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Congratulations on completing the build and doing your surfacing. Dean is right about the feed and speeds. I surfaced mine at 15000 rpm and 3000 mm/min at 0.7mm doc and it was fine using 1.25 inch...

Hi everyone

Finally done the first cuts with the machine! I have a video posted on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvKm1ncV6-M&feature=youtu.be which shows the baseboard being levelled....

So true! JoeHarris I dread to think what I've spent on tools. I have kept the receipts for everything so one day I will total the costs. For example, just bought one of the Pro-Tram units to tram the...

Hi Nick

As others have said, you do need to be more specific which you have done by showing details of your build and what you intend to cut. Rigidity is your best friend for any cnc build and as...

I've uploaded another YouTube video here running g-code for the first time. Programmed random rapid movements in the XY plane of up to 4500 mm/min. Now got the cable chains installed but had to...

Thanks Clive for your kind comments.

I've uploaded a YouTube video here showing the gantry moving in all axes at a magnificent speed of 1 metre/min!

Now that I've worked out how soft limits...

I have done the initial stages of the electronics build and the stepper motors have be attached to the machine. I have a video of it working (albeit at a modest 1m/min) until I've done the following:...

Hi Mordy

Glad to see that you have found a supplier for your electronics. I suggest that you take Jazz's advice and buy a cheap(ish) PC to use as your CNC controller. This is the direction I went...

Hi Clive you got a better deal than I did at £221 but I'm not complaining!. Thanks to everyone on this thread and Lee for making it a sticky. Finally got it all wired up and set the PD functions as...

Hi PauRO

I got my parts from Chai at linearbearings2008 on eBay. Many on this forum have used him with good results. I got the following (see link) but swapped the supported round 1100mm SBR16...

Hi Deano.
I thorughly agree with JazzCNC and Jonathan about drawing out your design with a CAD package. You can see this from my thread here...