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Post by Derek the Admin on Jan 18, 2019 20:28:43 GMT
Oh man it's getting so close!
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Post by James@fireaxe on Jan 18, 2019 21:40:21 GMT
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Goliathan
Junior Member
Posts: 68
Machine: Carve King
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Post by Goliathan on Jan 19, 2019 17:46:38 GMT
Holy cow, man! I just saw this on facebook. Unbelievable work!
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Post by James@fireaxe on Jan 19, 2019 18:23:57 GMT
Thanks. I don't think Derek ment for this machine to be portable, but I sure made it so. I working a 36hr straight shift (3 12hr shifts back to back) at my side job. Here is my makeshift portable work shop.
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Post by Bruce on Jan 20, 2019 3:31:34 GMT
Thanks for posting that project James. If there's a will there's a way! Great Job.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jan 20, 2019 5:37:55 GMT
I sure am glad you guys didn’t get a call in the middle of that run, lol.
I’m glad to see you taking it around with you. It’s you mentioned, it wasn’t designed with portability in mind but I guess she can get around! Next challenge: make the Power Route portable.
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Post by roybartels on Jan 21, 2019 1:34:35 GMT
Wow, that is really nice. Thanks for all the pictures.
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Post by James@fireaxe on Jan 22, 2019 18:29:37 GMT
I sure am glad you guys didn’t get a call in the middle of that run, lol. I’m glad to see you taking it around with you. It’s you mentioned, it wasn’t designed with portability in mind but I guess she can get around! Next challenge: make the Power Route portable. Power Route would require it to be mounted on the back of the truck!~ HAHA
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Post by VGCustomShop on Jan 26, 2019 12:54:44 GMT
Wow! Well done!
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Post by James@fireaxe on Feb 27, 2019 18:54:28 GMT
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Post by ibohan on Feb 27, 2019 20:51:05 GMT
Very cool. How did you handle the G code for shifting the wood over? Did you create a different G code file for each segment?
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Post by James@fireaxe on Feb 27, 2019 22:17:24 GMT
Very cool. How did you handle the G code for shifting the wood over? Did you create a different G code file for each segment? Yes. I broke it up into 14 inch wide tiles. In the CAM function of F360 each tile had its own setup. Each tile had it own G code for the engraving. I marked the bottom of the board every 7 inches. Made alignment lines on the board that is attached to the spoil board. This board is square to the machine. The WCS point remained the same for each tile, except the last one, it was a little smaller so the midpoint was less than 7 inches. Other than that it was pretty easy. Set Zero, raise 10mm, align board, clamp board, load Engrave1, return to zero, run program. Bring machine back to Zero, raise 10mm (so it wont drag on the board), slide board to next marking, clamp board, load Engrave2, return to zero, run program... and repeat 18 times. Each tile took about 6 min to complete. If you watch the video, you see that.. well it sprinkled a little bit. Derek assured me these machines are water proof! JK
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Post by Derek the Admin on Feb 28, 2019 2:45:34 GMT
Love it. Thanks for sharing.
*waterproof for Starboard only, lol
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