Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 21 June 2020, 05:31
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 21 June 2020, 05:29
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Accuracy Issues
Hi Bruce can't remember anything about our machine and too lazy to bone up on your build BUT
The machine has more torque (significantly more) at low feed speeds.
Torque is best described as...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 24 July 2019, 04:41
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Replies: 93
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Hi David
Hope you are having some good times...
Hi David
Hope you are having some good times on that fast boat of yours.
A solution to the "no parallel port problem" that works perfectly is the UC100.
I have no experience with the board you...
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Forum: The Market Place
Mon 27 March 2017, 01:05
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 10 March 2017, 00:23
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Congratulations David
Anyone who makes a machine then a boat has got it in spaces.
Well done and hope your days sailing are long and enjoyable.
Kind Regards
Ross
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 02 June 2016, 00:29
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Bruce ... ouch !!
Take it slow and heal up...
Bruce ... ouch !!
Take it slow and heal up properly.
You showed great ingenuity using the bolts and nuts to hold the belt drive plates apart.
The two lower ones on the drive can be drilled out...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 16 September 2015, 20:34
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 1,400,155
Composite Surfboard Skins
Hi all
The Mechmate is still the best tool in the shed.
This time the machine made a good layup table and then cut some fiberglass skins out for me.
3 x 4Oz layers of fiberglass cloth are...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 15 August 2015, 03:56
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 13 August 2015, 04:01
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 03 June 2015, 04:16
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 1,400,155
Hi All
I see you have figured it all out in...
Hi All
I see you have figured it all out in my absence.
As Pete says they are dusty but the finish is one a lazy man can quickly grow to love.
Also correct on the diamond coated bits.
I know of...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 02 June 2015, 04:05
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Replies: 1,078
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 24 May 2015, 02:06
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 18:14
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 17:33
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Replies: 241
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Hi Kim
Your motor wiring also impacts on...
Hi Kim
Your motor wiring also impacts on keeping torque up at higher revs.
We have a habit here of wiring only one half of the coils but bipolar parallel gives the most "power" if you have 8...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 17:01
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Replies: 241
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 16:58
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Replies: 241
Views: 190,453
Hi Pete
I was referring to Kim's statement...
Hi Pete
I was referring to Kim's statement so your in the clear :)
Kim's post was just one of these "well mine's not working" statements that leaves a little too much to guesswork.
Ross
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 16:45
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 16:42
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 September 2014, 16:37
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 18 August 2014, 03:55
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 1,400,155
Hi Fox
The lines that were used on my...
Hi Fox
The lines that were used on my machine were just big box food grade clear lines.
The chemical incompatibility issues appear to be overstated esp for our application.
I have had a very...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 14 August 2014, 05:03
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Replies: 1,078
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Hexacopter
Hi All
Forgot that I never posted the hexacopter that I designed and prototyped for my flying friend.
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Enjoy
Ross
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Forum: Introduce yourself and start planning
Thu 14 August 2014, 04:50
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Replies: 31
Views: 147,861
Hi Dennis
Brad and Sean know their stuff,...
Hi Dennis
Brad and Sean know their stuff, good names to remember if one was to think about building a CNC machine :)
Welcome to the Mechmate forum.
Read as extensively as you can.
This site...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 14 August 2014, 04:33
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 1,400,155
MDF Sign
Hi All
Was buying some food for the beast and came across this sign at a "big box" store.
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My Mechmate is of course not scared of MDF dust as it never gets a chance to escape using my...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 26 July 2014, 22:10
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 25 July 2014, 20:08
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 1,400,155
Hi All
When I prototyped a new hexacopter,...
Hi All
When I prototyped a new hexacopter, the guy I was doing it for video taped it.
Not that it is anything new given the number of videos I have posted in the past, however I realised that it...
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