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fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 261
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 04:45 am: | 
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Gerald, When you look at my last photo, The X=0 and Y=0 is at the extreme left corner (on the side where you see a open window and through which you would see some banana trees).
This machine will not be located in this place for more than another month. We are putting up a building for that purpose. This baby definitly deserves a better location than this junk room. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 897
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 06:54 am: |
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The operator of the machine will spend most of the time at the 0,0 corner, or along the x=0 edge. From there he must have good visibility of the cutter, but I think your cable chain causes some obstruction. This is our view from 0,0. (Also consider the dust foot & pipe orientation.) |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 264
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 12:20 pm: |
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Yes Gerald, You have a point here. I will get the cable shifted to the otherside. I am awaiting the arrival of the cableway shipment. What I have used is the little that I had available with me. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 905
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 12:47 pm: |
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If you move the cableway to the other side, then it will collide with the y-motor. You need to swop the y-motor and cableway with each other. Leave the router and y-car as it is.
While you are fiddling with the cables, I would suggest to increase the size of the earth/ground wires. We use about 10mm2 meaning the copper part is more than 4mm in diameter. I know it sounds hard to believe, but I am simply following the practice on other industrial equipment - very thick ground wires for absolute lowest resistance. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 906
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 12:52 pm: |
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Were your stepper motors open on the back? I strongly suggest you put a label/tape over those holes because the dust gets into the bearings. That hole traps dust and your operator will try to blow it out with compressed air - he will force the trapped dust into the bearing. (I had to replace bearings on my first stepper motors because of dust). |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 266
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 07:51 am: |
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Yes, They were open in the back. I will seal it today. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 268
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 02:20 pm: |
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The Z axis from the front.
The underside of the Gantry and the X rail.
Machine with logo on the Gantry.
Control box with logo.
The Y car with logo. |
DocTanner
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Username: Doctanner
Post Number: 38
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 02:38 pm: |
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Fabrica,
Well done!!! A very nice looking machine.
DocTanner |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 269
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 03:38 pm: |
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Thanks Doc, I hope you too too are progressing well with your machine. |
Hugo Carradini
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Username: Hugotel
Post Number: 29
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 03:50 pm: |
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Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap.
Congratulations, it has been a pleasure to fallow your thread from the beginning to this relevant moment. I have been so interested in your progress that I am going to miss your commentaries. Hope you don't desist of the laser idea .
Regards and success.
Hugo Carradini |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 271
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 04:05 pm: |
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How in the world can you miss my commentaries. I would always be their to share my experiances with you guys. |
Hugo Carradini
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Username: Hugotel
Post Number: 31
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 04:12 pm: |
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Ha Ha Ha, good answer. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 916
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 06:02 pm: |
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This thread has a new title.  |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 272
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 06:42 pm: |
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Gerald, What's it goin to sound like? |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 919
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 07:03 pm: |
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It is already changed - look at the list of threads and now you will see this one:
My project completed! - Fabrica (Sri Lanka) - Serial No. 1 |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 274
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 12:23 am: |
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Thanks For the Title, Gerald. It's a honour. |
Irfanulla
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Username: Irfanulla
Post Number: 22
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 06:22 pm: |
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Hello Fabrica,
Any pictures of your 4 th axis in progress.......
Regards
Irfan |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 318
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 05:41 am: |
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I will upload some pics today. I have turned out most of the parts. Just a matter of assembling them. |
Irfanulla
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Username: Irfanulla
Post Number: 25
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 06:26 am: |
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Thats great Fabrica, what software are you going to use to generate the Gcode for the 4 axis. Artcam?
are you using another gecko to power your 4th. axis stepper?
Nice to know u here....some day i will fly to srilanka and meet you.
Let me complete my router first.
Thanks in Advance for the photos you are going to post.
CYA |
Greg J
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Username: New_mexico_woodworker
Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 03:21 am: |
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Fabric,
WOW, very nice work. I'm new here and have just started the process (printing plans, ordered the laser cut parts, etc. etc.)
I hope my finished mech mate is half as good as yours. I'm already changing the round supports on the base to boxed members. |
Irfanulla
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Username: Irfanulla
Post Number: 28
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 12:00 pm: |
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Fabricaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Photos please........you know your photos will influence design of my router, pls do post the photos.......
