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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Home Brew 5 Axis Milling Machine

« on: May 18, 2014, 06:15:00 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaHRtAg4Ufw&feature=youtu.be

converted a pillar mill/drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaHRtAg4Ufw&feature=youtu.be
cheers
Haydn

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / My converted HM32 Mill to "5 Axis" Eventually

« on: April 21, 2013, 04:40:34 PM »

work in progress chaps! have up to the 4th axis operational only need to make the plates to fit the 5TH so wont be long now..here is a small vid of the converted mill
I have double antibacklsh nuts on each ballscrew so you can preload them by twisting them against each other works great here are a couple small vids
http://youtu.be/BcRMUh4GWWU

Have fitted a touch screen IR glass to my monitor and now its getting nice to use will post some more pics As I go along

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SmoothStepper USB / How to connect my SS to my Controll Card?

« on: October 18, 2012, 02:56:16 PM »

G-Day Folks...
Thanx for any advice you give me...
please tell me what to connect to where here please...Im tired getting old and ratty from a shoulder op...so will be really gratefull for a monkey see monkey do connection diag please
and thank-you very much
cheers
Haydn


its going on my mill retrofit that started 2 years ago so now need to get this thing working

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General Mach Discussion / Help Please 4TH AXIS on Router

« on: June 07, 2012, 07:12:55 AM »

G-Day Folks!

I have a 4th axis and controller card...and would like to use it on my router....But My router uses a double motor and card plulling the gantry with the A slaved to the X

so how can it be done please?

Thanx

Haydn

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General Mach Discussion / Help Mach wont check config?

« on: March 19, 2012, 05:36:50 PM »

G-day Folks

Since moving to the Uk my machine will not run at all...
the check config  wont do checks...ive unistalled and deleted the mach3 folder completely and reinstalled with latest version and still no movement ..check config still wont work
any advice greatly appreciated...
Thanx
definatly not the drive cards or steppers..got those working on a dodgy usb controller card...

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Tangent Corner / MY NEW MAN CAVE!

« on: March 10, 2012, 07:15:46 PM »

Just moved back to the Uk...
had to build my new cane from scratch ..that in itself is actually a blessing more than a pain...as I now get to do it the way I would like it..so here goes a few shots...
also got some more work done on BLADERUNNER as it started out working so hard it never had a chance of being completed..now its almost there....

The cave...
40 square meters devided into 3rds...2 3rds are the mancave with all the toys for boys....and 1 3rd is recording studio...all double skinned and wall/floor/roof insulated....

check it out!

started here

 3 days later

4days

5 days

8 days painted and all done..

some snow...


and then some nice new workbenches made from the left over timber with new countertops...


and my Bladerunner and mill in situe!




have unpacked all my boxes and now its impossible to move in ther euntill it finds its little spot in the shop!

cheers
haydn

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Rc Helicopter "BIG RC HELICOPTER"

« on: January 07, 2011, 06:23:21 PM »

Hi Guys well its been about a year since i started with Mach3 and CNC and this is my latest achievment..its a 12 cell 48v 12hp 2 meter mainrotor disk Heli....80% of the heli is manufatured on my home built and designed Router using Mach3 as the controller...

here are some feartures of my design..

the blade grips..

with head button ...12 hearts hehehehe

the size of things....



tail drive gearbox

and some vids of the test flights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1UmYXXwheo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvRgErv5A1I

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Helicopter

« on: February 09, 2010, 11:55:18 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PygGoZ_ugxs

Maiden Voyage of helicopter made on BLADERUNNER

enjoy!

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Father And Son!

« on: January 29, 2010, 11:36:59 AM »

BladeRunners Little Child......

This is The main Reason Bladerunner Lives!
And Now has Flying OffSpring!....YEA BABY!







Cheers

Haydn

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / SWARF "0" MAT Son Of Bladerunner

« on: November 21, 2009, 11:16:07 AM »

A new machine is Born.....son of bladerunner built by Skot and myself (Haydn) Wil post more pics....the machines home will be here...

http://hacklabperth.org/wiki/index.php/CNC_Machine

YEA BABY!

May The Swarf Be with YOU!