Quote Originally Posted by IanBarley View Post
I was being just a tiny bit ironic but only a bit.

Basically most of my programs are repeated thousand of times so I know enough Gcode to take the co-ordinates that Vcarve produces and turn them into parameterised routines so that I can easily adjust feed speeds cutting depths etc.
If you know how to create parametric G-code then your being a bit more than Tiny Iroinic Ian.!!! . . . Most on here wouldn't know how or were to start with Parametric G-code.! . . . 9/10 if you learnt your self this.

Regards the Excel Machine I started making machine for friends and friends of friends good while before they did which purely coincidently is very very similar(Mines better thou.) and I nearly fell over when I spotted there machine at a show.!! . . . After thoroughly interrogating the poor Father of the Lad who started Excel I realised no industrial Spying had taken place so halted the Execution.

Obviously I knew the design was sound for the purpose it was being sold, mainly wood and plastics, but was impressed with the helpful open nature of the guys.
Was also impressed with finish of machine and good quality of components but Wasn't so impressed at the time with the mis-matched electronics.? . . . . May have changed now.? . . . But at that time it Used Good quality Gecko G540 combo drive but with 4.2A motors and seen the G540 only puts out 3.5A the machine wasn't getting the best from motors. Also running G540 with motors higher than 3.5A loses current reduction function and don't think they knew about using a resistor to trick G540.?

Other than that and the fact they where trying to charge £800 for 2.2Kw Chinese spindle/Vfd setup which cost £300 the rest was spot on and quite nice bloke.!