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  #211  
Old Fri 02 April 2010, 09:55
sailfl
Just call me: Nils #12
 
Winter Park, FL
United States of America
Wayne

That is one weired looking machine. Did you add the lower motor or is it designed that way?
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  #212  
Old Fri 02 April 2010, 10:15
Drad98_98
Just call me: Dave #52
 
Fort Ripley, MN
United States of America
That is so cool Wayne, awesome job! Can I fly it and do a loop? lol
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  #213  
Old Fri 02 April 2010, 10:24
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Nils - It's designed that way, autogyro's have been around a longtime - remember the MadMax movie

Dave - You can only fly it.....if you do a loop
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  #214  
Old Fri 02 April 2010, 22:26
domino11
Just call me: Heath
 
Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Wow nice job Wayne!
So how is your website doing for you?
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  #215  
Old Sat 03 April 2010, 05:30
AuS MaDDoG
Just call me: Tony #71
 
Brisbane
Australia
I like it!!
Nice job.

Cheers
Tony
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  #216  
Old Sat 03 April 2010, 09:18
MetalHead
Just call me: Mike
 
Columbiana AL
United States of America
Cool machine !!!! I'd like to see th MM working on a rotor like that !!!!
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  #217  
Old Sun 04 April 2010, 11:34
swatkins
Just call me: Steve
 
Houston
United States of America
Nice work! How balanced are the rotors?
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  #218  
Old Sun 04 April 2010, 21:07
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Thanks Mike, Thanks Tony....the MM is perfect for building models like this.

Steve, 2 of the blades were identical in wieght, the 3rd was only 2grams heavier. Each blade was cut from the same piece of stock (Basswood and balsa), that really helps with material differences.

Just a side note: I put the gyro back into kit form this afternoon It's off to the hobbystore to get more wood.
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  #219  
Old Sun 04 April 2010, 21:18
swatkins
Just call me: Steve
 
Houston
United States of America
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rad Racer View Post

Just a side note: I put the gyro back into kit form this afternoon It's off to the hobbystore to get more wood.
Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt So sorry...
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  #220  
Old Sun 04 April 2010, 23:23
domino11
Just call me: Heath
 
Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Some guys might not know that means Crash. Sorry to hear that Wayne. At least we got to see it in all its glory here first.
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  #221  
Old Sun 04 April 2010, 23:28
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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We used to have a black garbage bag with us in the truck in case we put the plane back into KIT form..
Those were the day's
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  #222  
Old Mon 10 May 2010, 20:29
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Continuing to play with the 4th axis

This is one of my latest MechMate projects; it's part of an animal call my brother ask me to help make. I used this project to push myself to learn and better understand the 4th axis operation.

I have been keeping the MM busy, quite a few projects have been on the machine since my last post...in the future I will try to do a better job posting photo's and such.

Wayne
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  #223  
Old Mon 10 May 2010, 21:25
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Heres a link to a YouTube video showing the 4th axis in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2ekUN-w_k
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  #224  
Old Mon 10 May 2010, 23:14
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Nice, have not watched the video,....does not allow me at work..... but does your head swivel ? In the 2nd photo it looks like it is at an angle ?
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  #225  
Old Tue 11 May 2010, 08:00
domino11
Just call me: Heath
 
Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Nice work Wayne. Could you do that piece in lathe mode vs indexer mode? Just wondering if you had done it that way for a particular reason.
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  #226  
Old Tue 11 May 2010, 08:04
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Hi Kobus,

The cutting head does not swivel, it is mounted vertical.

Wayne
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  #227  
Old Tue 11 May 2010, 12:58
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Liked the video Wayne. Do you have a normal motor on there also to spin and polish up the cutting marks left by the indexer ?

How did you draw that piece and in which cam program.
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  #228  
Old Tue 11 May 2010, 18:57
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Heath-
Not sure about lathe mode, I am unaware of this feature. To date all of my rotary axis experience has been with indexing.

Kobus -
I really can not add a highspeed motor to my indexer....it's a converted Sureline rotary table with a 72:1 ratio. That really isn't a problem though, because the resolution is so fine, that I can almost eliminate the mill marks if a small step over is used. Anything left can easily be removed with a light sanding

For example, I cut my lithophanes using a .006" step over. This leaves them ready for sale, right from the A-axis...no additional sanding or work is required.
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  #229  
Old Sat 05 June 2010, 17:43
David Bryant
Just call me: David #99
 
Western Australia
Australia
Wayne
How did you cut the gyro blades? Any hints on what you learnt? Have you tried a blade that is not flat on the bottom?
cheers
David
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  #230  
Old Sun 28 November 2010, 11:49
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
New control pendant.

