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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Dixie Duke - A machine in the making.

« on: August 08, 2010, 06:53:54 PM »

X & Y screws mounted. Scratch one more "to-do" off the list.

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*****VIDEOS***** / Re: Taig Pulley Speed sign

« on: August 05, 2010, 10:56:33 PM »

That looks really nice, Dave. Dunno how I missed this post last year.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Dixie Duke - A machine in the making.

« on: August 05, 2010, 06:35:02 PM »

Scratch one more "to do" off the list. What a pain in the butt this was. I'm glad to get it done...finally. It's out about .0002-.0003, but that will more than satisfy me. Not bad for a first attempt. I know you guys won't believe me if I said I made it in a 3 jaw chuck, so I'll just keep that to myself. 

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 3D Printing.

« on: August 03, 2010, 01:09:41 AM »

Pretty neat stuff, Tweakie. Keep the pics coming!

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Harbor Freight 12X36 (not CNC)

« on: July 31, 2010, 07:52:39 PM »

Work on the mill got put off another day, because I had an opportunity to get a small lathe. I didn't really want a small bench lathe, but the price was right, it was practically brand new, and it was a whole lot better than the other lathe I don't have. Oh well, "carpe diem" as they say. I did see a few sprinkles of aluminum chips, some carbide tipped tooling that had been sharpened wrong, and a couple other "tell tale" signs that somebody obviously didn't know what they were doing, and lost interest in a New York minute. The date says 2002, but the grease from the factory is still covering everything, and lots of stuff still has the rice paper around it. Not even a scratch on the back splash. If it turns out to be a halfway decent lathe, I might CNC it in the distant future. I see Ron Ginger has already converted one, and Rich done the Atlas. Now I know who to ask for any questions I might have. 

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Post Processors / Re: Mastercam X/Mach3 post-processor issues

« on: July 31, 2010, 07:16:27 PM »

In Mach3s menu bar at top, choose "Config". Then, from the drop down menu, choose "General config". In the middle left of the page that opens, there is a setting for "I J" mode. Set it to the opposite of whatever you currently have it set to. Reduce heat to 375 for 15 minutes, then add the potatoes, roasted tomatoes, and seasonings. Sprinkle with cheese. Best served hot. Enjoy!

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Dixie Duke - A machine in the making.

« on: July 31, 2010, 04:43:36 PM »

Thanks Russ. I don't think the word "dedication" has EVER been in a sentence describing me. Probably never will again, either.  I'll be glad to see it done also. Ball screws shipped out today, casters shipped out today, I have the spindle motor and VFD already, I'm hopefully going to build the cabinet stand this weekend, and I'm going to try my luck at making a spindle this weekend or Monday. That may be to much at once on my plate for 2 days, but I'm going to make an effort at it, anyhow.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Dixie Duke - A machine in the making.

« on: July 31, 2010, 09:55:10 AM »

Thanks for the compliments guys. I had to blow the dust and spiderwebs off of it, because it had been sitting there so long.

and no movement of the material after it was slotted?

You mean from the release of any stresses caused by the slotting? Na...If it did move any, it would be such an insignificant amount to not be of any concern. There only .135 (3.43mm) deep, and there close enough to the edge, where there is added rigidity from the side walls.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Dixie Duke - A machine in the making.

« on: July 30, 2010, 06:05:49 PM »

Well, I had a bit of time to work on the mill today, so here's a small update. I installed the rails on the column for the Z axis.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How about an iPad as a Mach3 Pendant?

« on: July 28, 2010, 09:12:35 AM »

Thanks for sharing the heads up on that, Bob. While I'm at it, thanks for sharing everything else, too. Your site is certainly a treasure trove of information.