kwok, to me it dont matter if its metric or inch....its just used as a reference measurement only. i was looking at price when i picked out....hope this makes sence to you....randy.

 

Hey Randy. Nice work man!
I embedded your video for you...Hope you don't mind. If you go to edit that post you can see how I did it.
You really got me thinking about doing the overhead gantry now

 

ok fellas, i am starting to go thru the mach-3 wizards....i am trying to find the ones i find usefull for me. as of far i used the write, round and square pocket wizards, as of far they work great...

 

Now you just need a vac attachment Randy.
I love the way it cut that circle.

 

now ya readin my mind 3-d...i have allready started thinking of a small hose hooked up on that 5hp vac, lols. randy.

 

Oh my gosh! How have I managed to miss this thread!?!?

Randy, that's awesome what you've done to your machine. My head is reeling now with ideas.

Imagine this - just behind your new overhead gantry (old "front" of machine), what if you were to put another X drive roller with a sprung pressure roller above it? You could rig up a belt to connect the two X rollers together on the end opposite the stepper and you could then cut more rigid materials like hardwoods without anything ever dragging on the cabinet!

I'm in awe, dude!

 

i know mike...ya busy with two new cnc machines...lols... only i wish i had that troubles, lols. randy.

 

Randy those cuts are amazing. I have to get in and try the wizards out now
Nice job Randy keep up the good work.
Mark

 

mark and Trish were talking about a pen adaptor before for use with the phlatprinter. i decided this would be a very useful tool for qualifying cut files before cutting foam. also i already had the pens that are used on my vinyl cutter. they are like a felt tip with black ink. i cut the attachment on my phlatty using 1/16 ply. also it uses a light tension spring for the pen. i have a carrier sheet i can use from my vinyl cutter. i can stick roll paper i have to draw on. also i know i am giving up 2in on my y-axis, but was to lazy to mount to the center line of the dremel.my brother has my good camera, and i am unable to get a video of it in operation rite now. so for now here is some photos of what it looks like. peace, randy.

 

thanks mastertech....sometimes i have to many ideas, lols. randy.

 

Thats cool Randy!
I still haven't got around to messing with the one Mark designed, but I did buy the springs with intentions to try it out. Kinda like when I bought those latches for the Phlatty with intentions to put them on LOL.

 

thanks Shaun...my main reason for the mod is that i always dry run my programs. with the pen, i can tell better were the cuts are going. common man, get them latches installed, lols. i am still waitin on my motor mount for my new project. and when i get rollin on it the pen mod should help me alot, as you know my programing skills are rather lame....hey great job on your speed plane project, your almost ther...randy.

 

yea, you will have a big balsa buddy, lols. peace, randy.

 

if anyone recalls, i made a vacuum table stand....it was great for cutting thin pieces, but as i started to cut thicker foam not going thru, i have a big problem with debris...it just would pile up like big wads...it would clog top roller and even the z-axis, it would pile up so high....the cap from a old tide container fit on the end of the shop perfect...i mean absolutely perfect, with a light press, like it was made for it...got some plastic pipe a lil Velcro, gorilla glue, and some hose...its ratty ghetto style, but with 5hp suckin the debris is just gone. randy.

 

Awesome Randy!
That was needed, especially when doing a carving. Now you just have to remember to empty the vac.

 

3DMON, thx bud...the vac is a huge old 5hp sears...the container is as big as a garbage can, lols. soon as i can get up to sears, i gotta get a new filter, as its the same one for the last 20yrs, lols. randy.

 

cool jeff....should be cool with the belt drive mod. randy.

 

jeff, looks good man....