Prostheta Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Both my wife and I often wonder how my pants are kept together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted September 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well the table / base is almost complete, A friend came by and helped me. Â being wood it is a beast. Planed 2x4s and 2x6s doubled up, glued, screwed and lap joints. I will be pulling the screws since they are only clamping the glue. no reason to waste them. LOL!! Hell I may even seal and paint the damn thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Â The new splint for my right hand. With abducted thumb support. Man this thing is a PITA but it works. hopefully in a few weeks all will be better. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprack Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 On 9/2/2017 at 5:19 PM, MiKro said: Well the table / base is almost complete, A friend came by and helped me. Â being wood it is a beast. Planed 2x4s and 2x6s doubled up, glued, screwed and lap joints. I will be pulling the screws since they are only clamping the glue. no reason to waste them. LOL!! Hell I may even seal and paint the damn thing. Are you building a dust shroud for this or do you have good enough collection on the boot to not need it? I just got mine setup and I'm wondering if it's worth building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I'm not sure yet on what I an going to do on this. I tried a boot and didn't like it years ago, It interferes with my type of clamping at times. I may go with a full enclosure and depressurize it with vacuum. Not sure at this time. too many other things to worry about that detail. I have run it so long without anything that it does not bother me. mk  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Frame is now together and square. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Slow progress so far, to many other things popping up and health shit as well. Managed to get the X Axis trucks done, after leveling the table and the frame. Added the Y/Z uprights, still a lot to add to get that working as well as much to do for the X Axis. Checking square and movement in picture. So far Okay. Again a lot to still do. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 So today I got the lower x axis almost done, LOL. I'm sure some thing will pop up. I started my controller PC up and it will not support my new electronics properly. DAMN! So I ordered a newer PC today, (refurb from Newegg) as well as a smooth stepper so It can support up to 400KHZ frequency for the steppers. Damn the $$$ just keep going out. mk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 15 hours ago, MiKro said: Damn the $$$ just keep going out. And I've yet to figure out how to make that stop... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSwick Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 I had a similar nightmare. Mine lasted 3 years before the wife said "no more...we're buying one that works." lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, CSwick said: I had a similar nightmare. Mine lasted 3 years before the wife said "no more...we're buying one that works." lol I get that, nice to see you here Charles, stop in the Misc thread and intro yourself. You will be welcome. Mike   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Okay today I put repacked the x axis ballnut with 0.0126" balls and added one ball. It is tight as hell now and should be much better. Not so much that heat expansion will cause a problem though. I put it in place and temp mounted it. takes about 1/4 lb to get it started. man I'm stoked. This may really work out for the better. LMAO!!!! MK Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Mike also made demands that we needed to greet you, almost like we wouldn't anyway! Welcome onboard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 So i cut some more parts today for the Y axis, waiting on a bracket that was not shipped. Damn. Otherwise, all is moving forward at a snails pace, but it is moving along. LOL!!! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 More done today on the Y axis. as well as stiffening up the lower X axis. I'm tired of drilling holes, as well as tapping holes, LOL Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 11/3/2017 at 4:00 PM, MiKro said: all is moving forward at a snails pace, I've noticed that snails always get where they are going, and always arrive well fed. They may be wiser than the rest of us... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 39 minutes ago, ScottR said: I've noticed that snails always get where they are going, and always arrive well fed. They may be wiser than the rest of us... SR Agreed. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 OKay more done today. made the Z axis blocks for the Y axis trucks. Test fit them. still have to tap all of the edge holes. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Z axis is now on, still a lot to do but I am very pleased so far. mk   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Mara Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Looking very nice indeed! How's that central screw working out for you? No racking? What are those plates under the gantry attached to your Y plates? Can't quite see what they are, I'm assuming extra rigidity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, Mike.Mara said: Looking very nice indeed! How's that central screw working out for you? No racking? What are those plates under the gantry attached to your Y plates? Can't quite see what they are, I'm assuming extra rigidity? yes more rigidity. as far as racking not a problem as far as I can detect. I did make tapped holes in the lower carriage blocks for extra cross members if it is a problem as that will create the full square and eliminate that. My x carriages are 18 inches long. X is my long axis, Y is the upper. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Mara Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Haha, yeah that's plenty long! Looks like it's going to be pretty stable! It's always good to have something designed in just-in-case, even if you never need to use it, you know it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Today is cleanup day again. Time to get everything cleaned up and reorganized before the next step. Also I used a spiral tap for the first time instead of my old hand taps. Chucked it up in my adjustable drill. set the brakeaway at 7 and had a go at tapping all of the 1/4-20 holes. took about 5 mins to do 14 holes. WOW!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Love seeing you at work Mike. Tapping with a hand drill is THAT close to setting you off on one of your mad tirades though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 21 minutes ago, Prostheta said: Love seeing you at work Mike. Tapping with a hand drill is THAT close to setting you off on one of your mad tirades though. No, not at all. The spiral tap is designed for just that. I was skeptical at first but damn it worked fantastic. I tapped 14 holes 3/4" deep in about 5 mins. I would not try it on anything less than a 1/4-20 though. LOL.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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