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Bob:
 shop around  but take a good look at the gecko line . The G50 is a nice little virtually plug and play box . The last I looked they were on sale  for IIRC less than 250 US. You will need a power supply and e-stop button . also a smoothstepper is a nice add on that gives flexibility. 
Tin

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Compatible G-Code Tutorial
« on: August 05, 2009, 07:18:21 PM »
BOb: yo can preview Peter Smid's books here.
http://books.google.com/books?q=peter+Smid&btnG=Search+Books
Tin

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 Compatible G-Code Tutorial
« on: August 04, 2009, 09:52:10 PM »
I attended the MACH 3 seminar @ Cabin Fever in January . Brian is working on Standardizing the program and is using the Peter Scmidt Bood as a guide and he carries a copy with him . I picked up a copy for myself
CNC Programming Handbook Peter Smid isbn 978-083113347-4
Tin

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I am retired and have troubleshot allot of problems with CNC equipment and as I am a woodworker I decided to build one. I had it going fine before I had a senior moment and apparently wired the Gecko 540 wrong after putting it in a box.  I have made several revisions to my original plans and I believe I am close to getting ready to make chips. My wife has ask me what I'm going to do with it when I get it finished so I could use a few excuses you pros have used. 
Tell her you need the machine to make personally engraved items for her. Women love it when you make stuff for them.
Tin Falcon

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Greetings all :
 My main interest is building model air steam engines and hope to do some IC and sterling engines as well. I have had  the pleasure of meeting and talking to some of the folks here on the board in person.
Well a little history, my metalworking skills and experience really started to build and move forward the summer of " 98 I attended the USAF basic machining welding course @ Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD "Go Ordinance". IIRC in 2000 or so I started setting Up a home shop with small manual machines. . Then went back to school for aviation sheet metal/ structural repair. Started building engines while on active duty after 9-11-01 . Started exhibiting @ the First Iron fever show in "03.
I have been wanting to build a home CNC machine for some time. I started purchasing parts late last year and attended the Mach 3 Seminar  at CF in January. I have slowly been working on the project since then . Not sure if I will ever be finished but at least have used it a little to make a couple parts and made a few chips. And finally did the registration thing. And figured out the bugs of getting set up on this forum.
As far as CNC experience I operated a Bridgeport /ROMI lathe for for about one year but never had to program it. Also Had a little bit of training( 1 day) on the prototrack Mill.
I have a couple of CCAF associate degrees and Most of an associates degree in engineering from the local county college. So I understand the coordinate systems.

If you are interested in building little model engines you can join us @ http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php
If you want to check out my build "BLOG" you can look here   http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=4054.0

Looks like I have many many pages of reading to do here to get up to speed on things here. An that is just in the welcome thread LOL.

Well 'nuff for now
Reagards
Tin Falcon

PS: YF I was a Red Hat in the reserves for 11 years myself Small world.

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