Looks way better than mine! Great job.
Cheers
Tim

Very good job.

Olá Paulo, maravilhosamente bem feita a tua maquina! Parabéns de um iniciante. É realmente inspirador!
Sorry! below translated for non portuguese speakers:
Hi Paulo, wonderfully built your machine! Congratulations from a beginner, its really inspiring!

Z slide
 

Thank you all, obrigado.

Got some time to dirty my hands... Enjoyed to fabricate Z plate slide... came out perfect.:)

Looks good!

Where did you get your cable chain with the yellow studs?

Got it from ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Cable-drag...item3a5e71bd8b

received a different cable chain but I did not complain because I liked it...

Quality is good but he asks $30 extra for shipping...

Z axis fitted.
 

control box is next...

nice work, is that rust converter or black primer?

It's black Rust-Oleum mixed with a bit of silver that I used for slide plate, results a very dark gris.

control panel
 

Hi all,

After a good vacation, I'm back in business... I have been busy mounting the control panel, and have a question. when fine tuning the motors can I use the same motor on all 4 gecko's g202 or is better to use the correspondent motor with each driver?

I think you can use the same motor.

Thank you Gerald, I also think the same...

finish wiring
 

Almost finish wiring the machine. "Kitchen" went very well, got motor movement, tuning etc. BUT my motors are pk296a1a and in my head it was pk296a2a. will start underpowered with a power supply of 48V instead of 75V. Not a big deal as also I will start with a small router, 800W. After the first days will go for a spindle and new power supply. "mise en marche" is very soon :D

Looks good!

That long "printer" cable between the PC and the control box is a little worry - keep it away from power cables.

that black thingy is steel on all 3 of my 2.2kw water cooled spindles.

Nice!!! work.

Yes, the printer cable is very long. I prefer the computer at the other side of the table. that cable served me during years in a plotter without problems.. let see how it goes. (I have a short one at hand, just in case :)

not another gecko but a iguana :D

Hehehe.

Your new machinist.

Paulo, your island ¿is part of Netherlands antilles? because i see in wikipedia after 2010 this change.

We got more autonomy but still part of the Netherlands kingdom.

real fun begin!
 

IT CUTS!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

as it should be. I dont have small bits to show more detailed cuts, need to go out...Thank you all members contributing to this forum full off good information. Special thanks to Gerald, everybody knows why and Mike, metalhead for his support.

when my workshop is more "presentable" I'll put more photos of the finalized machine.

A fine wine (1965) for a fine machine! :)

CHEERS!!!

first cuts are always rewarding and motivating

good cutting


al

Good job! Pat yourself on the back.

Great job. Now you will find ways to use your machine you never would have considered at the beginning of your journey.

Congratulations , good luck with your cutting

Congratulations! This machine will change your life for the better.
Cheers

mmm i dont agree that much.. now. have to learn, mach3, vectric, corel, solidwork, scketchup, how not burn bits. how to explain that this machine can make the sixteen chapeel but it will be very difficult, and you won't do it. :D:D

mechmate is a endless universe to learn.

"mechmate is a endless universe to learn. "
Just that....isn't it a beauty by it self :rolleyes:
Robert....:D

Congrats!
You can put solidworks & sketchup in the back seat for now. It will be more efficient learning if you concentrate on your 2.5D cutting 1st.
My software learning recommandation priority list as follows:
1) Mach3
2) 2D Cad
3) Vectrice
4) 2.5D stuff
99) 3D modeling.

hi ken. you should put "how not to burn bits" in second place. :rolleyes: