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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by hanermo on February 20, 2024, 09:46:49 AM »
Worked ! with a low-res image.

Libra is a german sheperd, pedigreed, the first puppy I ever got, after 45 years between dogs (had 3 as a kid).

Slept near her for 6 weeks when she came here, worked with pro dog trainers for 6 months -
several hundred hours of training.
she is very social, loves people and kids and dogs, and has never bitten anyone.
But a wolf, basically.

Extremely smart, loves to learn things and do stuff, -- typical german shepherd.
They are very easy to train, but demand a good boss and consistency.

My wife who never had dogs and was quite negative fell in love in 15 minutes, my daughter of 10 loves her to bits.
Daughter takes her to the wilderness reserve, often, on their own.
Best thing I ever did, according to my lovely wife.
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by hanermo on February 20, 2024, 09:37:20 AM »
VMC and burglar system
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by hanermo on February 20, 2024, 09:30:23 AM »
Fwiw..
it´s 2400 kg in mass, tool steel, "F1 calibrado" - ie a basic low-strength tool steel widely available here in spain, somewhat flat and straight and to size, about 3€ / kg, depending on size of parts.

About 300 parts, give or take, 2-component epoxy paint, this is version 5 of the mill.
Took about 15 years, and 14.000 work hours, including learning to weld, build machines, program gcode, everything.

And buying and refitting 2 lathes, a 7x toy and a 12x industrial lathe, re-fit 3-times, with cslabs control and a toolchanger (2 toolchangers), and linear guides 25mm hiwin refit.
32 mm ballscrews, 2.5 kW c axis aka spindle with c axis rotation and positioning.
The toolchanger (flat 4 rotary) has an issue atm, and the second servo toolchanger, vertical, may be too heavy at 70 kg.

During that time I did some commercial work, like running the haas hfo here in spain. (And it stuff, commercial stuff).
Got lots and lots of excellent custom training from haas.
And endless learning from haas, hitec, and the == 200 commercial machine shops I visited here in spain, in mexico, in sweden, in finland, and the other 20+ hfos in europe I met.

Where do people host pics these days, since photobucket seems a bad idea ..

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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by philf on February 20, 2024, 09:25:31 AM »
tried to do an attachment, 2 mb, as a jpg, no go.
Maybe too big. I think that 800x600 is recommended.
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by hanermo on February 20, 2024, 09:14:37 AM »
tried to do an attachment, 2 mb, as a jpg, no go.
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by philf on February 20, 2024, 08:17:17 AM »
How were you trying to post pictures? They have to be hosted somewhere and you insert a link  "[i_mg]Link to hosted image[/i_mg]" (ignore the underscores) or be posted as attachments.

Can't wait to see some photos.
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by BillTodd on February 20, 2024, 07:22:02 AM »
yeah something's wrong 

[edit] interesting , I was able to edit the post and add a jpg.
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by hanermo on February 20, 2024, 06:31:24 AM »
cant post with jpg, cant post with png, wtf
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Project Logs / Re: Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by BillTodd on February 20, 2024, 06:24:32 AM »
Sounds like you have made a proper job of it.

It's quiet around here but people are watching... And waiting...  :D
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Project Logs / Scratch build a VMC .. any interest
« Last post by hanermo on February 20, 2024, 05:57:04 AM »
I´ve built a large VMC, in tool steel, any interest ..

ATM the z axis ballscrew is kaput, due to my installer losing the balls ..
In about 4 weeks, I hope to have a new (40 mm?) screw on the z with ac bearings on the mounts, coupler, etc. and be able to do pics.

Industrial specs, 32 mm screws, 220v 1 kw ac servos, csmio 24V io and controller, 1600 mm bed, 600 mm y, 500 mm z movement (600 mm clearance), 35 mm hiwin rails, 2.5 kw industrial 3-phase motor, bt30 spindle and toolchanger, etc.
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