Hi Yuriy, great blog, nice write-up. the one question I have is about any increased work envelope. how much is added to the Y axis ? it seems that if a part...
my beef with the table design is that there is no easy way to lube the ways. have you though about putting in oil channels and oil cups ? it seems that if one...
Hi Tim, sorry for the delay whilst I organised a few piccies. The two blocks I made are identical other than the tongue that fits into the slot on the rotary...
Dave, I haven't gotten that far yet (haven't mounted the column yet. I was wondering about that myself, but in the worst case scenario, since the head is a...
This sounds interesting and you're so far along your way that I doubt you'd be willing to take a turn. I'm wondering if some simpler solution using a limit...
I couldn't resist that title based on the recent post and the fact that I spent so many hours on my bootleg of Rick's power feed and just finished about an...
Hi Yuri Have you tried a Stellite Drill. It's hard enough to drill carbide so it might drill your vice. You'll need coolant of course and you have to maintain...
It's not a valid PDF and not useful in any way. I tried on a MAC with no issues. However, if it's a virus, then windows users might have a bad day -- like...
It's been showing up in various forums from the same person all day - probably a hacked account. I have an idea it's inocuous if Norton/AV let it pass, but I'm...
The power feed I'm working on is a "gateway" mod :) I have a few thinghs in progress. One of them is the DRO with G-Code interpreter. I don't even know what I...
When I put the power feed on... actually CNC, I found the crank handle on the front someone bothersome. I purchased a folding handle. just the actual handle...
Well, I was told that putting "smart", "digital", "green", "organic" and "i" in the product name/description makes it sell better :) Question, though: where do...
Kevin, I didn't know such thing existed. It looks like Stellite drills would be useful for knife making or getting a broken tap... Thanks for the info Yuriy...
I think there are some photos here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GrizHFMinimill photos section, folder Ricks 106 dollar mini-mill DRO his concept is a geared...
You are more than welcome for the help. In hindsight, I should have documented the measurements I came up with as I went along, but I never think these designs...
My teammate who I work with every day is from Moscow and just told me the pencil story last week. They even work upside down. :) I was just playing with my...
Well, I built a CNC router, and I love it. 1. Serious "coin" is relative, but I built mine for less than a Carvewright. 2. I routinely get 1-2 thou tolerance...
... This may have been mentioned before but if an air spring, cable, or strap cannot be aligned with the headstock CG vertical axis, balance can still be...
Sounds interesting. It's just opinions anyway. It seems like it's a not-so-simple physics problem. As it gets bigger in every dimension, it wants to wobble...
If you want to cut steel, its a whole different ballgame. The rigidity required goes up with depth of cut and with how much acceleration you set the machine...
I hear you with the computer comment :) I'm a software enginer as well, but I work with higher level stuff at work (C# .NET etc.). I can do some damage with C...
The computer should not be a problem for this project, but really an asset. you do need limit switches. two should be for home that is a given. you will need...
I'm probably going to email you out of the group since we'll probably go off the deep end on CNC unless it's OK with the mods to do that here. I actually don't...
That was kind of a classic post. I wasn't sure if he was looking for the gun or the mill. But, since his name had "sgt" in it, I'm guessing he's got the gun....
