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Agreed
I have looked at other options for building a table, and someone pointed me to the Mechmate...
I first was going to do one of the JGRO or Joe's plans, but wanted something w/ a bit of size... Then I was told I could purchase plans from the Joe CNC 2006 or whatever dude, and that would have been great... But finally I came to this site and checked things out. It's great Gerald can put all this time and energy into this... And it's greatly appreciated... Plus in the end, making a great plan available free, is unheard of, then the support on top of it, what's the catch?... Once I get some projects out of the way, Im defintely putting some time aside to build a mech mate!... Thanks Gerald for all your help and support!... Oh yea, I was thinking maybe you should add a Dontate to Mechmate!!! link... Im sure there would be many willing to "tip" you for all the help and savings you have passed our way! |
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Steve,
Welcome to MechMate. I am just one of guys building a machine. There is no catch..... if you call asking you to paint your machine Blue and put the MechMate name on it then there is a catch. Good luck with your build. |
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There is no "donate button" for 2 reasons:
- I would have to think twice about evicting a poster if he had donated, and - PayPal does not allow any African country to receive funds to their account. Actually, I enjoy the freedom of staying away from the cash. |
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Yea, Im more then willing to paint it blue and put MechMate name on it.
And the build will probably be a month or so out, as we are having a new garage built at our home. But trying to get materials sourced out in the mean time. Im glad I have access to all the necessary tools and contacts through work, so that should save me tons of time. No need to source laser cutting, welding, milling, etc. I was curious for the files to be downloaded, as far as plans. I checked on out, and it was some 30+ pages, is that a complete set of plans?... I briefly scrolled through it, so didnt see everything. Just wondering because there are 5/6 different files to download, and wanted to make sure I wasn't mixing plans together. I wanted to take the plans to a print shop and get some larger ones made. And Gerald, 2 very good points I didn't even think of w/ the donating. Do you have to get an overseas acct. or something like that to use Paypal in Africa?... Just curious... |
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Steve, you may have caught me in the middle of changing all the downloads. There are 5 parts with 150 drawings, plus some .dxf's zipped together.
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Gotcha Gerald, I'll just hold tight for a little bit...
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#37
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No need to hold back - I had already added all the drawings to the downloads page by the time I made the previous post.
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Yea, I noticed that by last night!... Thanks!
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well is nice to be back i am ready now to start my MM and have to tell you for the time i was away from this forum i have not stop thinking on making my blue beast and be proud to say i made it i remember my first post i got banned lol because i was just being lazy asking for short cuts but i have come to understand why gerald got mad and i thank him for giving me a second chance i have seeing the other machines like this one a perfect copy but i tell you i like the blue not gray lol plus i want to make it my self thanks gerald for all the hard work
manny btw i have two days reading here wow much to catch up |
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Welcome back Manny!
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thanks gerald i am happy to be back
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I wonder if these % are still current, not that I want to start a Mechmate tomorrow or sell for profit, but the more I read the more I like the open approach of this design, and if I ever build one for myself it would be nice to know that I can make more for a profit knowing all the licencing costs. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina Pablo |
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Hi Pablo, those figures are still a dream - it hasn't happened yet.
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I hope that sooner than later you can realize your dream, these figures are fair in my book
BTW, Im sure there is a thread where I can read the detailed specifications/capabilities of the machine regarding accuracy/rapids/weight etc but I can't find it, can you provide me with a link? Thanks! Pablo PS: Im still reading and reading the forum |
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