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Nice work again, you need more monitors though!

Lishui Wangong Precision Machinery Co., Ltd
Brandname seems to be ERSK

http://wgjxzgzz.en.made-in-china.com/product-group/yoOEdAWHfGkV/Ball-Screw-catalog-1.html

They supply their own brand...

Actually your comment about screwing up and still having a sheet of aluminium to sell for scrap did alter my thinking somewhat, don't give up on the subtle prods informing me that I'm an idiot, I...

If you are trying to weld thin steel and thick steel together you need to run the weld pool down the thick piece of metal and then quickly move across to the thin metal, back to the thick metal, down...

Welcome to the forum, it is always worth having a good read of the build logs to see what people are using and problems that crop up.

Router Build Logs

I'm not one of the resident experts but I...

This forum upgrade, can you hide the for sale section from the hobnob ninja yet? :joker:

If you ever use the standard hobby size servos you might be interest in the open servo project

OpenServo high quality open source digital servo

It is an open source pcb upgrade and pc software...

You can normally cut that thickness with a sharp knife or tough scissors can't you? If mills don't work you could try a drag knife, it might break a stanley blade but you could always grind an edge...

If you are using west system 105, it will cost about £100 for 5kg epoxy and £50 for 1kg hardener. Depending on how hardcore you want to be with the aggergates you will end up with a mix that contains...

This thread has some good internal pics and info
Water cooled Chinese spindle disassembly - CNCzone.com-The Largest Machinist Community on the net!

And this one has cross sections...

Yup that is the one.

If you are mounting a metal frame on top of two bits of what looks like wood... Don't.

Wood swells and expands depending on moisture content, the arrangement you have will...

Try eshapeoko

eShapeOko Kits - MakerSlide Europe - (Powered by CubeCart)

It is a reworked design that is a bit stiffer and ships from the UK. Worth bearing in mind that most kits don't include...

If someone can swing by J10 of the M6 on their way down, I'm up for it, if not I'm out sorry.

If you prefer learning in video/animation form

Capacitive sensor, Theory, application and design - YouTube


Projected capacitive touch sensors, theory and design guides - YouTube

A simple 6...

If you feel like trying out something a bit sexier than knobs and buttons here are some good resources for making capacitive touch inputs.

AN1102 - Layout and Physical Design Guidelines for...

Looking good mate, I'm currently in a mexican standoff over clearing the garage out. :(

You don't seem to have listed a spindle, bucket, water pump, hoses & clamps for water pump, limit switches,...

Hello cisco, I'm not one of the resident experts but as everyone seems to have sodded off I'll give it a shot.

Try this thread for photos and video of a z-axis
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That is actually way more than is required for welding 3mm mild steel.

You could spend half the amount and still do the job fine, any 100-120 amp welder that takes 2.5 or 3.2 mm sticks is all you...

The aztec PDF is at the bottom of the first page:

http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/general-cad-cam-machine-control/3889-400-megs-files-dxf.html

It will need:

1- Carbon fibre
2- A truss
3- Lashings of epoxy

Sounds like a good mycncuk challenge for xmas 2013 project threads, who can build the best nutcracker?

Merry christmas one and...

Raises cup of tea to Irving, hopefully I'll start and finish this bloomin cnc machine next year Mark!

Belts and pulleys you can get from here:

5mm HTD® Timing Belts [4575] : Beltingonline.com, Supplier of power transmission and conveying products

Where about in Walsall are you, I'm starting my...

You might be interested in the second one aswell as you have a steel box section machine. The vibration damping seems to be massively improved by filling with pipes wrapped in damping tape and...

I've come across a few interesting papers on machine design that other people might find a useful source of ideas for new builds:

Excellent and lengthy paper detailing a heavy duty design:...