Depends heavily on the alloy you will use.... For a 1/8" bit, depending on the alloy, I run between 1.1/.23 to 1.37/.39.
I never set up for more than .02 depth.
I almost always use an...
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Depends heavily on the alloy you will use.... For a 1/8" bit, depending on the alloy, I run between 1.1/.23 to 1.37/.39.
I never set up for more than .02 depth.
I almost always use an...
SOLD AND DELIVERED. Thanks Gabriel and Brady. I hope it pans out exactly how you are planning the upgrade.
I moved my 120-60 from the Carolinas to Texas a number of years back. I took the gantry off and set it on the bed of the machine ( because it was a long trip and I feared the jarring from the road...
Pending Sale is in the works. Stay Tuned.
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I bought a 6' machine expansion kit from ShopBot a while back. I decided to adapt another CNC that we have to do the work we are undertaking. It has proven to be an exceptional solution, so we...
I have not gone to Acorn. I have bought some components to widen my machine. They are about to be installed. I may well upgrade the operating system- and if I do, I would upgrade motors too... But...
Wishing you great success. And if I were you, I might look at my Production Manager as a potential new owner... if he/she knows your business- and they probably do- you should be able to slow down...
You can type "FE" in shopbot SB3. This is the file editing mode. You will get a file open that is all text. After the header, will be where you want to modify. Depending on your machine type and...
You can buy a tramming tool ( a right angle device that has a dial indicator on the end.) You chuck it up in the spindle, and slowly rotate it through 360 degrees and see how much "run out" there...
I recently sold one of the 16.9's that I had sitting around doing nothing (not near enough power in my little shop to run it). I certainly sold it too cheap, but I was helping out another Shopbotter...
John
Gary and I had a long conversation this AM and he informs me that my custom machine requires a different set up- that the PRS Alpha series will not position and hold what I want to do. I am...
John
I think I'd be interested. How soon do you get your equipment? Are you getting a full retro by Gary or something? Or are you planning on building it up yourself? (Trying to gauge how long...
"woodwright"
I believe you are full of bluster. The ONLY reason for posting that was to poke John in the nose. And not a single person here who has ever owned and operated a large ShopBot (and I...
No. He's not the only one that still supports and defends SB. I get a lot of excellent work out of my machine. I have a PRS Alpha 5 x 10 and I use all of it. AND I mostly do metal. There are...
Computer? Software? Vacuum Hold Down? Tooling? Location? Price? .....
It isn't his responsibility what people hear, because they are using THEIR ears and THEIR brain to interpret the data. All he is responsible for is what he said and how he meant it. If someone else...
I bid to about 7500 but with the distance to go get it (2200 miles for me, EACH way.) And no computer and no software, No tooling. And it being 12 years old- I was wondering what its condition and...
Makes it hard to buy it, doesn't it?? Best of luck.
Nice looking machine. Big enough to temp most folks.... I wonder why it is not sold...
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I need to design a wind up turntable that will rotate at about 10 rpm. The trick is that it needs to be (1)wind up (Spring driven) (2) metal - aluminum (3) ~10 RPM.
Have any of you seen...
Careful. I may be driving to Sacramento in Dec...
I have a Republic Regen blower in 16.9 HP. Model HRB 1102 I got it qhwn I bought a 5 x 10 PRS Alpha a few years ago. It was happily pumping along when I moved the shopbot to my workshop. I do not...
I found my first machine because I had been working with a guy locally that had two. I didn't know a THING about operating a CNC machine. That was roughly 2008. I have had 5 ShopBots since then-...
I have not had this trouble with a shopbot product, but I have had it with some "wetvac" motors that do not last a long time. I bought a motor from the OEM at an incredible (high) price. I then...
I would say that people are building 2" thick concrete slabs for countertops all the time. With chintzy cabinets underneath to support them. It is about area of support as much as stout members to...