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General Mach Discussion / Re: my RR BIRD

« on: September 20, 2008, 07:20:53 PM »

I'll try this,
 ZIPPED IT TO RAR. SHOULD WORK NOW. 
Try it in Mach, and let me know.

Hood, Let me refresh your memory, as to the word Britt used. It was actually more than one word,
but as you know from talking with Brett, she's really hard to understand, being from S.C. and all.   
FFFFUUU*********xxiiiiiiiiiibnnnnnnnnnAAsssssssssHooooooooolllPRiiiiikkkk..Look familiar?   


Ed

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General Mach Discussion / Re: my RR BIRD

« on: September 20, 2008, 07:09:50 PM »

Why can't I post the gcode? It's in txt. format?

Ed

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General Mach Discussion / my RR BIRD

« on: September 20, 2008, 06:55:56 PM »

Original roadrunner in Mach is all g1 moves, which I don't care for.
This one is all g2 and g3 moves except z moves. This program will engrave .015 deep with sharp engrave tool.
Enclose dxf. Will post code.

Ed V.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Knee Mill Coolant Containment

« on: September 20, 2008, 02:48:43 PM »

NO it's not cheap, but had it laying around. all the panels are 16 gage,
except the "monogramed " panel is 1/4" which is the main support.
Had to farm out the bending.

The back panels are mounted to the machine base as shown, but added another 12"to top.

Saves a lot of mess.

Ed

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General Mach Discussion / Re: MACH DEVELOPMENT VERSIONS

« on: September 19, 2008, 08:30:58 PM »

AND- The Hoods always right.   


Ed

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Knee Mill Coolant Containment

« on: September 19, 2008, 08:23:30 PM »

Ray,
Had the same problem, coolant, and chips all over the shop.

Just a 6 0r 8 inch shield around the table isn't much help, especially with flood coolant.You don't only want to keep the tool and material cool,
but you want enough coolant to wash the chips away,from the tool. Say your doing a circular pocket. the chips lay there in the pocket and you just keep running the cutter
through that pile of chips, sucking them through the cutter again. You want enough coolant pressure to keep that pocket washed out.

 Machining aluminum, (which I do a lot of) requires some high rpm, and the coolant wants to flood your shop.
On my Yamazen mill, I totaly enclosed it in sheet aluminum I had. to almost 6 feet high, and once in a while will still spray over the top.
Enclosed pic.

 This all depends on how big your machine is.
Bigger is Better

Ed V

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 1/12 SCALE MILLING MACHINE PARTS

« on: September 17, 2008, 04:50:40 PM »

Rich.
   LOL, Yes, motherinlaws tend to do that. Give you all the ugly crap.   
Look what I got.

You can't find any 1/12 scale cnc stuff either ?   
Good job.

Ed

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutter comp, comps backwards

« on: September 17, 2008, 01:25:14 AM »

That would be a g3. g41 which would cut the inside of your 4" radius.

Ed

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 1/12 SCALE MILLING MACHINE PARTS

« on: September 17, 2008, 01:16:52 AM »

Rich,
  Freakin Fantastic. You gonna set them all up on a line shaft?
Only 1 motor needed. I remember them days.

Ed

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Bridgeport Quill Feed Mechanism

« on: September 16, 2008, 10:17:51 PM »

RC,
  Looks like your good to go now. I just knew Hood would come through.

Hood, what's  the power draw bar setup you have on that machine? Looks good.
 
 Ed