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Post by deepdivetc on Jul 21, 2017 5:32:37 GMT
Well finally had a day off today and got the machine finished up and running. Still can't figure out how to get the homing switches to work, but I will keep working on it... Here was me just playing around a little bit trying to learn the software... I will do something better tomorrow, I hope as long as the honey do list is not too long for me. The first cut was a clean cut with an endmill, the reason that the second cut that you see here looks funny is that I was trying a different bit and different settings (Profile Cutting VS Vbit cutting) and trying to reuse the same wood for practice. I need to find something cheap to play with during testing.
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Post by kevin on Jul 21, 2017 11:16:14 GMT
Congratulations on completing your build, it looks like you are on your way. Not bad on those first cuts either.
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Post by billb0169 on Jul 21, 2017 13:33:55 GMT
I'm expecting to assemble the carve king sometime next week and wanted to ask if you had any difficulties/challenges? Would also like to know how long it took to put everything together?
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jul 22, 2017 0:51:30 GMT
Looking good! It's ok how you have it now, but your router is down pretty far in the mount. I mount mine up pretty far so that (most) of my end mills can suck up above the bottom of the X plate when I get to the top.
Also let me know what you need help with on the homing switches. People often have questions on those.
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Post by deepdivetc on Jul 22, 2017 17:20:40 GMT
Sounds good everyone, thanks for the suggestions. I still need to play with it a lot more and I will look into the switches. Here is the second cut that I did, only a couple of little hang ups, but they were my own fault. ![]() ![]() Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by deepdivetc on Jul 22, 2017 17:22:10 GMT
Bill the only suggestions that I can give you is take your time and have patience. The only problem I had and it was not a big one was getting the tension on the Z axis right, I had it a little snug at first.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jul 22, 2017 17:45:21 GMT
I like the sign. Can we show your work on social media?
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Post by deepdivetc on Jul 22, 2017 17:46:42 GMT
I would be honored
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jul 22, 2017 18:12:49 GMT
Cool. Just posted it.
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Post by bowhntr7846 on Jul 22, 2017 22:42:08 GMT
Sounds good everyone, thanks for the suggestions. I still need to play with it a lot more and I will look into the switches. Here is the second cut that I did, only a couple of little hang ups, but they were my own fault. ![]() ![]() View AttachmentView AttachmentWhat program(s) are you using for your art work and CAM? Love this piece by the way! Outstanding! |
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Post by Jason R on Jul 23, 2017 22:53:19 GMT
Awesome job!
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Post by deepdivetc on Jul 23, 2017 22:56:19 GMT
What program(s) are you using for your art work and CAM? Love this piece by the way! Outstanding! I used aspire to design and used a Jpg off google images and did a bitmap trace, then typed in the lower text then saved tool path and opened that in UGS |
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Post by bowhntr7846 on Jul 24, 2017 3:52:28 GMT
What program(s) are you using for your art work and CAM? Love this piece by the way! Outstanding! I used aspire to design and used a Jpg off google images and did a bitmap trace, then typed in the lower text then saved tool path and opened that in UGS That is so damn cool! Man awesome piece! |
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Post by deepdivetc on Jul 24, 2017 14:07:29 GMT
Maybe I am mistaken, but I thought that in this thread someone posted a link to homing switches with a video. If it was somewhere else could someone point me too it, I would really like to get a handle on using them since I bought them..haha
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Post by aforww on Jul 24, 2017 16:05:57 GMT
Maybe I am mistaken, but I thought that in this thread someone posted a link to homing switches with a video. If it was somewhere else could someone point me too it, I would really like to get a handle on using them since I bought them..haha I don't remember a video but I know myself and Derek have covered them various times. It's covered here: millrightcnc.proboards.com/thread/221/cnc-beginner-guide-read. If you haven't read it already, I encourage you to give it a read. But you can scroll down to the Homing section and that should get you going. |
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