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Theres another thread started yesterday where similar is discussed, but when I put your machine in Google to look at it, it looks like a basic lightweight CNC of usual chinese quality with associated...

Have a friend with a jewellry business and almost everything they do is either free hand or on a manual copy machine, only CNC they use is their fibre laser which was not an entry level item.

Not my listing but thought £16 was a good price for anyone mounting a 2.2kw chinese spindle.
Same seller has some reasonably priced ballscrews listed.
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Off subject just making sure you have this came across it looking for something else looks interesting

http://neme-s.org/Shaper%20Books/bridgeport_j1_head_2_0_01%20Rebuild.pdf

Slap a good handfull of axle grease in there Dave and call it a job you'll end up with grey hair and a frown (just like me) at this rate!

Just to throw a spanner in the works may be completely irrelevant but on my travels today saw a bridgeport (couldn't tell you the model) converted to CNC, that used original and a 24k spindle...

A couple of things to consider with a VM running CAD programs often with high overheads and requiring access to virtual memory page files from HDD,
Virtual machines ares less efficient than actual...

Sounds like a question for Jazz, write that you've decided to use a 6560 and he will appear:triumphant:

I run 8.1 64bit as a dual boot with XP just dropped in another drive so I could run fusion on my Workshop machine for quick edits, providing you have a machine capable of running it, 7 or 8.1 64bit...

Had a look for my bearings documentation but could not find picture but did find this one online from same supplier same as picture which was on leaflet which got recycled except for being open...

My bearings are the SBR16UU and I did put grease nipples on side and grease them with the gun mine had no grub on the side only on top side was open, if Lee is correct I may have made an error but...

Tend to come in 1mtr lengths and I used 15x30mm to hold everything water, power, and control on similar size build 2mtr being plenty.

No problem Lee Fleebay had a 20% off everything offer for a few hours on 6th or 7th of April so I grabbed the VFD and spindle then, full price is £182 ans I got £36 discounted. Still has original...

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The coupling was loose and slipping rubbing against the screw it obviously caused the Z axis to lose steps and therefore its integrity.

OK so I mixed up the poster of one part of thread it does not change the point that whatever is moving 3.75mm should be easily identifiable, if the ball screw is dropping the retaining nut on base...

The coupling can slip down onto the ballscrew and off of the motor shaft without the screw or the axis actually moving poor grip and gravity with a little help from vibration, also the video of the...

I cannot see this being the problem more likely the simple options, ER11 thread damaged and not locking collet properly, material insufficiently secured if clamped at edges acrylic will lift in...

As regards your enclosure I don't use an enclosure as such but have screens in Acrylic for certain jobs to control chip/coolant ejection etc, very easy to cut and weld together using Dichloromethane....

Found a receipt with some drills I got from her last year and on that occasion she had purchased from covington-engineering.com in the states I know she travels to california regularly so a place to...

Minimum purchase was also £20

No idea with the Boxzy but have been using building repairing 3d printers laser engraver/cutters and small CNC based around same for a few years, Thingverse.com would be a good place to start some...

Keep it down I am trying to remain anonomous.

First day to play with this since parts arrived and I have it running, still some finishing to do as the Z axis motor assembly held in place with a pair of quick release clamps. But up and running in...