixed location. I now just need to make two each for 1/8", 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". Then I can hold both standard and ball cutter for each size.
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And here is the collet in the router. It ran very straight and smooth.
Now on to finish the table top. I have all the tee slot bars made. I am now mounting them to the plate.
More to come!!!
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Jeff,
The collet looks great. Does it seat at the same depth in the spindle after repeated removal and intallation?
Yes, very nice looking design.
First you get good, then you get fast. Then grouchiness sets in.
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Tsalaf, That is the idea behind the fixed collets. The taper on the collet matches the taper in the router. The nut just holds them together.
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Hey Jeff, any chance you might offer those for sale? Porter Cable 690's also use the same collet, btw.
Gerry
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Ger21,
Do you mean the drawings or do you mean the parts? I really don't have the time to create parts, but if anyone wants the drawings for the collets I can post them. What I did was purchase extra Porter Cable collets so I could get the nut and snap ring. I take them appart and use them on the new fixed collets.
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Hi,
Yes, I would be interested in the drawing. Please post them if you can....Very nice job, and a great idea! Fantastic cnc router.
Eric
I wish it wouldn't crash.
Actually, I was thinking of the parts. I probably won't have my router complete until sometime this winter, so I don't need them now anyway.
Gerry
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Before I give out any design prints I want to see if it works! I hate making something available to others and find out it does not work
I will do proper R&D work before I let it go.
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Hi Jeff,
That is a really good idea. It is along the lines of milling machine collets. I have been thinking of just an insert to my normal collet (1/4" in my case) to handle 1/8" bits.
I wonder if the bit is going to be held in there tight enough with just the setscrew. I don't see any compression slits. Do your bits have a flat in them?
Now what we need is the same kind of collets in 1/16", 1/8" & 1/4" for the Porter Cable 7310 and 310 series trim routers. Since alot of us are using those routers.
Chris
How did you make the metal enclosure? Did you make it or buy the enclosure. I would sure like to know how to make one.Originally posted by HomeCNC
I managed to finish my Servo controller box this weekend. It worked great! I used a torid for the transformer this time. Wow do I like them.