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    Ultimo

    Hi All, I am still here. I have had a lot going on this week and I still need a few items that are in the mail before I can start setting things...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 24, 2014 at 5:52 PM in forum: Other Builds
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    Help with an idea.

    A bandsaw will cut just about anything you put through it. May I suggest that you don't cut up the robot in the process ;) Check this out. [MEDIA]
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 24, 2014 at 1:52 PM in forum: General Talk
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    Help with an idea.

    Have you considered using a band saw arrangement with a movable bed?
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 24, 2014 at 7:46 AM in forum: General Talk
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    Outside the Box. A Saw Bench????

    You can't be that old...I am topping 50 so no spring chicken here ;) I really cant start serious work on it til I get the basic bot on line and...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 21, 2014 at 6:30 PM in forum: General Talk
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    Outside the Box. A Saw Bench????

    Here is a pic of how I picture it mounted to the front. The router will be attached to the effector plate perpendicular to the work piece. The...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 21, 2014 at 5:33 PM in forum: General Talk
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    Outside the Box. A Saw Bench????

    Yes Gray .....REALLY :p It will surely take some firmware work but why not??? I just make the original Z axis into the X and then slide the board...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 21, 2014 at 4:30 PM in forum: General Talk
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    Outside the Box. A Saw Bench????

    Hey guys, I was going to save this....but since Gray opened this thread and there is some interest. One of the attachments for Ultimo will be a...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 21, 2014 at 3:43 PM in forum: General Talk
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    Wondering about using V slot rail (linear actuator)

    Ok I probably should have been more specific. The example provided was for doing the control part using an Arduino board. Now if you take one of...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 21, 2014 at 6:13 AM in forum: General Talk
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    Ultimo

    Hey Guys, I haven't abandoned you. I have been working on finishing up the forms and prepping for the pour. Here is a picture of the bottom...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 19, 2014 at 1:50 PM in forum: Other Builds
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    Ultimo

    Hi Yetiman, I am sad to say that I did not make much progress last week at all. I managed to snap my tap while hobbing a bolt for the extruder, so...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 16, 2014 in forum: Other Builds
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    Wondering about using V slot rail (linear actuator)

    Hi Richard, Here is an example by NYCNC for the Arduino that is pretty much exactly what you are talking about. If you wanted real repeatability...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 14, 2014 in forum: General Talk
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    Ultimo

    Hi Bob, Boo says I can do all experiments I want as long as I have a fall back position. In this case, if the O ring idea flops I can just replace...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 6, 2014 in forum: Other Builds
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    Ultimo

    Thanks Tweakie
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 6, 2014 in forum: Other Builds
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    Ultimo

    Hi All, Thanks Mark. Still lots of work to do but I enjoy the challenges that comes with doing something completely out of the box ;) The hot end...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 6, 2014 in forum: Other Builds
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    Ultimo

    Good Morning All, I have been waiting on some parts for the frame...so I decided to get some work done on the hot end. It's still a work in...
    Post by: Brian Slee, Jun 5, 2014 in forum: Other Builds