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    • deckingman
      deckingman last edited by

      This is my new toy.
      0_1557680277000_millSmall.jpg

      and these to go with it
      0_1557680317037_accessoriesSmall.jpg

      I'm currently milling aluminium motor mounts for my printer while the printer is printing collect storage holders for the mill.โ˜บ

      Ian
      https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
      https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by A Former User

        Good thing I'm not a jealous man... ๐Ÿ˜

        ... you could probably also print motor mounts for the mill and stick a Duet on there ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        • Veti
          Veti @deckingman last edited by

          @deckingman
          are you gonna put a duet3 on that?

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          • DocTrucker
            DocTrucker last edited by DocTrucker

            Nice.

            Are you using open source tool path generators?

            If so which ones? I've some contacts who are heavily involved with CNC coding. Both on the linuxcnc side and others on tool path generators.

            Alive: 1 Ormerodish machines. 1 Custom Cantilever. 3 P3Steel. 1 Ciclopish scanner. In build: 1 P3Steel. Controllers: 2 Duet 2 , 2 D0.6, 1 D0.8.5, 1 D3 v0.5, 1 RAMPS/DRV8825, 1 Uno/Scan Card.

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            • deckingman
              deckingman @DocTrucker last edited by

              @doctrucker said in New Toy:

              Nice.

              Are you using open source tool path generators?

              If so which ones? I've some contacts who are heavily involved with CNC coding. Both on the linuxcnc side and others on tool path generators.

              Nah. This is a manual milling machine. To make it move, you turn wheels by hand. It might seem archaic to someone of your generation, but that's what I was weened on๐Ÿ™‚. It does have 3 axis DRO (digital read out) as a nod to modern technology, which was unheard of when I served my apprenticeship some 50 years or so ago.๐Ÿ™‚
              All joking appart, I might convert it to power feed of the X and Y axes at some time in the future, but full CNC wouldn't be worth it for what I want to make. It's a 3 axis single tool machine so I'd spend too much time changing from an edge finder to various drill bits and then milling cutters. Then re-positioning the work piece and repeating that process. So I'd be constantly pausing the gcode file, changing tools or repositioning the work piece and finding new work space homing coordinates. Might as well just turn the hand wheels ๐Ÿ™‚

              Ian
              https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
              https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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              • thwe
                thwe @deckingman last edited by thwe

                @deckingman said in New Toy:

                โ€ฆ my new toy โ€ฆ

                Congratulations - that would be my dream too.

                It does not always have to be cnc controlled. In my apprenticeship, we have made great parts with something - you just have to know how.
                And the basic equipment is quite extensive, so you can start quite well.

                Where is your internet shop to place orders ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜…

                Thomas

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                • MiR
                  MiR last edited by

                  I think I have just the right youtuber to make you think again about not converting your nice machine:

                  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hguDEHeIJtMbYSpsPsbnc2gNPdG0nvh

                  Have a lot of fun with your new toy!

                  Michael

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                  • DocTrucker
                    DocTrucker @deckingman last edited by

                    @deckingman Horses for Courses.

                    My generation? We can only afford hand drills, hacksaws and files! ๐Ÿ˜„

                    Alive: 1 Ormerodish machines. 1 Custom Cantilever. 3 P3Steel. 1 Ciclopish scanner. In build: 1 P3Steel. Controllers: 2 Duet 2 , 2 D0.6, 1 D0.8.5, 1 D3 v0.5, 1 RAMPS/DRV8825, 1 Uno/Scan Card.

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                    • deckingman
                      deckingman @DocTrucker last edited by

                      @doctrucker said in New Toy:

                      @deckingman Horses for Courses.

                      My generation? We can only afford hand drills, hacksaws and files! ๐Ÿ˜„

                      Wes, my heart bleeds for you โ˜บ

                      Keep working though - it's your taxes that are paying my ยฃ687.16 monthly pension which enables me splash out on such luxuries as a milling machine. โ˜บ

                      Seriously though, if you need anything making on a milling machine, give me a shout.

                      Ian
                      https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                      https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                      • Dougal1957
                        Dougal1957 @deckingman last edited by

                        @deckingman you may have just opened the flood gates Ian LOL, I still want a mill and a lathe for that matter

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                        • deckingman
                          deckingman @Dougal1957 last edited by

                          @dougal1957 said in New Toy:

                          ....................... and a lathe for that matter

                          Doug - That's on my list too. In fact I'd have had one by now if the model I fancy was in stock.โ˜บ

                          Also, the same applies to you too - if you want anything milling, give me a shout.

                          Ian
                          https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                          https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                          • fma
                            fma last edited by

                            What lathe model do you target?

                            Frรฉdรฉric

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                            • deckingman
                              deckingman @fma last edited by

                              @fma said in New Toy:

                              What lathe model do you target?

                              Well I'm not 100% decided but this is the one I'm seriously considering https://www.warco.co.uk/metal-lathes-metalworking-lathe-machine/303313-wm-180-lathe-dro.html.

