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Manual Toolpath Generation using G02/G03 Arcs

O.k., I have attached the STL file with the 5 mm diameter, angled, rounded bottom channel in the stock only if anybody wishes to try creating a toolpa...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Manual Toolpath Generation using G02/G03 Arcs

I'm going with what the good Doc says 🙂 ... routing a deep (12 - 23 mm) angled truss rod channel. You got me lost there, can you post a scre...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Manual Toolpath Generation using G02/G03 Arcs

Would be nice to see some pictures of your finished guitars :woohoo: Sounds like to make per day...? :whistle: 😆 Hartmut, The only guitar I ...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Industrial Quality VFD spindle from StoneyCNC

Acetone + Superglue? What the hell is that, it sounds like something the Syrian government would drop on their citizens!!! Er, I think that's acetone...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Manual Toolpath Generation using G02/G03 Arcs

Many thanks for that. My next project will be to attempt to recreate a 1959 vintage Les Paul which has an arch top similar to a violin. I have b...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Tool length sensor broken?

As Peter says, it just has a green plastic bodied microswitch inside, probably the same Donghai brand as the axes limit switches. I had a look for ...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Stepcraft 840 not cutting to depth

Thank you both very much. My friend who has the machine was the one who set the depth per pass... but I guess he's just as unfamiliar with it as I am!...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Industrial Quality VFD spindle from StoneyCNC

Hi Doug, I think the answer to my clumsy fix is to use a good strong Neodymium magnet in the fixed part, and a steel M6 screw in the removable part...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Industrial Quality VFD spindle from StoneyCNC

Hi Peter. Rory solved the reverse rotation problem! With my proposed skirt design, it would be relatively simple to change the four brush skirt ...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Stepcraft 840 not cutting to depth

8 mm depth per pass on a Stepcraft! No way. Yes, DocBrown is correct, crazy! I cut guitar stuff and my roughing passes are done at no more than 2 m...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Industrial Quality VFD spindle from StoneyCNC

Hi Peter. The reverse rotation issue just required swapping two of the tails on the three phase wires feeding the spindle. Sorted. Nothing to do wi...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Industrial Quality Small HF Spindle from StoneyCNC

Here's the latest effort: milling a fretboard for my Brian May Red Special replica guitar from an ebony fretboard blank. Note the video is speeded up ...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Industrial Quality VFD spindle from StoneyCNC

Great news Peter. I hope you have the same success with yours as I've had with mine (barring the random VFD failure). If so, you'll be delighted wi...

Vor 8 Jahren
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Neat vacuum for Stepcraft?

I use a vonHaus ash vacuum which is very similar: 15 litre, 800 Watt, HEPA filter. I bought mine from Domu UK via Amazon for £29.99. It's oran...

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