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Title: Hello everyone
Post by: Phill05 on January 09, 2015, 09:49:57 AM

Hi I'm Phill, New member from Derbyshire UK.

I have been working Wood and Metal for a good number of years and got into CNC a few years ago rebuilt a small cnc that does most of what I need, now building a larger one for cutting stone, I have a workshop with Holbrook lathe, vertical mill and the usual amount of smaller machines and loads of clutter that you save for another day.

Hoping to pick some of your brains on the electric side of powering up steppers and drivers.

catch you later

Phill

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: vtsteam on January 09, 2015, 11:58:32 AM

Hi Phill, welcome!! :beer:

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: backofanenvelope on January 09, 2015, 12:43:54 PM

Hello from further up north

Edited to remove emoticons..

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: philf on January 09, 2015, 01:38:43 PM

Hi Phill,

Welcome.

Whereabouts in Derbyshire? I'm in Cheshire but very close to the Derbyshire border.

A CNC to cut stone sounds interesting - some pictures would be nice.

Cheers.

Phil.

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Joules on January 09, 2015, 01:45:14 PM

Hi Phill, I was born in Derbyshire but live over the border in Yorkshire  :poke:  Welcome, got any more details on your cnc machine, what software you use etc.

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Phill05 on January 09, 2015, 02:28:54 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome lads,

The machine I rebuilt is an old Micromat I was told it "might" cut a PCB if I am lucky, like a red rag to a bull that was, new steppers, second hand screws & nuts, new controller running through Mach3 away she went been cutting Brass and Aluminum a treat.
Now looking to replace the profile rails and screws.

I also do test cuts in stone but is very messy so not to much of that.
My day job is a designer in stone and make memorials, in spare time design and cut jewelry & clock parts.

Currently building for work a cnc cutting and polishing machine, we have an old Chinese import that does the 2.1/2d profiling but it's getting worn.

I'll start a new thread shortly to show how much is done and what information I am looking for re: controlling it.
 

Phill

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: krv3000 on January 10, 2015, 11:27:08 AM

hi and welcume

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Brass_Machine on January 19, 2015, 10:56:41 AM

Hi Phil  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Eric

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Meldonmech on February 04, 2015, 04:34:52 AM

 Hi Phill

                       Welcome to MadModder.

                                                                    Cheers David

Title: Re: Hello everyone
Post by: Stilldrillin on February 04, 2015, 08:49:14 AM

Hi Phil.  :wave:

Welcome to the Collective......  :borg:

Derbyshire? You'll do for me, ma duck.  :thumbup:

Looking forward to seeing your projects.  :)

David D