MYCNCUK - Problems and Solutions http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/ Need help with your machining problems, post them and submit solutions here. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:41:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png MYCNCUK - Problems and Solutions http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/ Looking for thin plastic? sheet http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2314-Looking-for-thin-plastic-sheet?goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:24:42 GMT Not exactly a machining problem, but I am looking for something that can be formed into a 150mm dia tube, 300mm long, that is non-porous and... Not exactly a machining problem, but I am looking for something that can be formed into a 150mm dia tube, 300mm long, that is non-porous and sufficiently rigid to withstand local deformation. I plan to use 3 x 150mm dia, 12mm thick MDF discs on a central spindle as a former to wrap this around. the nearest thing i have seen is thick acetate sheet (what would glue this to MDF?) but I cant find a large enough sheet locally - needs to be 500mm x 300mm at least and thats bigger than A3...

suggestions? ]]> Problems and Solutions irving2008 http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2314-Looking-for-thin-plastic-sheet got a problem cant find belts for lathe http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2308-got-a-problem-cant-find-belts-for-lathe?goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:49:52 GMT Hi guys got a problem i had a belt go on my lathe and cant find a replacement its only a small lathe but good enough for what i do its a... Hi guys got a problem i had a belt go on my lathe and cant find a replacement
its only a small lathe but good enough for what i do

its a Hobbymat Universal MD65
could do with replacing both belts the problem seems to be that there rather small

Vbelts size

8x375
8x425

anyone know of a uk supplyer
i have tryed a few places autoparts shops and few online belt supplyers
even the local white goods repair shop we have here (hoovers washers ect)
but no one seems to have any
any ideas guys ]]> Problems and Solutions Scott http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2308-got-a-problem-cant-find-belts-for-lathe Total novice and lost http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2287-Total-novice-and-lost?goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:29:53 GMT Hello to all, Having recently purchased a second hand cnc router the bits and pieces arrived by courier today. Less than impressed by the... Hello to all,

Having recently purchased a second hand cnc router the bits and pieces arrived by courier today.

Less than impressed by the state of the machine as bolts had worked there way loose etc in transit.

Attached are some images of the router but the main question I have is how do I connect the controller to the pc. The controller has a male connector and my pc also has a male connector.

Any help would be apprecited.
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]]> Problems and Solutions sfallan http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2287-Total-novice-and-lost Fancy a challenge? http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2272-Fancy-a-challenge?goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:04:43 GMT Hello People.

I'm new here so would greatly receive any advice given to my questions.

Three years ago I purchased a CNC router from a guy in London whom built the machine from a kit imported from the US, to cut a very long and painful story short he let me down and I'm left with a machine that does not run nor was ever commissioned. I did see the router running on a 2d CAD and mach3 software but soon after the PC died and I lost all the software. I have since loaded the demo version of Mach3 to try and bring the beast back to life and do get some limited movement, on pressing the <> keys the z axis moves but only up and from the left/right keys I here a motor running but no movement.


Does anybody on here have knowledge of MACH3 that can help?

Does MACH3 need to be set up before initally working the control AXIS?

Does anybody know a CNC guru based in Kent that I can grace his palms with beer tokens for help?

Any advice would be helpful as I'm losing the last of my limited stock of hair due to the frustration of not knowing what I'm doing.

Sorry for the long post! ]]> Problems and Solutions cassius http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showthread.php/2272-Fancy-a-challenge