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Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 05 April 2009, 23:01
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Posted By Gerald D
Congrats on your, and your MM's, birthdays!

Congrats on your, and your MM's, birthdays!
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 04 April 2009, 21:00
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Posted By Gerald D
www.wunderground.com...

www.wunderground.com (http://www.wunderground.com) says you had 28o C yesterday?
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 04 April 2009, 20:56
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Posted By Gerald D
Great pics John! What was your shop ambient...

Great pics John!

What was your shop ambient temp when you saw the 34 degrees?

Am a bit nervous about the shortage of E-stops . . . . . . where will I find someone else to maintain the file of...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 22 February 2009, 08:51
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Posted By Gerald D
From...

From http://www.ecogate.com/legacy-systems/legacy-systems.htm:

"Here you can find information on Ecogate systems and accessories witch[sic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic)] are no longer...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 19 February 2009, 22:13
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Posted By Gerald D
Took me a while to see the table . . . . was...

Took me a while to see the table . . . . was first admiring the clean, light and super tidy workshop! :)
Good work!
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 27 January 2009, 21:50
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Posted By Gerald D
The light hand sanding is perfect. We sometimes...

The light hand sanding is perfect. We sometimes even drag a file across a rail that is roughly milled (draw filing). Strictly, this does change a dimension somewhere, but by such a tiny amount that...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 26 January 2009, 22:55
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
You learnt a lot from us guinea pigs! I made the...

You learnt a lot from us guinea pigs! I made the mistake of handing the saw and the rails (for 5 big tables) to one of my staff and told him to get on with it. At the end of the day he was wandering...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 24 January 2009, 22:45
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Posted By Gerald D
John & Bill, it is clear that you didn't need to...

John & Bill, it is clear that you didn't need to hit the brakes hard on your journey home with that trail - the bumper on the back of the truck looks un-damaged. :D

But seriously, for other guys...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 24 January 2009, 21:13
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
In your country I don't know if the stuff on top...

In your country I don't know if the stuff on top is hair or snow!

Happy building :)
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 14 January 2009, 06:31
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
John, I've just noticed your collection of...

John, I've just noticed your collection of hammers partly shown in the one photo! :eek: They will come in useful for aligning the rails. :D
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 13 January 2009, 21:59
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
That is excellent John!

That is excellent John!
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 19 December 2008, 23:44
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
In factories and on ships I have always noticed...

In factories and on ships I have always noticed the end-plate on the bottom. Suppose that is the point where leaks develop? Okay, water leaks shouldn't be an issue, but for me it will just feel odd...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 19 December 2008, 21:24
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
Suggest you consider end-plate always at bottom....

Suggest you consider end-plate always at bottom. If on a post, you can make a thicker end-plate and weld that to the post.

Don't look at the control box mounting in isolation . . . . You also...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 12 December 2008, 23:21
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
Plot to Adobe PDF - it makes smaller files than...

Plot to Adobe PDF - it makes smaller files than the freeware PDF makers.
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 12 December 2008, 21:10
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
The tuning of the geckos may change with power...

The tuning of the geckos may change with power supply voltage and current resistor (I don't know if it will), but it is far better to set it while the motors are off the machine.

Sorry, but I am...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 12 December 2008, 20:19
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
That motor sounds healthy. Now is a good...

That motor sounds healthy.

Now is a good time to tune your G203 to the motor (adjusting the trimpot). Read the G203 manual to find the simple procedure.
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 10 December 2008, 21:45
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
OM have standard wire colours across all their...

OM have standard wire colours across all their motors. I didn't release any smoke.

If you calculate out the voltages you need, that match the inductances of those motors, the answer is always...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 10 December 2008, 19:56
Replies: 115
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Posted By Gerald D
See Mike's post here...

See Mike's post here (http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7249&postcount=2).

We have used a lone A6497-9412KTG on the z-slide of the original MM without problems for a couple of...
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