Thanks in Advance
IRfan |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 1191
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 04:01 pm: |
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We only needed 4 runs and still had 5 wickets.....and then Malinga! Did you stay up to watch? |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 319
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 02, 2007 - 12:37 pm: |
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I was unable to watch the match since I was in Singapore on that day and in that country they never show cricket matches. Anyway I was told that it was a pretty interesting game.
Our country is becomming quite famous for comming out with bowlers who tend to have unique bowling actions. Yesterday night Chris Gayle did not know what was being thrown at him. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 321
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 02:56 pm: |
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This is a door design which I did with MDF
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Kim Mortensen
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Username: Inwonder
Post Number: 92
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 04:57 pm: |
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nice work fabricia.... |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 322
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 08:37 pm: |
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Thanks Kim. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 1314
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 08:56 pm: |
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Hi Fabrica, of course I was cheering for your team on Saturday - you did very well! The door is nice too!
How are your machines numbers 2 and 3 coming along? Any laser fireworks yet? |
David Rosenbleeth
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Username: Dave_r
Post Number: 31
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 02:36 am: |
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Fabrica: That type of design begs for three dimensional (2.5 to the purists!)execution. That does, of course, mean that the machining time goes up severely, but so does the value. If you do not have the software to model this and would like to see what can be done with it send me the dxf and I will play with it a bit and send it back to you as a relief. I have a little extra free time right now and wouldn't mind the "assignment".
Dave |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 323
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 06:22 am: |
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Gerald, these Aussies are super Humans maybe we should ban them from playing international for a few years until the rest of the nations play catchup with them.
I still have not started on the 2nd and 3rd machines. I have got down the laser (60 Watt, universal U.S.A). These days making the mount to fix laser on to the existing Y car. If any guy is interested in getting to know more about this project please let me know.
David, Thanks for your kind thoughts I will send the dxf file to you tomorrow. Today it's a Holiday in Sri Lanka. |
Arthur Ransom
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Username: Akransom
Post Number: 41
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 02:51 pm: |
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How about starting a seperate section on the laser? |
Hugo Carradini
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Username: Hugotel
Post Number: 60
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 11:33 pm: |
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Hello fabrica. I will also be very interested in fallowing your progress with the laser. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 324
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 05:47 am: |
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Good Idea Arthur get Geralds permission. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 325
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 05:52 am: |
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Arthur, How is your 4th axis project progressing. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 1325
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 06:47 am: |
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A laser is just another "toolhead" in my book - here is a thread for that. |
Arthur Ransom
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Username: Akransom
Post Number: 42
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 03:50 pm: |
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I have all the parts to rebuild the gantry and have the laser cut parts welded. It is slow going between business and my wife having heart bypass surgery. Surgery went well and she was home in 5 days. Realy fantastic since she had a 20" cut down the front. After 2 days she went back with a post operative infection and had 2 more surgeries to remove the infected material and replace the removed flesh after the infection was under control. She gets out of intensive care today and will be moved to a ward where she will spend up to a month getting her strength back before she comes home. Fortunitly both of us are Army vets and are covered by the Vererans Administration medical center. Also the VA hospital here in Dallaes is a teaching hospital and has all the latest equiptment. Ironic, I spent 17 years in Special Operations and the only time I got seriously hurt was on a parachute jump in the States and have normal medical problems and she was in Combat Engineers and has a lot of problems. A little know fact is that in Special Ops we have more hurt in training than in combat. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 331
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 01:37 pm: |
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Happy to hear that your wife is recovering after a big and complicated surgery. We wish you all the best. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 332
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 05:06 pm: |
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With a mechmate can you achieve the same results that are being achieved with a gravograpgh, specilly when it comes to engraving small letters in Stainless steel and bronze surfaces. I have tried this with Onsrud tools bits specially meant for steel surface engraving with not so happy results. The letters do not look as fine and neat as you get with a dedicated engraving machine like Gravograpgh. The roter speed I operated on was 18,000 RPM. |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 333
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 05:09 pm: |
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The link to the Onsrud tool that I employed to engrave letters on a steel surface is given below.
http://www.onsrud.com/pdf/NewProducts.pdf
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