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It's 130x130x36mm, two sided machining operation with an 8mm endmill to rough, 4mm ballnose to finish. Ideally I'd have used a long tapered ball nose but didn't have one to hand, so had some...

Evening Folks.

One of my original aims for this machine had been to help with the other half's glass work. We've made jigs, and aluminium bead making tools, but until now haven't touched glass...

Always nice to see another machine come to life, well done Nick, and nice job.:applause:

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Congratulations mate,

Hope you have great fun with your machine and enjoy it as much as you dit while making it

George

Nope, that prize is mine! Though I've moved on a little since this video was made.

https://vimeo.com/146894861

How did I miss this.? Well done Nick and nice to see another machine come to life. Looking forward to the first cut video so crack on..:thumsup:

Robertspark's UCCNC Macros, Screenset and MODBUS manual is also a very helpful reference. See attached. Not only does it highlight all the inbuilt macro functions, but also has tables at the end...

I've recieved a question about my UCCNC setup, so thought I'd share and discuss my config in public, just incase it helps a future builder.

The vast majority of these settings are taken directly...

Thought it might be interesting for others designing their control boxes to see why I've made my new one like this and how it works. Also welcome to hear any improvement suggestions.

My typical...

All the resistor does is limit the current to about 12 to 15mA at 24V going through the led

Just to inform those who are interested, a friend of mine installed this on his brand new machine, he followed the manual to the letter and got it working without any issues. He is not a computer...

Some years ago I created a screen set to be able to probe in a more user friendly way than it was possible with UCCNC. It contained a special probe screen and some macros. This stopped working some...

My experimental project continues. I couldn't wait, I just HAD to do some tests, which I documented yesterday in a short video.


https://youtu.be/g8rXwJtne38

While one could wish for higher...

I bought a rotational axis ( 4th axis or A axis call it whatever you like) for my CNC with a 4 jaws chuck. I intend to use this as both a 4th axis on my CNC, or as an independent "poor man's lathe"....

Just a warning - there is a scammer who keeps listing a Boxford machine on ebay at a low starting bid price. He asks you to email him for the buy it now price. He replies by email and gives you a low...

Christmas Gift:

(Plans from)
https://wilkerdos.com/product/rocker-templates/

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Quick update to the Aluminium Bead Presses. Other half demanded six sizes of the 3D hearts in both a horizontal and vertical press. Settled on a 0.2mm step-over - we did some tests lower down but...

I really like the joining of precise timing and electronics with wooden clock - fantastic!

Heres how the prop turned out, after a few duds and a bit more learning. Nothing special, but I'm rather...

Nice work!
On the cooling front I found that larger diameter piping (8mm instead of 5mm I think) doubled the flow rate from the same pump. Short restrictions such as the inch-long pieces that...

The wife is happy! The CNC has produced something for her glass!

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Psstt... don't tell her that it would have probably been quicker on the table saw.....

Anyhow, very valuable day of...

Had a weekend playing with the machine and finishing up a few bits.

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I've used a 75mm cable tray to hold the 62.5mm wide X cable chain and fitted it with 3D printed supports....

Small Circuit Diagram Updates:

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I've added an extra control line to the spindle to enable the reverse spindle command. Don't know if I'll ever use it, but may as well wire it up while I'm...

Spent the day thinking about Jazz's suggestions - decided to listen to wisdom :)

The clincher is that it really simplifies the circuits, and I don't have to now work out how to connect the...

Why 2 switches on each axis if they are traveling.? The point of having traveling switches is to lower the number of switches.

All you do to use 1 switch is set the same input number for each...

The AM882 has the same logic signal current specifications as the EM806 (hardly surprising considering they're basically the same thing, but I thought I'd check). 7-16mA with a nominal of 10mA....