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Home made in an old Shuttle PC box, 452 drivers, simple BOB with spindle relay and running Mach 3

Doesn't matter, average taperlock will grip a given size plus or minus a post code.
That's one of the saving graces about them, they will fit to damaged shafts.

I'm just off J25, M1 and don't mind firing my router up but in all fairness it's only a small Isel with 300 x 300 bed and air cooled high speed spindle

Two main areas of noise on a CNC router is the spindle and the actual cutting.
Spindle can be helped by using the high speed spindles that many fit here, usually the water cooled versions. A router...

Get a bit of MDF or ply and mill a pocket out same size as the sheet of alloy.
Then smear a bit of PVA in the bottom, then a sheet of cartridge paper, then more PVA and then the sheet, clamp down...

Use true type fonts and node edit the shape.

for example on the O widen the verticals and narrow the ends. this will control depth.

To drill holes in thin sheet steel as others have said sandwich between to pieces of wood but main thing is do not use a normal jobbers drill but grind one up like a wood bit as a wing and spur.
If...

I use a couple of sets just like those on a daily basis doing bearing bores with no problem.
Once you get used to them, let them spring open whilst tilted so they are bigger than the bore, then nip...

Just a cam driven microswitch going to pulse on the driver ?

KX1 has rear bellows as well.

8983

This is a bare base off a KX1

Oldhams, they are the only non backlash coupling that works CORRECTLY in two planes.
All the others are fück ups.

Done a few WM16's and one thing to bear in mind is that some convert easily and some don't.
The stumbling block is the bed in the middle, the casting when being cast, sags and make the gap tighter...

OK 5 songs in no order

Queen, Another one bites the dust, in memory of all the Gecko drives that blew up for no apparent reason.

Berlin, Take my breath away, for cutting PVC on the laser.
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Fück the carbide.
They always break the tips off and tease you by nearly doing the job before doing so.
Carbide for anyone that doesn't know is a sintered powder, pressed up and heated so no matter...

You have basically answerd your own question when you state 4.2cfm FAD which means Free Air delivery. because they don't have a swept volume like a piston compressor they have to state what they put...

Carl,
Bad forum to ask questions in as you can't make replies in this forum, hence the new thread.

This coupling question often gets asked.

There is only one design of coupling that can handle...

Sorry got side tracked, the dog pissed on the carpet and then on my boots when I kicked it up the arse............

OK X and Y ten turns to go 3" so one turn to go 0.300"
200 step motor means each...

ARC has some 180's in stock. £30

Stepper Motors - Arc Euro Trade

In a short reply - Crap

2) AC motor controlled by a VFD has to be 3 phase however you change the wiring in the motor from star, 440v to delta, 220v , then feed this motor via a single phase input inverter that takes 240v in...

1 and 2 go to a, a+
3 and 4 go to b, b+

Doesn't actually matter as long as 1 and 2 go to the A's or B's and 3 and 4 go to the others. 1 and 2 are a pair as are 3 and 4.

If the motors go the...

1 = yellow + red
2 = yellow/white + red /white
3= green + black
4 = green/white + black/white

Looks like the generic 6040 machine. Weak point on these is the controller but it's not hard to replace it with something a lot more durable.
The main cost is in the mechanical parts on these, not...

Looked at the pic and the steps are out on the setup.
You probably don't know what that means which proves you are thick but no sweat for a Welshman living in OZ we all feel sorry for you.

OK we...

Plunge means move Z
No plunge rate means the tool wont move, set it to 350 also.