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All done. .Me

Daedelus, Congratulations on your program, an excellent job. As a programmer, I too was considering writing something similar but as I managed to...

Thanks guys I haven't taken the Z backplate off to have a look, but I think the X axis ought to take a 1204 ballnut (which according to the...

dunno. but if a mod is reading this please delete the duplicate...

I've now TIG welded a lump onto the original spindle. Bored it out to 35mm and 45.5mm O.D. Next job is to get it back in the lathe and turn it down...

thanks for the thumbs up, but it wasn't much. Actually added only about 2 lines of code and a public variable. Would be happy to share the version if...

OK, so there might not be much thats possible from the Autoleveller side in this respect then. I'll have a look at TurboCNC at some point anyway and...

I reckon with the machine you could you could build some timber panels for an extension to the garage ;-)

Fixed video.... re machine...I doubt il get rid of it anyway!... 2' wont leave me much space for all my other previous toys ; D

Hank 1204 will be fine but you will need to mod the Z plate to take the Ballnut by the looks of it?

G the video is saying it is private :sorrow: With the machine against one wall i would keep it, 2' is plenty of room honest

thanks jazz. Il upload a piccy tomorrow got the Z working!! off its own steam. Using its own power supply its own stepper controller. The other...

Thanks Lee! Finished size is 260mm diameter and 35mm thick. 90deg 9.5mm v bit - 40 mins (it was quicker but I had to slow the feeds right down as I...

Nice one Jim, pleased you got the machine sorted! What was the total run time for the job, cutter used and the size of the part? .Me

Box stock Turbocnc does NOT map the position to variables. I had to add that to the code and re compile. As far as I know, there are only a three...

Ive not looked into it yet but if the variables are the only things which need changing then it should be easy to support TurboCNC directly from the...

Not quite the modern tech answer I was looking for! :smile: Moaning has been the reason I haven't mentioned my machine is based on UNsupported...

It was fairly easy to do (and I am NOT a programer!) I just added enough code to the G31 section to map the position data to the variables 2000-200x....

hex rod ,,in the lathe no problem 2 min job :dread:

Nice idea, very practical. G.

TurboCNC support is another feature on my list. :smile: Quite a big list, but its good to know that people want and will use the additions.

Another reason I bring fixtures up is that I do not use Mach or Linuxcnc as my controller. I use Turbocnc and it defaults to G53 on power up so when...

Thanks for the replies guys, I like the idea of tinning using solder but I dont have a solder gun like that and I doubt my iron will reach those...

Absolutely, This is one of the features on my list that I want to add. I am aware that many 'PCBers' use different offsets for top and bottom,...

If you can get a drawing of what you'd like, I should be able to knock a few out with minimal hassle. One thing I wonder is if a reamed finish...

I ran across this video on Youtube a while back. Instead of plating, he actually "tins" the board with solder and it appears not to take to long...

I've used the stuff here ... Mega-UK - PCB Chemicals (half way down the page "Immerse Tin Plating") which works fine but stinks & doesn't...

Daedelus, Last evening, I set up Eagle V6.x so I could see how your program would work. Everything seemed to go fine, but I would like to offer a...