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Its an HSD ES909. 6.8KW 24K RPM with ISO 30 tool holding. Small issue to actually power it but working on that. It runs happily off 220V, even though its a 380V unit. I cant get to the wiring to...

You know Zeeflyboy you're a bastard because you've upped the bloody bar! Now we all have to aspire to your level not going to even attempt it with my present build but the next build I'm going to be...

Man that Z Axis really is awesome! Far too nice to actually use and get dirty :witless:

Alex

Actually that's just the angle of the pics, I designed it with the idea of having the bottom of the spindle nut approximately 1cm below the bottom of the mounting plate for that very reason....

Thanks chaps.

Alex - the attwater SRBP msds seems pretty benign.. I would be surprised if it was any worse than MDF for you anyway! http://www.attwater.com/downloads/srbp-health-safety.pdf

I...

I'm still learning fusion I imported the model from turbocad but I'm comfortable enough now to make every part in this just not assemble it yet lol once I crack the assembly I'll have a proper look...

There is a very good one on Youtube, taught me alot about the options available for lighting etc. Im sure a quick search will find it.

Tufnol is a brand name, Kite is their equivalent product. Tends to be a bit more pricey than the generic SRBP... I've been buying attwater brand from ebay.

As for why it's better than alu, it's...

Nothing particularly clever I'm afraid... I took some more photos today of the second carriage mount so perhaps an explanation with the pictures is best.

So on this part for example, I have some...

I'm using my trusty old makergear m2... I've had it for about 5 years now and it's still churning out lovely prints. I actually designed myself a new super duper printer which I'll make one day once...

Awesome as always...

Just curious - clearly you are pilfering quite a few bits like screws from your current machine.... given that your current machine is clearly not half bad, wouldn't it make...

OK, episode 6 is now ready at last. This time we are building the main gantry parts . . . enjoy !


https://youtu.be/tijVFCKuLPc

http://www.cablechoiceguide.co.uk/cables/control-cables/

The differences between the three cables are as follows:
CY Cables are used when interference-free transmission is needed. The CY Cable...

Where's the fun in that! :excitement:

A little more progress today - I might have got a bit more done, but there was a bit of a fire in my neighbours house while they were out walking their dog - I smelt burning plastic, saw a few wisps...

Charlie, if it's working for everyone else might just be that imgur was over capacity when you looked and the older pictures were cached... try clearing your cache and refresh.

Thought I'd...

Managed to crack out the back plate for the Z-axis today:

First fixture

https://i.imgur.com/PbHANDE.jpg


Second fixture (I actually had two screws in the right side holes as well but took...

You are not the first person to mention it lol but also I watch south park ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXu5ErnoXJ4&list=RDCXu5ErnoXJ4&t=7

To me south park is the funniest thing on tv...

Thanks again guys, keeps me going.

@Nickhofen - You've got Lee to thank/blame for the video series after he asked if I could video the line boring operation on the spindle block. I managed to get...

OK, episode 5 is now ready. This is part 2 - finishing off the Y axis build.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDT8MmO_a2s&feature=youtu.be

ta!

So nothing exciting, bit of a wash rinse repeat but in mirror image:

https://i.imgur.com/mv3Jj2B.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/nYbjzlX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BOIJcgC.jpg

Made one of the screw mounting plates:

https://i.imgur.com/iTwQ7MI.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hhjxC2S.jpg


Flipped for the rear side, it was previously held down at the near edge too but I...

OK, as requested here is a video of making a fixture, setting up, and then line boring the spindle housing . . .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYhDtuqzf2I

Still lots to do but another step...

hello everyone, just a small update:
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Hello everyone,

My name is Gilad, i'm 30 and i work as a software engineer.
for the past 6 months or so iv'e been working on this project mainly for educational purposes.
the machine was...