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Post by aforww on Sept 8, 2016 0:15:21 GMT
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Post by aforww on Sept 8, 2016 0:16:59 GMT
Sorry for repeat picture.
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Post by kevin on Sept 8, 2016 0:41:15 GMT
Oh Wow, that looks great! Don't be sorry for the repeat picture, it's worth looking at twice! You have done a great job, and it's a great idea to create a thread for everyone to show off their custom builds. I can't wait to see more.
Congrats on a great custom build. You have really set the bar high!
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Post by kevin on Sept 8, 2016 0:46:02 GMT
By the way, let me play Captain Obvious for a minute. With your bed looking that great, you are going to want to use a spoilboard! lol.
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Post by aforww on Sept 8, 2016 0:51:19 GMT
Oh Wow, that looks great! Don't be sorry for the repeat picture, it's worth looking at twice! You have done a great job, and it's a great idea to create a thread for everyone to show off their custom builds. I can't wait to see more. Congrats on a great custom build. You have really set the bar high! Thanks alot. Nothing super fancy. Just some coyote tan truck bed Liner and flat black enamel. Reminiscent of our trucks in Iraq. I'm really happy with it. Oh in case anyone's wondering. C. A. R. C. Stands for chemical agent resistant coating. It appears on dang near every military vehicle I've ever seen.
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Post by aforww on Sept 8, 2016 1:02:15 GMT
By the way, let me play Captain Obvious for a minute. With your bed looking that great, you are going to want to use a spoilboard! lol. Most definitely! Lol
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Post by Derek the Admin on Sept 8, 2016 4:07:05 GMT
That is beyond cool. This is the coolest looking build I've seen. I want one like it, lol. The stencil work looks very clean.
It's already hit our (new) instagram account and I'll probably point to this thread of facebook.
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Post by aforww on Sept 8, 2016 4:20:37 GMT
That is beyond cool. This is the coolest looking build I've seen. I want one like it, lol. The stencil work looks very clean. It's already hit our (new) instagram account and I'll probably point to this thread of facebook. Wow that's pretty awesome. Thanks. Hopefully it inspires folks to purchase more from you all. Lol
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Post by aforww on Sept 8, 2016 5:06:12 GMT
If any of you want stencils done I can ask a friend of mine if she's up for some business. She made the stencils for me on her vinyl cutter.
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kb9jlo
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Post by kb9jlo on Sept 8, 2016 18:11:01 GMT
Very, very cool. I like the artwork. That looks awesome.
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Post by aforww on Sept 9, 2016 0:04:00 GMT
Very, very cool. I like the artwork. That looks awesome. Thank you.
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jeffd
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Post by jeffd on Sept 9, 2016 3:24:02 GMT
Just to add to the pile... that's freakin' awesome!!! It seems you've upped the "make it look cool" bar in a big way.
Jeff
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Post by aforww on Oct 23, 2016 20:39:14 GMT
Here is the AFORWW M3 2.0 I added all the electronics to a project box painted in the tan bed liner to match. Big red pause button to immediately pause operations. Note, this will immediately pause the gcode. However, to resume you have to click "pause" in UGS and then "resume" to continue operations. I'll play with this and decide if it's how I want to keep it. Changed out the stock fan for a smaller one simply so it would fit better on the box. Also added a 40mm fan to exhaust heat from the box. Added 5x2.5 mm plugs in an aluminum plate. 1 for power to the boards/fans, 1 for laser power in and 1 for laser power out. I did this because shortly I will have a quick disconnect system for the laser and wanted something clean and integrated. 2 7x7.3mm Drag chains to clean up the Z and X axis wiring. I did two to keep the homing switch isolated to reduce interference. (If anyone wants to do this mod I have an extra drag chain I'll ship to ya). The Drag chains ride on a piece of aluminum angle that's attached to the X axis rail via M4 screws I drilled and tapped into the rail. The wire hold down clips are something I just found. They are cable tie anchors. Very cool. I have some more things to add and modify but I needed to get this together so I could mill the additional pieces. These will include a bracket for the laser, aluminum fan grills, and maybe some decorative stuff. I also added the ability to use an Xbox controller to control the machine. I used Xpadder for the mapping. It's a very simple yet comprehensive program. Right now I only have it mapped for the arrows, pgup/pgdn, and enter. This makes it easy to set my home WCS without having to have my computer right next to the machine. I'm very happy with this setup and how it cleaned everything up. I've added links to all the items I used from Amazon in case anyone is interested. Links to all the items I used from Amazon in case anyone is interested. Zip Tie Anchors www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DEX6MM4/ref=od_aui_detailpages06?ie=UTF8&psc=1Plugs (though I don't recommend these because they are too shallow. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H8RY6YY/ref=od_aui_detailpages06?ie=UTF8&psc=1Box www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002BSRIO/ref=od_aui_detailpages06?ie=UTF8&psc=1Grommet kit www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002X4AFL0/ref=od_aui_detailpages06?ie=UTF8&psc=1Drag Chain www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008SKT00A/ref=od_aui_detailpages03?ie=UTF8&psc=1Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by aforww on Oct 23, 2016 20:44:50 GMT
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Post by aforww on Oct 23, 2016 20:45:41 GMT
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