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    Hi folks, Sorry for not checking back in...

    Hi folks,
    Sorry for not checking back in sooner. It's been a crazy couple months trying to keep the wheels on the bus.
    3-axis sold to a guy close by and is already out the door.
    Thanks for all...
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    Pictures of vacuum grid and blower ...

    Pictures of vacuum grid and blower

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    4x8 PRS Alpha for sale

    2014 4x8 PRS Alpha for sale in Bristol, RI.
    Used but in good working condition

    Comes with:
    PRSA052914d2SCB02403 control box
    3hp Columbo spindle
    Custom 4x8 HDPE vacuum table with multi-zone...
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    Those ball valves look pretty cool. I'm not sure...

    Those ball valves look pretty cool. I'm not sure if they would work in our current setup as we have around 200 parts in a 4'x3' sheet but they might be really good in the right situation. Thanks...
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    That is definitely a more affordable option. I...

    That is definitely a more affordable option. I will see if I can make it happen.

    I started looking through your youtube channel again last night. I really like your press temperature controller....
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    Wow. It always amazes me how close and yet so...

    Wow. It always amazes me how close and yet so far you can be with a google search. I figured they had to exist I just couldn't find them. And they popped right up on your search:
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    Right but a pressure sensor isn't going to be an...

    Right but a pressure sensor isn't going to be an open/close switch. You need some way of taking the pressure reading from the sensor and setting a limit that triggers a switch. The sensor needs to...
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    Vacuum loss auto shut down

    My apologies if this has been covered before but I couldn't find it if it has.

    Has anyone figured out how to wire the emergency shut off switch to a vacuum gauge/sensor?

    We are machining...
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    Good call. That makes sense. We will just...

    Good call. That makes sense. We will just ground the frame then.

    Here is what we have come up with for a dust enclosure. It leaves a little to be desired from a visual stand point but hopefully...
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    Good to know. What about grounding the spindle? ...

    Good to know. What about grounding the spindle? Do you think we need to get a grounding wire onto the spindle itself or would grounding the Al extrusion that is the z-axis be adequate? The...
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    How about the A and B axis bearings? I'm not...

    How about the A and B axis bearings? I'm not sure exactly what they are. Any advice on preventative servicing for them?

    What you are describing is basically what we were thinking. Our concern...
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    I talked to a friend who had just finished a job...

    I talked to a friend who had just finished a job machining syntactic foam and he had some horror stories. I guess the dust clogged up the linear bearings on his machine enough to blow the ends off...
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    Check. Just order a roll. Thanks

    Check. Just order a roll. Thanks
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    Dust tent a static issue?

    We have one of the 5-axis machines and have a job coming up machining syntactic foam which is about as nasty as it gets from a dust stand point. We are planning on tenting off the machine with...
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    Sort of. Not at a satisfactory level yet. Right...

    Sort of. Not at a satisfactory level yet. Right now we just strap the collector hose to head how ever it works for that operation. But you need to kind of do it on the fly which is a little...
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    fun with the 5-axis

    Finally getting out 5-axis shopbot online. Check out our Facebook page to see some photos of it in action:

    https://www.facebook.com/moorebroco
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    5-axis machine tool definition

    In the process of getting my 5-axis machine set up with VisualCAM through solidworks. Has anyone gone through the process of putting the 3-D model of the machine together? Shopbot has said they...
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