Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 01 July 2014, 10:22
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Mark.
A standard tab is a flat, single height...
Mark.
A standard tab is a flat, single height tab that is like a rectangular block.
A 3d tab has a ramp on the lead in and lead out of the block to minimize the about of material to be removed but...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 28 June 2014, 14:59
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 21 May 2014, 10:39
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The first round of cutters were from:
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The first round of cutters were from:
http://www.3dcutting.com/solutions/frogtools.html
the 12" cutter is about 280.00 US.
I had 3 other specialty tapered ones for this project.
I did find...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 21 May 2014, 09:23
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To be fair on the statues.
Client provided...
To be fair on the statues.
Client provided NURBS based modeling scans in 3 formats to me.
16 hours was drafting, 3d model manipulation and input into RHINO and Cut3d. Amazingly, Cut3d did a...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 21 May 2014, 07:53
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 20 May 2014, 12:30
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Mark,
This has been reviewed before, and as...
Mark,
This has been reviewed before, and as your aware, the market will bear what it will bear.
I know some locally charge the following:
- 50$ a run hour + setup
- per part (negotiated)
- per...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 30 April 2014, 09:24
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 30 April 2014, 08:19
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Minimum usage doesn't require much of anything...
Minimum usage doesn't require much of anything other than the hard stops to keep it from falling off the rails.
Once you define the 0,0. Park the gantry and y car (or jog it) to the 0,0 you want....
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 26 April 2014, 04:35
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 25 April 2014, 11:32
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The plans show the z-axis and spider mostly...
The plans show the z-axis and spider mostly center of the car. If you move the spider forward in car or back...this will make the spring needed either shorter or longer. I waited until I was done...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 12 February 2014, 16:19
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 09 February 2014, 18:31
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 06 February 2014, 07:29
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Mark,
Joints are fine.
I used spare pieces of...
Mark,
Joints are fine.
I used spare pieces of 1/2" MDF on my 3/4" spoil board all the time. A 2'x2 or a 4'x8' then fill in the gaps.
As long as your surfacing the table, and glue the sections...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 05 February 2014, 14:36
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 05 February 2014, 13:27
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x rail - 4 stops (2 each side on each end)
y...
x rail - 4 stops (2 each side on each end)
y rail - 2 stops only (1 each end)
No problem putting them on now. Make sure to notice that the Y CAR end stops are SHORTER than the ones for the x...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 05 February 2014, 11:56
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Mark,
The actually location is really where...
Mark,
The actually location is really where ever you want to.
To find the shortest usable length, I attached a 2x4 with clamps at the bottom of the c channel and then attached the e-chain to the...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 05 February 2014, 06:30
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Mark,
15' should be enough.
The quick...
Mark,
15' should be enough.
The quick calculation for the correct amount of chain is 1/2 (length of axis travel) + 1/2 bend diameter + a little bit.
So, in practice, if you have a 10' table,...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 04 February 2014, 11:08
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 03 February 2014, 12:53
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 02 February 2014, 18:56
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 25 January 2014, 15:34
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The v wheel spacing in the drawings is only a...
The v wheel spacing in the drawings is only a GUIDE to layout.
Depending on your z-plate stock (which in many places in the work is either 100mm or 4" (which is 101.6mm).
The bearings which are BWC...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 21 November 2013, 18:28
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 21 November 2013, 09:08
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 19 November 2013, 14:06
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