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I admire your dedication to 22 year old technology. I imagine you're in for a lot of fun, and perhaps a fair amount of frustration! I'm looking...

Yes, the VFD should be directly wired to the motor. To switch to delta, all you need to do is spin the link bars from horizontally across the...

This is an update on what might be the problem with the Dougle issue I have. I hope it might help others in the same boat as me. NEE GPS...

Yes Mike, Celcon Standard or Solar grade blocks or equivalent. I don't have any sketches yet, but basically its curved top bits and side trims for...

The tube resonance (or rather resonances) seems to be of some importance for the gantry at least on my machine, being a "raised sides" design, the...

So. Did you do it? Did it work?

Almost 8 years, most certainly raising the dead! Long story short, I gathered up most requisite components then ended up selling the mill after I...

i know this is on the dusty side of being classed as a zombie thread but did the op make any progress, only id love to be able to pick brains over...

Yeah sure, send it over. Not sure if we can compare between different test setups, but it can't hurt. Maybe the best test for hobbyists is to...

I did try a measurement with one end of the beam clamped to my drill press and the other end free. I saw the same modes but they were all more...

I hadn't come across the high surface speed version of 'HSM' only the adaptive clearing of Fusion 360 and the similar looking trochoidal plug-in for...

Got one! http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/13821-Startrite-3ph-to-1-ph-bandsaw-conversion-query

What I was referring to was machining at (very) high speeds, rather than trochoidal or adaptive toolpaths. It seems that if you keep winding up the...

What type of block ? Are they lightweight Celcon or similar ? If it's not a big job you will be able to machine Celcon with ordinary TCT cutters,...

Very interesting, I've been doing similar tests on my own build. Have you tried measuring the loss factor...

Muzzer, I've had very little time to play recently but the most punishing test to date is using a 6mm 2-flute end mill on Tasmanian Oak. Depth of...

Thanks Norman. Rural Western Australia is one of the safest places in the world right now. With the internal and international borders still closed...

Yes, apparently that's how they make the foam cement bricks and it doesn't seem to take much. I often wondered how they made them. I guess the...

I always think HSM isn't really the right term, but it does seem to be what's used to describe trochoidal tool paths. Actual cutting speeds aren't...

You could maybe add a very little bit of aluminium powder? this will cause the concrete to foam a bit.

I painted the frame too, blue Hammerite spray paint, and the paint is so soft I can scratch it off with my fingernail! I clearly didn't do a very...

I have persevered with the shimming approach, and after a couple of evening measuring then shimming, both my Y and Z axis are planer to within...

Thank you for your informative reply. I will be following your advice. Norman

My manual gives my model number, but shows the diagram that matches yours, hence my dilemma. I am still searching. Thanks.

Thank You. Trust you are keeping well in these trying times. Norman

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And you'll continue to get the same kind of help with a shitty attitude like that.!! . . . . Some times posts like this get missed because they get...