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    Re: Stepper motor I.D anyone?

    Its a nema 23, looks to be about 70-80mm long so will be between 1.8 and 2Nm.
    Its 4 wire, so check the driver to see what the current is set to and then you will be quite close.
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    Re: Stepper motor I.D anyone?

    You need to find the following things:

    The A and V at which the motor is driven on that machine.

    So find the PSU and see what V and W for all motors. Then find the stepper drive and see at...
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    Re: BALLS!...The race type

    Sure, I will get some this week.

    Cermic bearings do cost, but then if you go and buy any set of "precision" bearings you are bound to pay. Looking back, I purchased my steel ballscrew mounting...
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    Re: We're getting there...bit by bit

    JAZZCNC I've been thinking of having a run of surrounds made to go with the E-Sops I sell what do you think would other cnc users buy them...
  5. Re: MDF.. More or less teeth/flutes for a better finish ?

    http://zero-divide.net/?page=fswizard

    It's called deflection
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    Re: We're getting there...bit by bit

    At least one OH SHITE button is the first thing that should go on any machine. Buy 4 one for each side cos you can bet your last shilling when OH SHITE comes your at wrong side and it's all done and...
  7. Thread: Bed "Flatness"

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    Re: Bed "Flatness"

    If your mostly profilling then it's not so critical but if your pocketing or engraving or chamfering then it's absolute must.
    Personally I like my bed flat as it's the foundation for any work under...
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    Re: Bed "Flatness"

    If you are cutting right through the MDF and you don't mind going slightly into your ply spoil board then I don't see why you should skim it. The only thing that might occur is that if the MDF is...
  9. Re: Initial workpeice tooling set-up instructions using a pendant controller type mac

    Glad you got it sorted. Its a big high when you do your first successful cut. :toot:..Clive
  10. Re: Initial workpeice tooling set-up instructions using a pendant controller type mac

    If you post the top 20 line of code it should be easy to see. you just look for the g1 z!!! parts. Did you re read my edited post lower down for the position of the model in material. ..Clive
  11. Re: Initial workpeice tooling set-up instructions using a pendant controller type mac

    Well if you want to be sure have a look at the gcode it produced you can open the file by renaming it to .txt ..Clive
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    Re: "Nib" removal on MDF cutouts edges

    It's simple really.!! . . . .You have 2 coordinate systems to work with.?. . . . Machine coordinates and work Coordinates.

    Machine coordinates are the area of your work envolope. Machine Zero is...
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    Re: 4mm MDF cutting on CNC...Advice please

    Try these feed and speed calculators;

    http://www.onsrud.com/xdoc/FeedSpeeds
    http://zero-divide.net/index.php?page=fswizard
    https://www.whitneytool.com/SpeedAndFeedCalculator.aspx...
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    Re: Help with new machine

    look here;

    http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/1785-Question-on-Micro-step-resolution?p=42368#post42368

    http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/5621-4-Axis-CNC-Milling-Mc-which-and-where?p=41449#post41449
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    NEW MEMBER: Re: A new start for me.......

    another emach thread
    http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/5827-Help-with-new-machine

    I'm sure that if the machine has any problems they can be sorted out here.
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    NEW MEMBER: Re: A new start for me.......

    Get some pictures up of it ,or a link to the exact machine ,I cant find any info on them other than a few pissed off customers in the blog below
    http://trickydoubt.blogspot.co.uk/?view=classic....
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    Re: Question on Micro step resolution?

    Hi Gary ( Zapp ) Will ex Emach here,
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