Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 19 June 2014, 06:30
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Problem solved
Thanks guys for suggesting the multimeter. I had a friend check my work and he verified I fried my rectifier. Good thing I had a new Antek regulator Fed-Xed. We installed that, rerouted the 12v power...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 09 June 2014, 13:02
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 08 June 2014, 18:25
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Well, that was fun.
I finally gathered the courage to throw the switch on my router control panel and smoke immediately started flowing from the area where the green wires(arrow in photo) connect to the rectifier. I'm...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 29 May 2014, 23:49
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Replies: 100
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 29 May 2014, 15:22
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Going Blind looking at Circuit Diagrams
This is what It looks like so far. My concern now is that I need some more adroitly placed fuses although I'm not sure where. I'm also a little scared about grounding after reading the Power Mains...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 29 May 2014, 09:04
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Thank God for PMDX customer support!
I got a quick response from PMDX support regarding the proper pinout for the router.
"You can connect either the pin 14 or pin 16 logic signal output to the "+"
terminal of the SSR and GND...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 27 May 2014, 20:32
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 27 May 2014, 18:21
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Thanks Pete. by "Greek", I meant the PMDX-122...
Thanks Pete. by "Greek", I meant the PMDX-122 manual I have is unintelligible. Since you were kind enough to respond, I looked at your build thread and noticed you used a PMDX-126. It looks like your...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 27 May 2014, 13:09
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 13 May 2014, 10:27
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Isn't it time for a complete Control Box Tutorial?
Thanks Mike, I admire your entrepreneurial spirit. I think what would be revolutionary is if you did a complete start-to-finish tutorial on how to build a control box. I have built several PC's using...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 12 May 2014, 17:49
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Terminal Blocks
I broke a tap on the x-rail rack, and decided to shift gears while I wait for the tap extractor to arrive in the mail. I've been studying what i could find online about terminal blocks, and it looks...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 25 April 2014, 02:21
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
A picture in plain English
Thanks Kelly for the heads up. I've found some videos on You Tube, but none that go into enough detail. I'll PM Mike.
I just found a decent picture explanation of...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 24 April 2014, 21:26
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 23 April 2014, 10:29
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
The quick and dirty router mount
I'm making great progress although my pace would have me fired if I worked at a flat rate. With so many items to work on, it's hard to focus on any one. I'm working on individual components and...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 07 April 2014, 17:25
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
After a 4 year hiatus, I'm back at it
OK, well, marriage, a child, and 4 years in the Gulf earning a salary made for an unavoidable interruption in my project. It sounds like I won't qualify for the longest build, but I still have time....
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 28 January 2010, 09:55
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Fixing the spider
With the help of a friend who explained "the obvious" on the schematic, I got the lights to flash on my BOB, and so all I need to do is figure out EMC2 to get my motors to spin. The next project is...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 04 January 2010, 18:09
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Thanks Gerald! I did purchase a complete power...
Thanks Gerald! I did purchase a complete power supply from Antek (PS-4N42R12), and it looks like it has two 10000uF capacitors installed on it. I purchased a separate capacitor thinking I might need...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 31 December 2009, 21:43
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
How I spent my New Years eve
I feel like I’m making great strides on my control box, but the more I read of the literature supplied with my components, and the more I look at threads, the more conflicting info I get. Here’s is...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 30 December 2009, 19:33
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Hi Gerald! Welcome back. Yeah I know I have...
Hi Gerald! Welcome back. Yeah I know I have problems, so I haven't plugged anything in yet. I'm reading things for the third and fourth time and poring over several builders diagrams and...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 23 December 2009, 22:50
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Revised drawing
I pm'd Lumberjack_jeff, and he was kind enough to confirm some of the questions I had about my diagram and point me to other threads to give me more confidence before I "plug her in". This is my...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 21 December 2009, 20:01
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Back to the hard part - the electronics
My hat is off to everyone who has a running MechMate. I've taking a long detour building the shop, and can now get back into it since that is finished. I'm going to have to hurry to get a serial #...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 08 September 2009, 10:00
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
How I spent my summer
I have been busy since February. Before I could finish my MM, I had to:
1) Build a bridge(to get legal access to my property)
2) Dig an 800' trench for the power
3) Build a shop to house the...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 08 May 2009, 09:05
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
building the MM might turn out to be the easy part
I came to the realization that having a router in my apartment wasn't going to fly with the neighbors, so I've been busy building a shop for the machine on some land I own. It's going to take most of...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 15 March 2009, 20:40
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
Table finished w/rolling gantry
After drilling, tapping, and filing about a thousand holes, I've finally got my rails fitted. The table is welded and has shoes, and the gantry is rolling!. While I toyed with the idea of bolting it...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 09 March 2009, 10:47
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Replies: 100
Views: 146,156
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