Wow, just noticed the date....been awhile since my last post

Here's a picture of my newly, redesigned pendant. The original has been in service for over a year. I thought I would add a few features and the next thing you know....I have a whole new pendant

This is controlled by the Pokey55 device. You can find lots of user discussion over on the Mach3 site.

The software took the longest.....worked a bunch of hours to get it to function correctly.

Wayne
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  #231  
Old Sun 28 November 2010, 11:52
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Here is a couple of pictures of my latest project. These are baords for the "Bean Bag Game". We made 9 sets a couple weeks back....great Xmas gifts.

Wayne
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  #232  
Old Mon 29 November 2010, 16:50
Drad98_98
Just call me: Dave #52
 
Fort Ripley, MN
United States of America
Pendant looks great Wayne.
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  #233  
Old Mon 29 November 2010, 17:09
smreish
Just call me: Sean - #5, 28, 58 and others
 
Orlando, Florida
United States of America
...hey Wayne, is that a 4th axis already set up laying under the table?
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  #234  
Old Mon 29 November 2010, 20:06
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Good eyes Sean!

Yep, that's where I store it when not in use. Since it is primarly used for making round litho's, I only install it when I get orders.
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  #235  
Old Tue 30 November 2010, 18:41
Regnar
Just call me: Russell #69
 
Mobile, Alabama
United States of America
"Bean Bag Game" I think the proper name is Corn Hole

There are a lot of bars down in Florida that have them along with tournaments. Another popular game is Drunken Jenga or Super Jenga.

Now put in a team logo and go tailgating and sell it for a few hundred dollars. I know the sets down here go for good money and there is nothing to them.


By the way nice looking pendant.

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  #236  
Old Tue 30 November 2010, 20:54
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Yeah, I have heard various names for this game...."corn hole" just seems wrong

I currently sell assembled, unfinished boards, for $80/set. For that price I also engrave their name into cross member between the legs. People like it....adds a nice personal touch.

My design allows the use of 1/2" plywood and still have the proper stiffness. The is nice for two reasons; (1) the boards wiegh less, (2) the plywood is cheaper than 3/4" material.
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  #237  
Old Wed 01 December 2010, 07:17
cleyte
Just call me: Clayton #106
 
Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland
Canada
Official Rules

Being somewhat unfamiliar with the game, I searched for the rules. I was surprised to find an "official" game organization along with specific rules, construction requirements and competition requirements.

http://www.playcornhole.org/rules.shtml

Something I will look to build with my mechmate (in the spring of 2011 - I hope).

This forum is certainly a wealth of information!

Clayton
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  #238  
Old Wed 01 December 2010, 19:18
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Yep, I have seen this site before. Infact these boards were designed to conform to the official specifications
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  #239  
Old Mon 06 December 2010, 20:36
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
Inlay - a brief introduction

These picture where taken as I was making a cribbage board for a Christmas gift.

People have ask how these inlays are done, so I thought I would take a few pictures and document the process for those that are interested. Although I am sure there are other methods....this seems to work for me.

The basic inlay process starts by creating a pocket file and a contour file of your inlay shape. (ex. cut a 1" square pocket that is .1" deep, than cut a 1" square shape the is .15" thick) It is important that the pocket and shape are exact same size so the shape can be pressed into the pocket.

Photo1 you see the first inlays are already placed and sanded.
Photo2 cutting the pocket
Photo3 the pocket is cut, the shape is ready to be pressed in
Photo4 press shape into pocket
Photo5 ready for sanding.

to be continued....
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  #240  
Old Mon 06 December 2010, 20:44
Rad Racer
Just call me: Wayne #25
 
Minnesota
United States of America
inlays continued.

Once the shape is pressed into the pocket, I use CA glue (aka crazy glue) to glue the shapes into place.

Once complete, I sand down the excess shape material with a belt sander (it sands really quick)

Photo1 - you see the shape is sanded and has a perfect fit.
Photo2 - the cribbage board is finish sanded and then completed with a little coat of finishing oil.


If this process is not clear, please ask questions, I will do my best to provide answers.

enjoy,
Wayne
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