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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: gcode mastercam offset question

« on: January 01, 2010, 12:58:13 AM »

Yes, I do believe cutter comp is turned off in the demo version. In mastercam, make sure that your cutter comp is set to 'computer', and not 'control'. That should solve your issue.

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

« on: December 31, 2009, 05:24:02 PM »

Another small update. This is the saddle. Hopefully, I will get this part finished tomorrow. Other peoples projects are starting to take precedence over mine. 

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My new project

« on: December 31, 2009, 04:45:45 PM »

Very nice indeed!

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*****VIDEOS***** / Re: Gable trim

« on: December 30, 2009, 09:34:59 PM »

No, I'm not familiar with it. Thanks for the info! I looks like a 4' X 8' X 3/4 sells for about $50, v/s $25 for MDF. I have tried to find PVC or similar at a reasonable (dirt cheap ) price, but haven't had any luck as of yet. The homeowner requested standard MDF, and might go with pine, the last we spoke. Ultimately, it will be their decision, but I will advise to the treated MDF.  A plastic would be better in all aspects, from cutting, my health, weather, and beauty. Easy enough to clean up, too. I just haven't found a source.

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*****VIDEOS***** / Re: Gable trim

« on: December 30, 2009, 07:59:28 PM »

That won't be the one they use. That was only to show the design. I ended up getting the trim job for the whole exterior of the house. Well, not the entire trim, but the fancy brackets and stuff. The final product will be MDF. If it's prepped well, with quality primer and paint, it should last a long while. I took some of the old, rotten, broken trim, and made versions that were fairly close to the originals. Here is a 3 piece bracket that I made, and it pretty much sold the deal. I didn't snap any pics of it, but I do have a rendering. The two outer pieces are painted differently than the center piece. When I go make some of the other pieces, I will hafta get some pics and video, and show the final product. Next year, when the house remodel is complete, I will get pics of the house with them installed.

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Newby Needs Knowledge!!

« on: December 30, 2009, 04:32:36 PM »

I did figure out that in order to enter values in the fields I had to use the 'ENTER' key

You and 99.9% of the rest of us.  That enter key still catches me off guard all the time!

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*****VIDEOS***** / Re: Gable trim

« on: December 30, 2009, 04:27:24 PM »

MDF ?

It's chip board or particleboard, or whatever cheap flooring material is called.

Do you recall what bit that is ?

That is a .25-4 flute carbide bit. Didn't have a 2 flute.  

Nice machine....

Thank you.

commercial or home built ?

It's a home built. There's pics of it floating around the forums here somewhere. It's not the best in the world by far and has plenty of flaws, but it does what I need, and has a large enough capacity.

FAST !

Yeah, it moves along when it needs to. Kinda limited by the 1.5 hp router, though. The rigidity of the machine is not good enough at those speeds if I were to cut anything that needed an above average finish.

DO you always cut MDF without dust collection?

  I did cut some MDF for another trim piece for that same house. It left a fine powder on EVERYTHING!!. I definitely need to make up a dust shoe. Now I will have to clear out my shop this summer and clean everything. Fine sawdust is a mold magnet here, and that much dust is like an all you can eat buffet!

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*****VIDEOS***** / Gable trim

« on: December 29, 2009, 06:54:48 PM »

I was going through some files and ran across a project I done for a 1920'ish home. It is a test design for a roof gable trim piece. Thought I would share.
VIDEO (3.2 MB)
Maybe the audio won't deafen you, I lowered the volume to 10%. Video was taken with a phone, so it's not the best.

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Newby Needs Knowledge!!

« on: December 29, 2009, 04:22:48 PM »

The wizards that come with Mach3 should do just what you want. A few that come to mind are the "Keyway" ,"Pocket Cutting" and "Rectangular Pocket. You will have to experiment with them and see if they do indeed cut exactly the way you want, but I'm sure that at least one of them will work just fine.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My CNC pressbrake build

« on: December 28, 2009, 08:20:19 PM »

You'll be bending before you know it.