second build, thanks for all the info.

[Swarfing]

Autocad can do that but not sure about any others?

[tonyken]

Autocad can do that but not sure about any others?

found this prog " Aide PDF to DXF Converter " that I already had, does it ok but plans are not to clever so i'm getting a lot of unwanted vectors, all good for the learning curve !!

[motoxy]

Try this one. Its free and is supposed to be quite accurate.

http://www.pdftodxf.com/

Bruce

[forbesbrb]

Hi All, been reading and learning a lot on this site for quite a while, I built an mdf cnc last year and like most people got hooked and needed to build a better one. I decided to go with a fixed gantry this time and it looks like it will be a lot more stable than my previous moving gantry model. slightly larger footprint is small price to pay.
I used 1"x3" coated mdf for this one ,I have used the 3.1Nm Nema23 439oz stepper motors and TB6560 Driver board from 1st machine.



I would like to thank all the people on this site for the helpfull information I have gained.
Cheers, Tony.

hi there Tony I am new to cnc and i built a cnc router and i also used the TB6560 board, can you tell me how you configured this board as i am at my wits end.
p.s i have not altered the board in anyway it is as delivered.

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hi there Tony I am new to cnc and i built a cnc router and i also used the TB6560 board, can you tell me how yo configured this board as i am at my wits end.
p.s i have not altered the board in anyway it is as delivered.

[tonyken]

hi there Tony I am new to cnc and i built a cnc router and i also used the TB6560 board, can you tell me how yo configured this board as i am at my wits end.
p.s i have not altered the board in anyway it is as delivered.

Hi there, I would love to help you out on this and will gladly do that when I get out of hospital, been in 3 weeks now with a heart attack and am having a double bypass op next monday.
When I get out I will be back in touch with any help I can give.
Regards, Tony