gabe
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Post by gabe on Sept 4, 2017 17:57:48 GMT
Hi,
This is gabriel. I ordered the Carve King kit two days ago with the purpose of creating durable parts for my 3D-printed assemblies.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Sept 4, 2017 19:15:54 GMT
Welcome to the forum Gabe! You are going to enjoy the Carve King. I'm sure it will do just what you want and more.
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Post by kevin on Sept 5, 2017 11:19:35 GMT
Hi Gabriel and welcome to the forum. Congrats on your purchase, this is a great place to learn some basics about your machine while you are waiting on the delivery guy.
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gabe
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Post by gabe on Sept 8, 2017 19:46:41 GMT
I received the order last night. Will attempt starting the build this weekend. Thank you.
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Post by breslinmr on Sept 9, 2017 3:22:19 GMT
I received the order last night. Will attempt starting the build this weekend. Thank you. Have fun it's not as bad as thought it was going to be when I set mine up 👍
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Post by Bruce on Sept 10, 2017 2:35:30 GMT
Well I guess I'm a bit late getting on this introductions list. I just finished the build out of my Carve King. I'm an Electronics Technician by trade, so long time gadget and computer freak. I've been getting into Raspberry Pi projects the last couple years. You may laugh at this, but I got into this because I was looking for another RPi / Arduino project. I thought some kind of a motor control system would be a cool project...man did I fall into the "Rabbit Hole" on this one. My brother is much more the wood worker than I am but with this I might make him a bit jealous. I really like the wood carving items I see posted on the forum. So I'm going to go into that direction and I can see doing a few printed circuit boards too. And who knows what else I'll find to create on this machine?!
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Post by kevin on Sept 10, 2017 4:08:28 GMT
Well I guess I'm a bit late getting on this introductions list. I just finished the build out of my Carve King. I'm an Electronics Technician by trade, so long time gadget and computer freak. I've been getting into Raspberry Pi projects the last couple years. You may laugh at this, but I got into this because I was looking for another RPi / Arduino project. I thought some kind of a motor control system would be a cool project...man did I fall into the "Rabbit Hole" on this one. My brother is much more the wood worker than I am but with this I might make him a bit jealous. I really like the wood carving items I see posted on the forum. So I'm going to go into that direction and I can see doing a few printed circuit boards too. And who knows what else I'll find to create on this machine?! Better late than never. I look forward to seeing what you create.
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Post by mirthmgr on Sept 25, 2017 0:52:12 GMT
I just placed my order a couple of days ago. After hours and hours of research, I first determined that there was nothing on the market that looked like it would come close to either of the MillRight options when comparing quality to price, then I hemmed and hawed and went back an forth with myself for days before deciding on the Carve King (bare MDF with limit switches). Most of my projects are going to be custom jewelry pieces (so the M3 would have been adequate), but as I daydreamed and sketched out designs for other projects, I decided I'd better go ahead and get the extra build space that the King will provide. I got the 400W spindle kit to go with it (to minimize noise as much as possible), though I'll probably grab a Dewalt and mounting kit at some point when I get around to beefier projects.
I'm diving deeper and deeper into Fusion 360 and going over the assembly instructions a few times as I wait for it to ship. The assembly process is going to be a new experience for me, so I'm glad that there are incredibly detailed instructions and this board full of helpful people to overcome any hurdles I encounter along the way!
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Post by Derek the Admin on Sept 25, 2017 1:09:36 GMT
Welcome aboard! Thanks for your order. I think you've made the right choice and that you'll be really impressed with the capabilities of the Carve King. I look forward to seeing you around the forum.
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Post by aforww on Sept 25, 2017 1:34:18 GMT
Welcome aboard Mirthmgr. You'll be happy with the machine and the community. Peruse the forums, read the sticky threads, and you will have answers to dang near every question that will probably come up. And if you can't find it someone will have the answer.
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Post by Mototech on Oct 1, 2017 15:47:54 GMT
My names Ryan and I ordered a Carve King yesterday. Aforww referred me to Millright cnc's in the comments section of his youtube video about using an xbox controller for ugs control. So Aforww please feel free to collect the $30 for referring me😉
I have about 6 months experience with a bobscnc e3 cnc router which is good, but it definitely won't mow thru aluminum like the MillRight cnc's. Wish I knew about the carve king before I order the E3 cause they are about the same price.
I'm a quality inspector at an engineered plastics machine shop. It can be pretty stressful being responsible for measuring a first article part and giving a machinist your blessing to go ahead and run material such as 3" thick PEEK. Which can cost over $30,000/sheet. But working with CMM's, HAAS mills and lathes, machinists, engineers, and programmers is pretty cool and I've learned alot about machining.
My main interest is designing and making parts for my RC aircraft addiction. And whatever my 6yo son asks me to make for him.
Really excited to get my Carve King and be a part of this community😎
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Post by aforww on Oct 1, 2017 18:54:23 GMT
My names Ryan and I ordered a Carve King yesterday. Aforww referred me to Millright cnc's in the comments section of his youtube video about using an xbox controller for ugs control. So Aforww please feel free to collect the $30 for referring me😉 I have about 6 months experience with a bobscnc e3 cnc router which is good, but it definitely won't mow thru aluminum like the MillRight cnc's. Wish I knew about the carve king before I order the E3 cause they are about the same price. I'm a quality inspector at an engineered plastics machine shop. It can be pretty stressful being responsible for measuring a first article part and giving a machinist your blessing to go ahead and run material such as 3" thick PEEK. Which can cost over $30,000/sheet. But working with CMM's, HAAS mills and lathes, machinists, engineers, and programmers is pretty cool and I've learned alot about machining. My main interest is designing and making parts for my RC aircraft addiction. And whatever my 6yo son asks me to make for him. Really excited to get my Carve King and be a part of this community😎 Good to have you aboard Ryan! Glad you got in on the carve king. I didn't wanna be rude or trash your investment but when you said you bought the Bobcnc rig.... I wanted to shake you and yell "whhhy". Lol Really though, I think you'll be happy with this purchase. Also think your experience will be valued around here. And if you wanna share some some peek scraps, I'll be ok with that too.
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Post by kevin on Oct 1, 2017 19:53:05 GMT
Welcome to the forum Ryan. Like Aforww said, your experience will be good to have here; I look forward to seeing what you create.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Oct 1, 2017 20:37:59 GMT
Hey! Glad to have ya here and I appreciate your order. It's always good to have manufacturing type folks here. See ya around.
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Post by Mototech on Oct 2, 2017 23:45:14 GMT
Sweet😁 I got my shippping notification email and you guys are only a few hours south of me. Hoping my carve king will arrive tomorrow. My dwp611 came in today. Would have ordered it from millright but I had $80 in rewards points from amazon, so I only paid about $50😁 Hoping to be making chips by this weekend😎 yes thats excessive use of emojis, but ISO excited(industry pun intended)😁
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