                              Like the mill, all these machine come from one factory in China, (Sieg I believe). There are a few re-sellers here in the UK but essentially they are all the same machine with maybe a different paint job. The Warco version seems to come with quite a few accessories that other vendors don't offer and I have no complaints about Warco's service. The machines are set up, adjusted and calibrated here in the UK and a full range of spares is available. The tail stock on that lather is MT2 which is the same as the mill so I can use things like drill chucks on either machine.

                              We used to have a company here in the UK called "Myford" which had a very good reputation but unfortunately they are no longer in business (couldn't compete against the Chinese prices I dare say).

                              Ian
                              https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                              https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                              • fma
                                fma last edited by

                                Thanks for the link!

                                Frรฉdรฉric

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                                • deckingman
                                  deckingman last edited by

                                  Well, my first bit of milling for about 48 years didn't turn out too bad.

                                  0_1557773660446_motorMounts.jpg

                                  6 (3 pairs) of new aluminium motor mounts (XYUVAW axes) to replace the plastic printed ones.

                                  Ian
                                  https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                  https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                                  • DocTrucker
                                    DocTrucker @deckingman last edited by

                                    @deckingman ha ha couldn't resist a pythonesk reply, you left the gate wide open!

                                    Cheers though, I shall bare that in mind. I've a few ideas maturing but need to gather thoughts a bit more.

                                    Alive: 1 Ormerodish machines. 1 Custom Cantilever. 3 P3Steel. 1 Ciclopish scanner. In build: 1 P3Steel. Controllers: 2 Duet 2 , 2 D0.6, 1 D0.8.5, 1 D3 v0.5, 1 RAMPS/DRV8825, 1 Uno/Scan Card.

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                                    • timcurtis67
                                      timcurtis67 @deckingman last edited by

                                      @deckingman said in New Toy:

                                      Well, my first bit of milling for about 48 years didn't turn out too bad.

                                      0_1557773660446_motorMounts.jpg

                                      6 (3 pairs) of new aluminium motor mounts (XYUVAW axes) to replace the plastic printed ones.

                                      Those parts are looking good Ian. Fly over here to the states and I'll get you a job working here in the machine shop where I work โ˜บ .

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                                      • deckingman
                                        deckingman @timcurtis67 last edited by

                                        @timcurtis67 Thanks Tim but sorry - wrong part of the world. Now if you were in Australia where my daughter lives, I might have been tempted โ˜บ

                                        Ian
                                        https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                        https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                                        • Danal
                                          Danal last edited by

                                          Fantastic,

                                          I have a Charter Oaks automation. Physically similar.

                                          Also, I made the same decision: DRO, not full CNC. It's been VERY productive...

                                          Delta / Kossel printer fanatic

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                                          • deckingman
                                            deckingman @Danal last edited by

                                            @danal Thanks. Coming from you, I'm reassured that my decision not to eventually turn it into a full CNC machine is justified.
                                            The only thing that I'm finding is a bit of a PITA, is that I need to produce some sort of dimensioned drawings to work from, and as up until now I've designed everything exclusively using OpenScad, this isn't as easy as it could be. I need to look into that.

                                            Ian
                                            https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                            https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                                            • fma
                                              fma last edited by

                                              You can make cut in OpenSCAD, then export them as DXF, and load them in LibreCAD (very good software)...

                                              Or switch to something much more powerfull, like Onshape/Fusion360 (not open).

                                              Frรฉdรฉric

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                                              • deckingman
                                                deckingman @fma last edited by

                                                @fma Thanks, I'll give that a try. My current method is to import the OpenScad file into Freecad, then use an add on to make dimensioned drawings. It works reasonably well but I think what I need to do is just get to grips with some other Cad package and cut out the OpenScad step.

                                                Ian
                                                https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                                https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                                                • A Former User
                                                  A Former User last edited by

                                                  If you don't mind the cloud part of Fusion360 its hard to beat the value to feature ratio of integrated CAD/CAM.

                                                  It is a bit tedious to export openscad -> freecad -> fusion just because there are no common formats between openscad and fusion though.

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                                                  • deckingman
                                                    deckingman @Guest last edited by

                                                    @bearer Yes I've tried Fusion. It's a big learning curve for someone like me who has never used anything other than OpenScad. But then, so is FreeCad and probably all other CAD packages.
                                                    For the motor mounts, I just exported an image from OpenScad, printed it, looked though the OpenScad code to get the dimensions, then just scribbled them onto the printed image. Slightly better than the back of an envelope sketch, but not much........ โ˜บ

                                                    Ian
                                                    https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                                    https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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                                                    • OBELIKS
                                                      OBELIKS last edited by

                                                      I think that when you learn the basics, Fusion workflow is much easier.
                                                      For those mounts, did you just use the same thickness as for plastic ones?

                                                      P3Steel Toolson mk2 - Duet 2 WiFi --> RatRig V-Core with Duet WiFi 1.03
                                                      Original Prusa i3 MK3S

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