You should include the year of manufacture as that's a very important bit of info.
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You should include the year of manufacture as that's a very important bit of info.
If you want to sell an item in a public forum, INCLUDE WHAT YOU ARE SELLING!!!
Make, model, year of manufacture, general condition, pictures showing exactly what you have.
You know, the stuff...
An indexer is a poor lathe. To get it to turn continuously, just give it the command to move the axis by a million degrees. That should take a while. When it stops, do it again.
As far as drilling...
Another critical thing is really good hold down. Movement can destroy the piece and likely your end mill. Even very slight movements due to vibrations in thin metal for instance, can cause a very...
60x96 is a very versatile size. I have one.
I have a great dust collection system for my indexer. I let it fly and pay my daughter to vacuum it up.
I tried to figure out a good way to keep the dust under control but virtually everything I...
Why did it take so many years to get https on your forum? It's free to do and takes about ten minutes in total.
Glad you finally got your stuff together.
Are those real pipe wrenches or cast pieces?
Okay, I stand corrected. A SB can mill steel.
It's also possible to send people to the moon. It's just very practical.
Fusion 360 is going up from $490 to $680 a year. Not cheap!
Specialized tool path. Most likely the softest steel imaginable. No plunges are shown. That's where the problems would likely be exaggerated. Sure, going round and round like that seems possible but...
Wood, plastic, brass, aluminum, copper, non-ferrous only. That's what your SB is capable of machining successfully.
I think you'll find three problems inherent in the standard ShopBot when it comes to machining steel.
1. The gantry and entire structure is just too weak and wobbly. To machine steel, you need a...
I used 2 sheets of high quality birch plywood. The top sheet is where the plenum is cut, then on top of that, a layer of trupan. I have a 12" Z so an extra 3/4" wasn't missed. For a 6", that might be...
I installed the base sheet, then cut the plenum after that. Just be really careful about your Z. The last thing you want to do is cut through the base sheet and hit a steel cross member.
On the...
I'd comment that the V1000 and spidle are worth well over $1000. You should have listed them for sale. Well, free is good too.
The V1000 turns regular 220v 2 phase into 3 phase.
Your first call should be to SB tech support. They're great.
The only part of the assembly that requires two people is mounting the gantry. That takes about ten minutes or so. Maybe you can bribe a neighbor and do the rest yourself. The instructions are good...
I suggest starting with something a lot simpler. The snake thing looks fine for 3D printing, if your machine is running perfectly and you have a very good first layer. Such complex designs require...
Perhaps posting the link that answered your question would be appropriate? That way, if someone else has the same question, they can find your answer. Thanks!
My upgrade netted out to about $4k because I was able to sell all my SB3 Alpha components for $3k. So the upgrade was reasonably priced. Even using one of the assemblers, it's still a very DIY...
Xerox, Kodak, Blackberry, Shopbot, the list goes on and on.
You might consider upgrading your system to Acorn. The handy wireless MPG control pendant makes the upgrade worth it alone.
I've found it's both quicker and safer to just write a quick tool path and run it rather than doing it "by hand". I have Acorn with the MPG pendant and even with that, it's still quicker, easier and...
Curious as to why you no longer use the Shopbot controller?
I sold just a 2013 PRS Alpha Shopbot controller, motors and associated wiring for $3k (Centroid upgrade), so you should be looking at...