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It is there Scott you have to turn it over to see the port. LOL:D Jim

I have used the Gecko 540 controller on all of my cnc projects over the past couple of years for several reasons. They make one of the best 4 axis controllers in its class. Recently I had one of the individual amps go bad in one. This is not normal. I opened up the controller (not hard to do)...

Thanks Hangemhigh, you have helped me make up my mind. I was working on some improvements on this fixture. I will not display them here in a public forum. I don't want my designs to get taken again. Not really hurting me, just anyone else interested. Hey, that actually helps. I can work on cues...

I got a pm reply from you that you cleared your pm box. I sent you a pm originally to ask you to stop selling a copy of my re-cut fixture. So here it is. I am asking you to stop selling a copy of this fixture. Jim.

Neil, these machines are nice! The only concern I have with them is their backlash. They can be upwards of .020" unless adjusted. The will do the job though and a good place for anyone wanting to learn cnc to start. Once someone masters this taig it would be easier to go to the next level. All...

That cue would look best wint .100" to .125". A .250 wide area is too much. I have made it both ways. Jim.

Trent, floating points are inlays. I think you mean spliced points. In order to cut spliced point groves you will need to be able to hold at least a 1/4 arbor. Also the cutter needs to be able to cut in at least a .500". This means that the cutter diametter will be at least 1.00". And that...

Trent, your core will be about .010" smaller than your drill. If you want a .750 core then get a larger drill. They are custom made anyways. I would much rather have a .750 core than a .740. As all my ring work and butt sleves are .750 Id. Jim.

Chris, you would have had originally a 24vdc power supply for your old controller. This will work fine. Yes you will want to connect the + side of your power supply to pin 11 and you will want pin 12 to the - side of the power supply. Also shorting pin 10 to 12 will bypass the s-stop safty...

Chris, the G540 actually is easier to setup in the long run. I believe what you need to do is bypass the external e-stop switch. I believe you stated that you do not have one. You will want to jumper a wire from pin 10 to 12 of the bottom connectorr. Here is a link to Geckos pdf...

That fixture is actually a very good idea and not at a bad price. You will get speed over resolution with this setup and that is the oposite with the sherline setup. As far as the controller goes, if you are going to upgrade then replace with a Gecko 540. If you do a search on e-bay you can...

Pescadoman, I would have agreed with you 6 months ago whoever, I know someone that does it vertical and it works great. I don't see a reson that it shouldn't work. It just may not be as clean however glue will fix that. LOL. Jim.

I believe in your first post you told us that this is a diy machine. I think I know mad guy is here. LOL. JIm.

Sorry Pescadoman, I don't believe this to be true. You should be able to take any 60 degree cutter and live thread. As long as the tool is perpendicular to the work piece it should work fine. The hard part would be holding the work piece. Alot of A axis are sherline and have no through hole so a...

Dan, thread milling should be easy. You are simply moving into the tennon with your cutter then move the X axis simulaniously with the A axis. It is not hard. If you want a 10 threads per inch then the G code wold look like: G01 X1 A3600 F 3 Now you will want to turn off the roll over...

If you are just starting out, which I am sure of, then taking that many passes on your stock should be eaisy to do. And yes, I am kind of crazy. I have something that you don't though. I just wonder if you will after 100 or so passes on this setup. Good luck on you new machine. I hope that it...

Benifical, if you are going to test the machine then put it through its pases. I am curious as to how it handles 100 or so passes. How well did it hold tolerance? It should hold to within +- .001". What kind of feed rates where you using and did you get chadder on shaft wood. If it can hold up...

Nice. Looks like you did a nice job on that machine. I have used optical home switches. I will not run another cnc without them. As far as hooking them up? It shouldn't be too hard. I believe that you can even wire them up in series if you know what you are doing and only use one input with...

Here is a short video of the newest one that I made. I believe it is sold. We take it to the new owner next week. Jim. P.S. this is a video. Just click on it. Sorry about the quality.

Please don't be offened but we can get those for less than what you are offering for. You most likely will not see much action here. Please let me know if I am wrong. Jim.