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01-03-2011
Thread: moving mach3 help please
by i2i- Replies
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Re: moving mach3 help please
you could for reference go into the original config screens and print a copy of them just in case the xml didn't configure correctly, at least then you would have a record of each setting.
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01-03-2011
Thread: moving mach3 help please
by audioandy- Replies
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Re: moving mach3 help please
Hi Chris
You can copy your profile XML file over from your old PC to your new one, but you still might have to retune your motors.
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21-02-2011
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Re: small mill for machining steel. Max spend £500 including computer
one more picture showing x axis nut
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17-02-2011
Thread: Few pics of my homemade CNC mill
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Re: Few pics of my homemade CNC mill
Thanks Chris
...and finished item
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16-01-2011
Thread: my build from the start
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Re: my build from the start
remove the gib strip so you can lift the table a bit and slide it over the X axis nut.
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10-01-2011
Thread: Edge Finding For Newbies
by Phil Gravett- Replies
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Re: Edge Finding For Newbies
Traditional tool makers used a sticky pin. This is a dressmaking pin held in a bit of plastacine (blue tac or chewing gum works but not as good) put on the cutter or drill. With spindle running,...
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09-01-2011
Thread: Edge Finding For Newbies
by M250cnc- Replies
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Edge Finding For Newbies
You draw your part in CAD then create a Gcode file using a CAM program
The attached pic is drawn in the lower R/H corner this is X Plus Y Minus
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02-01-2011
Thread: my build from the start
by Jonathan- Replies
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Re: my build from the start
Ahh, now I understand the question! You wanted *diameter* not circumference at stated in your post.
It's just cos(30)...
Let x be side length of the triangle the three points form (i.e 35mm).
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02-01-2011
Thread: my build from the start
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Re: my build from the start
3 stud PCD= S/0.866
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28-12-2010
Thread: my build from the start
by Jonathan- Replies
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Re: my build from the start
Depends greatly on the size of your machine, are you using ballscrews/ACME etc. With only 24v you want a motor with very low inductance to get any reasonable speed.
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24-12-2009
Thread: What size stepper motor do I-need.
by irving2008- Replies
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What size stepper motor do I-need.
A Tutorial on motor torque calculations
A question oft asked on MYCNCUK is "how big a motor do I need?". There is no simple answer to this, and the options are usually:
a) follow someone elses...
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