Forum: Troubleshooting
Fri 19 February 2021, 08:58
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,363
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Forum: The Market Place
Sun 19 January 2014, 19:17
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,333
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Forum: The Market Place
Fri 13 April 2012, 13:47
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Replies: 67
Views: 54,799
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Forum: Motors & their mountings
Sun 14 November 2010, 07:24
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Replies: 278
Views: 282,699
JR,
Gears with a keyway can be purchased. I...
JR,
Gears with a keyway can be purchased. I have them on my machine (shopbot) and bought them through them. They were about 15 dollars each. I think the shaft size on my motors is 14mm. I'm sure...
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Sun 07 November 2010, 07:48
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,360
Interesting discussion.
I am sure Mike...
Interesting discussion.
I am sure Mike purchased the site with the intent on making money selling parts. I really would not expect him to take all of this on for free.
From my perspective of...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Tue 19 October 2010, 18:53
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,726
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sun 10 October 2010, 04:58
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Replies: 23
Views: 20,590
Every time I increase something on mine, it...
Every time I increase something on mine, it brings out other areas that need work.
Get a bigger spindle, the gantry may need some extra suupport, or your vac hold down systme can't hold the parts....
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 01 October 2010, 10:23
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Replies: 171
Views: 111,971
With my dust collector and everything else...
With my dust collector and everything else running in my shop, noise it not really an issue. It is about half the volume of my old PC router.
I have been told not to use the pump that comes with...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 01 October 2010, 07:44
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Replies: 171
Views: 111,971
The fan is mounted to the top of the spindle...
The fan is mounted to the top of the spindle shaft and blows air down through cooling ports when the motor is running.
I ran it 10 hrs straight yesterday on the bench. It got warm, but not to hot...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 01 October 2010, 07:31
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Replies: 171
Views: 111,971
Robert,
Here is a 3kw air cooled version I...
Robert,
Here is a 3kw air cooled version I got off of ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/3KW-AIR-COOLED-SPINDLE-MOTOR-AND-VFD-INVERTER-DRIVE-NEW-/260660831887?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb098a68f...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Wed 29 September 2010, 10:09
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Replies: 84
Views: 108,904
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Forum: General - MM Build
Tue 28 September 2010, 07:29
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,789
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 23 September 2010, 19:02
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Replies: 449
Views: 480,207
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 22 August 2010, 14:05
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,721
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Forum: The Show Room
Wed 12 May 2010, 13:50
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Replies: 24
Views: 37,806
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Forum: The Market Place
Sun 18 April 2010, 08:10
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Replies: 93
Views: 89,865
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 28 January 2010, 10:01
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Replies: 136
Views: 203,719
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 13 January 2010, 23:05
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Replies: 118
Views: 93,106
Blake, just an fyi on the old bot. I have those...
Blake, just an fyi on the old bot. I have those same motors on my prt and prs machines. It will jog at 10 inches a second withought loosing steps with the 4g board. That board has 50 volts to it and...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 13 January 2010, 11:26
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Replies: 136
Views: 203,719
Cheering you on
Steve, I will be cheering you on.
I like the idea of brass rollers, but while you have everything set up it may be smart to make more.
After a few hundred hours the rails on the bot show just...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sat 09 January 2010, 05:47
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Replies: 136
Views: 203,719
Van, we are very close. I used to live in pecan...
Van, we are very close. I used to live in pecan grove, but now I am off of Reading road and 59 area.
Are you the Van that had the woodworking shop on 3rd street in Rosenberg? It was called buffalo...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 08 January 2010, 19:59
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Replies: 136
Views: 203,719
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 08 January 2010, 13:54
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Replies: 136
Views: 203,719
not to far away
You guys are all around me. I am in Rosenberg Tx. My son is in college station and comming home today for a few.
I have many parts rounded up for mine, but ran across a shopbot and bought that...
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Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall
Fri 26 June 2009, 10:30
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,708
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Mon 22 June 2009, 12:31
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,602
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Mon 22 June 2009, 11:08
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,602
Thanks mike, I have been tracing the step and...
Thanks mike, I have been tracing the step and pulse inputs to the current drivers and it seems pretty straight foreward. I was wondering if anyone had left a board alone and used the normal outputs...
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