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Post by Derek the Admin on Nov 16, 2018 3:21:41 GMT
Welcome aboard Rob.
For measuring equipment, I would suggest calipers, micrometer, pin gauges, and a feeler gauge set. All of those aren't necessary, but represent a good collection of measurement tools. The latter will be useful for setups.
Also, an end mill that is specifically made for cutting aluminum will do a better job than a general purpose end mill. They are more expensive, but they can be worth it depending on how much you plan to do.
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Post by linkreincarnate on Nov 21, 2018 6:42:56 GMT
I'm Justin. I'm a game producer and 3d printing nerd. I've been into 3d printing since 2005 and have a little bit (beginners level) of cnc router knowledge. I once knew how to program in c++ but am terribly out of practice now. I bought a Power Route and Laser Kit to help me create custom fightsticks and other projects that I hope to sell for side income. This is a nice compliment to my existing digital fabrication home shop. I usually share all my digital fabrication files for free with everyone on thingiverse (though I am thinking of starting my own blog and putting it up there. ) www.thingiverse.com/Linkreincarnate/about
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Post by Bruce on Nov 22, 2018 18:08:51 GMT
Had no idea what a fightstick was. Had to Google it, a fancy joystick and button pad made for playing fighting video games. Looks great.
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rcferguson
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Machine: Carve King
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Post by rcferguson on Nov 24, 2018 1:49:52 GMT
Welcome aboard Rob. For measuring equipment, I would suggest calipers, micrometer, pin gauges, and a feeler gauge set. All of those aren't necessary, but represent a good collection of measurement tools. The latter will be useful for setups. Also, an end mill that is specifically made for cutting aluminum will do a better job than a general purpose end mill. They are more expensive, but they can be worth it depending on how much you plan to do. Got my injection machine and results with 3D printed molds were as expected, so I just pulled the trigger on a Carve King. Got to go shop for some aluminum stock now and start watching those Fusion 360 videos!
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Post by Bruce on Nov 24, 2018 2:34:33 GMT
Congrats Rob, Carve King is a great machine. Please post some of your projects.
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Post by nonamefril on Nov 26, 2018 11:17:04 GMT
Hi Im Rodney Im new to CNC and I picked one of these kits from someone on the interwebs....so I know nothing much about this machine other than I wanted to learn to make custom stuff. I am familiar with custom as I build custom vehicles in my spare time and customize my house.I work with my hands alot welding and shaping metal.Also I gunsmith and tinker with alot of things. Hoping I can learn how to use this machine and get to the level of making things with it instead of staring at it and going...."this is cool"
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Post by kevin on Nov 27, 2018 0:39:41 GMT
Hi Im Rodney Im new to CNC and I picked one of these kits from someone on the interwebs....so I know nothing much about this machine other than I wanted to learn to make custom stuff. I am familiar with custom as I build custom vehicles in my spare time and customize my house.I work with my hands alot welding and shaping metal.Also I gunsmith and tinker with alot of things. Hoping I can learn how to use this machine and get to the level of making things with it instead of staring at it and going...."this is cool" Welcome to the forum Rodney. Which machine did you get? It sounds like you have more than a couple of skills that will may benefit you as build your machine and learn how to put it to use. The MillRight CNC website has some pretty good information on how to get started on it's resource page at millrightcnc.com/resources/ Of course there's always good information and lots of helpful people to answer questions here on the forum. Good luck, look forward to seeing what you make.
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Post by nonamefril on Nov 28, 2018 2:07:18 GMT
I got the mill right cnc carve king kit...everything looks to be intact except one of the limit switches he disconnected....
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Post by bazanma on Nov 29, 2018 14:13:31 GMT
Hello My name is Mauricio call me Moe. I wish I could say that I am software/cnc/programmer/woodworking. Nope total noob just ordered the Carve King kit with homing switch and 400w spindle.
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mikez
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Post by mikez on Dec 10, 2018 16:56:50 GMT
Hi,my name is Mike. I volunteer at the local High School in the wood shop. I took on the project of getting their CNC router going again after being out of service for several years. It has been a bit of a challenge but students are doing some basic projects now. In an effort to learn more about CNC I purchased an M3 for myself using Vcarve which is what the school uses. I am looking forward to doing some projects of my own.
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Post by VGCustomShop on Dec 11, 2018 0:42:37 GMT
Just want to welcome all the new members - don't get the chance to participate much lately but am happy for all the new MillRight machine owners - it's an intriguing and advantageous journey - Welcome aboard! Also a shout out to the fellow college alumni who may have joined as well.
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rcferguson
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Machine: Carve King
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Post by rcferguson on Dec 26, 2018 18:55:33 GMT
Congrats Rob, Carve King is a great machine. Please post some of your projects. Got a bunch of machine tools and accessories in my Xmas stocking, so almost most ready to make chips fly. Going through Fusion 360 tutorials, as I'm a complete newbie to CAM and tool paths. Bought some 1/2" and 1" 7075 aluminum. Question - I have the DWP611... how do I know what the spindle speed is? Seems like an important factor, I'd hate to just wing it.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 26, 2018 20:49:27 GMT
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rowiac
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Post by rowiac on Dec 30, 2018 7:52:00 GMT
Question - I have the DWP611... how do I know what the spindle speed is? Seems like an important factor, I'd hate to just wing it.
For the DWP611 this is from the instruction manual:
Dial Approx. RPM 1 --- 16,000 2 --- 18,200
3 --- 20,400
4 --- 22,600
5 --- 24,800
6 --- 27,000
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viddall
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Location: Maryland
Machine: Power Route
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Post by viddall on Jan 4, 2019 1:07:00 GMT
My Name is Raul and I bought the power route because I need to manufacture some parts to finish my PhD in Ocean Engineering. It was a hands down easy decision to buy the power route, on one hand I have a very deficient university machine shop, and on the other, outside pricing for machining my parts is ridiculous...so I made an investment. Funny, some professors have already express interest in paying me to manufacture some parts for them... I purchased the power route because I'm able to prototype with a variety of materials and the bed size is just right! also the support and how the website and forum is organized. Derek has overnight stuff that I needed. I returned a chinese cnc that I spent like a month trying to get it to work and trying to learn chinglish-DONE WITH THAT!. Built my power route, plugged it in and bang! worked right out of the box.
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