Steel Gantry Machine 1500x750x200

**toomast** · 07-11-2015

What you guys think http://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-126 ?
Special offer at the moment together with Mach4.

**Clive S** · 07-11-2015

Originally Posted by toomast

What you guys think http://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-126 ?
Special offer at the moment together with Mach4.

These are excellent tried and tested solid boards

**JAZZCNC** · 07-11-2015

Originally Posted by toomast

What you guys think http://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-126 ?
Special offer at the moment together with Mach4.

They are without doubt the best BOB on the market. Steve stallings at PMDX is great bloke to deal with and will answer any questions or troubles you have.

Just to make you aware regards Mach4. Mach4 is Plug-in based so any hardware you connect needs to have a plug-in written for it by the Manufacturer.
Even the parallel port is a Plug-in which you purchase separate. This mostly affects motion controllers and there are small handful who have written a plug-in for them and then they are at differant stages of development. This means some are better than others and at the moment None of them are at level of stabilty I consider good enough for users with lower level of experience.

Steve Stallings is quite involved with Mach4 development and his plug-in's for the products he sells that need them are probably one of the best but Mach4 is constantly changing which causes troubles for him and every other manufacturer. To be honest it shouldn't have been released IMO because it's still very buggy and tempramental. Effectively users are being used has beta testers so if you want to just install and go then I'd seriosly suggest you Don't buy Mach4 yet.
It's getting better and the Mk2 update and following updates have really ironed out some of the bugs but it's still too itchy scratchy for me so I'd avoid using it.!! . . . . Lets put it this way I've had it since day one and used it with CSlabs, ESS, Pokeys plug-in's and other than for testing it I won't trust it to run my machine unattended.

PS you don't need a Plug-in to use the PMDX126 it's just a BOB.

**toomast** · 10-11-2015

Originally Posted by JAZZCNC

... To be honest it shouldn't have been released IMO because it's still very buggy and tempramental. Effectively users are being used has beta testers so if you want to just install and go then I'd seriosly suggest you Don't buy Mach4 yet.
It's getting better and the Mk2 update and following updates have really ironed out some of the bugs but it's still too itchy scratchy for me so I'd avoid using it.!! . . . . Lets put it this way I've had it since day one and used it with CSlabs, ESS, Pokeys plug-in's and other than for testing it I won't trust it to run my machine unattended.

PS you don't need a Plug-in to use the PMDX126 it's just a BOB.

Thanks for heads up! They do market MACH4 as ready goods... I will keep away from it for now.

**toomast** · 19-02-2016

Hi guys,

Is 156.-EUR reasonable price for:
WEST SYSTEM EPOXY 105 - 5kgHARDENER 206 - 1kg?

**JoeHarris** · 20-02-2016

Are you in a rush? I'm waiting till summer for my pour!

**eurikain** · 20-02-2016

I totally understand the rush, can't wait to have it built :) How about you heat up your workshop for two or three days ? You can just rent a propane or electric heater.

**JoeHarris** · 17-04-2016

Read this: http://westsystemcom1.site.mobi/site...g/?smallView=1

**toomast** · 21-04-2016

Having problems getting hardener 209 in my country.
Do you think I can get away with using 207 (Extra clear fabric applicationand clear coating)? It has slightly longer working and cure time.
If I preheat epoxy, hardener and workshop and super-quickly mix the epoxy and make tha pour? By heating I mean getting it more liquid and better flowing-leveling. But heating also shortens the working time. So the question is to heat or not to heat? How long is the rough time-window for the EPOXY to be able to self-level?

**Clive S** · 21-04-2016

Originally Posted by toomast

Having problems getting hardener 209 in my country.
Do you think I can get away with using 207 (Extra clear fabric applicationand clear coating)? It has slightly longer working and cure time.
If I preheat epoxy, hardener and workshop and super-quickly mix the epoxy and make tha pour? By heating I mean getting it more liquid and better flowing-leveling. But heating also shortens the working time. So the question is to heat or not to heat? How long is the rough time-window for the EPOXY to be able to self-level?

Have a read through this http://www.westsystem.com/ss/use-guides/
The 209 give you about 8-10 hours for it to level out. It won't level out in one hour.

If you can't do it with epoxy then you will have to use shims instead.