Forum: 60. Wiring & Cable Management
Fri 11 April 2014, 10:44
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,298
Thanks Tom.
I re-read the thread Cable chain...
Thanks Tom.
I re-read the thread Cable chain ("E-chain") - sizes and sources (http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6385&postcount=1) where it quite clearly says:
I should be able...
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Forum: 60. Wiring & Cable Management
Thu 10 April 2014, 21:46
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,298
Guys, I was wondering if we have covered the...
Guys, I was wondering if we have covered the vertical placement of the cable carriers anywhere.
This would appear to be a function of the bend radius of your particular make of cable chain. Could...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 17 March 2014, 15:41
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 16 March 2014, 20:41
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Did nothing MM related this weekend because I...
Did nothing MM related this weekend because I spent all my free time removing tiny particles of rusted angle grinder dust from our cars :mad:
Was stuck on there pretty good (including windows)....
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 05 March 2014, 19:28
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 05 March 2014, 09:15
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Time to make sparks
I have spent many evenings reading over the electrical threads as I need to start pulling the control box together. While I now have a better idea of how things go together than when I started I am...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 02 March 2014, 14:59
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 02 March 2014, 05:34
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Started cutting the rails down to size.
It...
Started cutting the rails down to size.
It took me hours!. Still haven't finished. Have to wait till next weekend. Hours of noisy tools and good neighbour relations seldom go hand in hand.
Did...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 02 March 2014, 05:02
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Replies: 43
Views: 60,172
Hi Bazza,
FYI I called Cupcake CNC a couple...
Hi Bazza,
FYI I called Cupcake CNC a couple of weeks ago re: Module 1 rack and they were all out. Said they were unlikely to get any more in the near future. Shame. They are cheap and local to...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 26 February 2014, 06:14
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Ordered my racks and pinions from TEA...
Ordered my racks and pinions from TEA Transmissions in Queensland today.
In total I ordered 4 x 2 metre Module 1 rack and 4 x 20 tooth pinions with custom bore (14mm) to suite the Motion King...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 26 February 2014, 06:02
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Sun 23 February 2014, 06:56
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Thanks guys.
Have been busy over the last...
Thanks guys.
Have been busy over the last month. Here is where I'm at.
The base (blue part) is all welded and I have done a loose assembly of the x beams and the cross bearers. Seems to fit...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 18 February 2014, 05:20
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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Forum: Motors & their mountings
Tue 18 February 2014, 04:47
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Replies: 11
Views: 30,350
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Fri 24 September 2010, 01:01
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 21 September 2010, 07:47
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have steel!
I have been accumulating materials ...
Just received my shipment of steel today. I know this stuff is heavy but those x beams are killers!
I'm going to have to find me some pipe-bending gorillas...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Thu 16 September 2010, 07:57
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Replies: 17
Views: 18,009
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 15 September 2010, 21:04
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Replies: 440
Views: 846,291
Hi Tony,
I'm loving your build(s). Coming...
Hi Tony,
I'm loving your build(s). Coming along very nicely.
I mentioned in my build I am thinking of "stealing" your wheel idea for my table. Do you have the specs (and a source) for those?...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Wed 15 September 2010, 20:36
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Thanks guys,
That gives me a lot more...
Thanks guys,
That gives me a lot more confidence to go ahead.
Tony, you make a good point about the longer side braces so I will do that. As for the smaller legs, more than happy to get rid of...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Tue 14 September 2010, 18:01
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Thanks Heath
I agree that the longer bracing...
Thanks Heath
I agree that the longer bracing is better...BUT...what I am hoping to achieve is a good middle ground solution that allows for more wide sheet storage (upwards as well as across) and...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 13 September 2010, 23:40
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Replies: 99
Views: 75,552
Thanks for the detailed response Scot and...
Thanks for the detailed response Scot and congrats on a great build.
That's some fat steel you're using there. Did you also use 1/4" in the Y beams
and the (2"x2"s ??) around the legs?
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 13 September 2010, 18:19
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
Structural gurus wanted
Update.
I have finally decided that the right size table to build is a 1220x2440. That took a lot of measuring and remeasuring of garage space (and a subsequent clean out ;))
After a bit...
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Forum: Construction started, but not cutting yet
Mon 13 September 2010, 17:44
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Replies: 46
Views: 46,061
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