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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Success! Mini Machining Center under Mach3 control - Video link

« on: February 11, 2013, 04:30:31 PM »

I couldn't resist. 

my Stinkin lathe

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Success! Mini Machining Center under Mach3 control - Video link

« on: February 10, 2013, 06:41:19 PM »

I do have a untested yaskawa servo drive under the bench that I may break out if nessessary it is supposed to drive a 5HP spindle I was sort of holding that back for a lathe project but who knows.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Success! Mini Machining Center under Mach3 control - Video link

« on: February 10, 2013, 06:38:18 PM »

Is it just that the changeover is slow. or is it a programming  issue  IE having to massage the code by hand.

Thank You
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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Success! Mini Machining Center under Mach3 control - Video link

« on: February 10, 2013, 11:24:25 AM »

Yes that was the two questions and you have answered them. I will be making a balancer at some point.
 
I would  to do this from inside mach3    I want a true 4th axis ( as a
indexer and a spindle with brake) to run on my bridgeport R2E4. I have
no requirement to have separate electronic box to control the 4th axis. while mounted on the cnc mill.
understanding  I want this for my own use.

thank you for the help
archie =) =) =)

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Success! Mini Machining Center under Mach3 control - Video link

« on: February 09, 2013, 07:34:16 PM »

all I can say is wow I have read the thread backward and forward. everything is unbelievably well documented  except the balancer it looks home built as well. I am very interested in the harmonic balancer  A spindle and some deep groove bearings have followed me hone. I have a large DC servo and made some sketches. I had not thought of the challenges of the software side of the equation. I have 2 horizontal manual mills so this will be ran stand alone as well as hooked to the bridgeport mill as a indexer and sub spindle.  I am planning to use the Audrino to control  it as a stand alone indexer.  http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f39/electronic-dividing-head-using-arduino-17896/
the spindle is out of an emco myer  lathe,  it is a D1-4 and is the same spindle that is in My south bend 14 lathe so I already have chucks and faceplate ect. that fit. ( it may give me an excuse to buy that 16C collett chuck I have been looking at) as it will fit the lathe as well.

your efforts to impart this to the rest of us is above and beyond
thank You
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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Archie's first cnc machine Bridgeport R2E4 Boss 9 to Mach 3

« on: February 07, 2013, 09:55:56 AM »

trying to upload photos again

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Archie's first cnc machine Bridgeport R2E4 Boss 9 to Mach 3

« on: February 06, 2013, 04:57:50 PM »

I am having trouble posting pictures. anyway I have been working on a big piece of aluminum to mount the viper 200f drives to and I will need to figure out the low voltage  power supplies the high voltage one is up and running

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: posting not showing up

« on: February 06, 2013, 09:23:40 AM »

Russ,
     my shop is 1 mile off of the interstate exit 1

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: posting not showing up

« on: February 06, 2013, 09:16:00 AM »

ok I will give it a shot. we must get together sometime.
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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: posting not showing up

« on: February 06, 2013, 09:08:24 AM »

I am having the same problem

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