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Post by Bruce on Nov 10, 2020 1:12:58 GMT
Congrats Gari. Carve King is a great machine.
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jvenn
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Machine: Other
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Post by jvenn on Nov 10, 2020 2:43:35 GMT
Congratulations and welcome to Millright. I am confident you will enjoy the Carve King.
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Post by sawdust on Nov 25, 2020 16:29:53 GMT
Just received my Mega V yesterday, I will be assembling this week. I am an avid woodworker but new to CNC. I understand the concepts but software has me a little confused. looks like I will be doing quite a bit of reading over the next couple of weeks. I am excited to get started.
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Post by Bruce on Nov 26, 2020 2:39:23 GMT
Just received my Mega V yesterday, I will be assembling this week. I am an avid woodworker but new to CNC. I understand the concepts but software has me a little confused. looks like I will be doing quite a bit of reading over the next couple of weeks. I am excited to get started. There are a ton of youtube videos out there on all kinds of software also.
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Post by sandspur on Dec 28, 2020 16:59:26 GMT
Hello all! Obligatory first post introducing myself. I'm completely new to cnc, but long time woodworker. I live in Nashville, TN and just purchased a Mega V XL kit. I know I've got some time before it arrives and I plan on spending it researching and learning as much as I can before my actual hands-on learning. Thank you in advance and I look forward to contributing to this community.
Chris York
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Post by kevin on Dec 29, 2020 1:50:08 GMT
Hello all! Obligatory first post introducing myself. I'm completely new to cnc, but long time woodworker. I live in Nashville, TN and just purchased a Mega V XL kit. I know I've got some time before it arrives and I plan on spending it researching and learning as much as I can before my actual hands-on learning. Thank you in advance and I look forward to contributing to this community. Chris York Hi Chris and welcome to the forum. The Mega V XL is a beast of a machine, I think you are going to love it. While you're doing your research, don't forget to check out the resource page on the MillRight CNC website.
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Post by sandspur on Dec 29, 2020 23:43:55 GMT
Hello all! Obligatory first post introducing myself. I'm completely new to cnc, but long time woodworker. I live in Nashville, TN and just purchased a Mega V XL kit. I know I've got some time before it arrives and I plan on spending it researching and learning as much as I can before my actual hands-on learning. Thank you in advance and I look forward to contributing to this community. Chris York Hi Chris and welcome to the forum. The Mega V XL is a beast of a machine, I think you are going to love it. While you're doing your research, don't forget to check out the resource page on the MillRight CNC website. Thank you! I appreciate your kind words. I will definitely check this out. I've been watching some of the tutorial videos I've found on the forums.
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flkp
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Post by flkp on Jan 17, 2021 14:02:22 GMT
Good Morning! Of course, I am new to CNC. I have Aspire software ( am slowly learning to make my way around it). I downloaded- Grbl Motion Control Firmware. Got my Carve King 2 in, yesterday. It is built and ready to go. My questions are- 1-The Makita router- Does that always stay on 6, and let the programs change the speeds? Or, do I need to fiddle with it each time I change the speeds? 2- I printed the quick start guide-Do I need to follow, step by step for each section, or is some of it not needed? I have the homing switch if that makes a difference. 3-I am a visual learner and I know there are a TON of youtube videos out there. But, many of them assume you know what they are talking about, so you start lost and end up lost. Are there any out there that specifically say- HERE-CARVEKING2-Makita router-... I will watch, Carve King for dummies, if its out there!! 4- That USB cord that came in the kit? It's only 17 inches long- am I really supposed to attach my computer and machine with that? I think that is all for today. Yes, I am shaking in my boots! I hope that is a good thing and in a few days, after I have got to know my machines little quirks, that will all pass. Thanks for the help!!
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Post by btreichel on Jan 17, 2021 18:58:24 GMT
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flkp
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Post by flkp on Jan 18, 2021 2:07:13 GMT
Thanks! I know Mark! Great guy, but only knows his machine as far as that is concerned. Aspire, he is a PRO! We figured out the 6, after we cut the test cut given by Mill right! Found a long cable in the vast boxes of cables, so that is good! Brand new PC- so that is covered. NOW?!?! Sheesh! Like I said the file that Mill right gives you to test your machine worked perfectly (ish) We finally did get it to cut, correctly. But, Aspire does not want to talk to the machine. I did 2 different files, ran previews etc. But for some crazy reason it sets the cut size to 4mm and..lol its funny but I have 3 TINEY tiny wrenches cut in this board. Saving the cut file in Aspire to generic g-code in inches as the design. We even changed it to metric, re-ran the file and saved it in G-code metric...same thing happened, it cut another tiny wrench. We thought maybe we have messed something up, so started all over again, opened the file to the test file from Mill Right, poof- it scaled out like it was supposed to. Tried my wrench again.....Sigh, back to 4mm again. I have not idea what to do!
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grandpa
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After not using the mill wright for a couple weeks it refuses to connect! Please help.
