Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sat 15 December 2012, 01:28
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more parts
I think I've got just about everything now the racks and pinions arrived the cable chain is fitted up (sort of) the only things needed are buttons and button boxes, spindle(waiting until machine...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sat 24 November 2012, 05:06
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surgery
I went to see the specialist on Friday and Im booked in for surgery on the 23rd January 2013 looking forward to less pain in my future, so i suppose the goal now is to finish the MM before i am layed...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 07 November 2012, 01:20
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 06 November 2012, 05:53
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 06 November 2012, 05:14
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photos and progress
Finished the Gantry today and welded some more bracing into the table base need about 3 feet more steel:o to finish.
some of the photos are pre renovation of the workshop see if you can spot the...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 29 October 2012, 03:31
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shop
Hi Alan
The whole shop (my fathers shed) was recently destroyed because someone decided it needed a rear exit for a car, the large tree behind the shed stopped it:D. So all that blue you see is...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 28 October 2012, 04:57
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Progress
Hi everyone reading through my post it looks though i have disappeared but i haven't:o I've been too embarrassed to post pics of my progress so far. I feel as though there is enough now so here goes...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 03 May 2012, 04:46
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Moving On
After what seems to be an eternity I have made big moves on the MM, heaps of new parts have arrived,
Omron 7.5kW VFD,
Bent steel parts (thanks R Nixon),
V Bearings (thanks Rick@superior bearings)...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 23 December 2011, 02:14
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Thanks Mike
yea all starting to come good plenty of physiotherapy thankfully no surgery as yet. not looking forward to the table build though lots of lifting might have to invest in a hoist I think I've seen...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 20 December 2011, 04:52
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hello everyone,
sorry i have disapeared for so...
hello everyone,
sorry i have disapeared for so long.
The build has taken a serious side step i found out i have a crushed verterbrae T6 i think, 2 bulging disks in my neck (causing pins and needles...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 12 June 2011, 22:42
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Thanks to all
Thanks everyone for your kind words,
Mick I will let u know soon.
This baby is my second child i have a son Alex who is 3 at the moment, I must have a bad memory as i thought it was easer than...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sat 11 June 2011, 17:08
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Hi Kobus,
leeton is about 1.5 hours west of...
Hi Kobus,
leeton is about 1.5 hours west of wagga. Wagga would be the largest town from leeton (probably comes to do the big shopping once a month). Sydney ,I'ive lived there done that:mad:, moved...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sat 11 June 2011, 06:03
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mechmate on short term hold
I've been busy in the last few days and here is the result a new baby in the house:cool: but it means the mm is on hold for a few weeks:( but on a good note after tax time (June-July) my funds are...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 30 May 2011, 14:07
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pmdx 133 boards
Hello,
When i first started this project i read lots on this forum or so i thought :rolleyes: after a sugestion by another member on this forum i have been looking into other drives and the price...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 30 May 2011, 06:23
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pictures
excited:) this is the progress so far,
motors look really well made. the invoice they sent to customs was bogus at ($100 usd for elvaluation) i remember someone (might be Kobus Joubert) had problems...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 25 May 2011, 04:58
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Cheers all for the support
I haven't posted for a while so here we go,
Thankyou for the support and encouragement. I have been busy buying more electrical parts, forgot to mention before that i got
1 x PMDX 107 speed...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 11 April 2011, 23:56
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 03 April 2011, 05:57
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