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Post by grandpa on Jan 30, 2021 11:30:27 GMT
Hello, to you all. You can call me Ray, the Grandpa , is just a profile I try to wear well. I have already got my Mega V, assembled it in my living room, as time allowed over several weeks, and built a permanent bench for it in my garage, where it sits at this time , awaiting the homing switches to be installed. The control box is still in the packing it came in a few months ago. I recently got a laptop to run everything that is giving me some issues getting UGS loaded, even after changing edge to internet explorer, extracting the zipped files, etc. I have not wildly cussed it yet, but thinking that might be an option in the near future, . I work crazy, goofy hours, and try to deal getting all this running someday, as I try to work on it gradually, patiently, getting it running for the very first induction to electricity ever, as I tend to think better after I get some "Sleep". I am doing this at little after 4 Am - 5Am while most people are asleep. Yesterday was my 44th wedding anniversary, and today I will be out of town until later tonight in the mountains of Tennessee, where we go to to relax, and get away from craziness. I used to way back in the day in a production setting be the set up and trainer for CNC turrets, brakes and presses before it was all shut down in 2008. It has been a while, and this is all new to me , but like I say I have patience, attributes that to many years of reading my Bible daily. Possibly a reason I have not wildly cussed this at this point as well, . My days are sometimes long, like yesterday. I got up to go to work a little after 10:30 Thursday night and actually made it back to bed last night at almost 10 Friday night. I have two nights to catch up on sleep before it starts all over again, . The things that are holding me up getting everything running, most of you could possibly get going in a matter of minutes cause all I want to do is some simple carving to get started and work my way into bigger and better things as I learn it. I am not throwing any more $$$$ at this thing until it makes at least some saw dust, . You all have a Blessed day and a great weekend, Ray
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Post by kevin on Feb 3, 2021 1:00:57 GMT
Welcome to the forum Ray and good luck getting everything up and running.
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Post by bLouChip on May 25, 2021 12:30:32 GMT
Greetings to all. My name is Lou. I'm retired from IBM, 35 year career across all 3 divisions of hardware, software, and services. Electronics Tech/Engineering schooling. I have always been hands on tinkering in workshops, home wood working, some mechanical machinery, motors, cars (Model-T), go-kart racing, construction. When I retired in '14, I took a blacksmithing class at JC Campbell Folk School and took up blacksmithing as yet another hobby; within 3 months I had spent a few hundred $$ on an anvil, a few basic hammers, a broken down post vice, a hand crank blower, and a coal forge firebox. The rest I built, a full coal fired forge, more hammers, chisels, bending/forming jigs, hardy hole tools, whetstone wheel sharpener, etc. I was also honing my skills at arc welding, now making steel mechanical items for the fire station where I volunteer. Between forging, cutting, welding - it's been a blast, pun intended So a couple of years ago a fireman buddy asked me what I knew about CNC, he was thinking of buying a unit to route out wood plank shingle signs. I said, "Well, 40 years ago I used one at IBM, but it was an end mill and cost about $250,000, so what the hell are you talking about ?" I did some research, narrowed the field to either MR CK or BobsCNC, called both, and after talking to Derek I was convinced the CK with lead screw drive was much better, even powerful enough to mill AL and brass. I also bought the Jtec 3w laser; and I've had more fun and projects with the laser than routing on the CK. Of course, now hooked on CNC cutting, etching, and routing, I had to go big and get plasma With full confidence in MR and using MVP as a baseline, I researched competitors and don't recall finding any in that price range that did both routing and plasma, but plasma only there were several. Another requirement I had was portability; my shop is full, so I have to be able to easily store any 4'x4' CNC machine somewhere other than the table it's going to run on. The ceiling seemed to be open, so I went vertical; built a hoist system. Since I was going big, I also wanted unlimited cut/carve area, so I designed and built the Open Frame Bed for the MVP, and a custom water table/welding table combination landing zone, on wheels of course I'm living the dream, it all works well now, and I don't have enough time for all the varied projects; good problem to have I'm happy to help and learn from others and share experiences, ideas, what works, what doesn't, what ever.
Cheers, Lou
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Post by Bruce on May 29, 2021 13:56:53 GMT
Lou, Have you posted any pictures of your hoist storage system? Also, your help on the forum is much appreciated. Found it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQez7UnHNT8 : Motorized lift system for Mega V XL!
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Todd_LOA
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Machine: Power Route
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Post by Todd_LOA on Jul 30, 2021 3:48:53 GMT
Hello all, my name is Todd and I am new to Millright and new to the CNC world in general. I purchased my Power Route a few weeks ago and use Fusion 360 and UGS. I am a maintenance technician in a warehouse by day and a Kydex Holster Builder by night. Been working on assembling my Power Route over the past couple weeks and have been playing around with Fusion for a few months now. The main Use for this machine will be to trim out thermoformed shells of Kydex for holsters for (hopefully) more speed and accuracy. Ive been browsing the Millright forum lately trying to gain as much knowledge as I can from you all and have decided to introduce myself and get this ball rollin! I've watched most of the youtube videos so far and videos from others such as NYC CNC. Im facinated with CNC and am also having a hard time learning it however, I hope I can learn from you guys!
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