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[simpits-tech] Gene, it's your fault... [message #2893]

Tue, 24 April 2012 09:13

pascal
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Registered: April 2012

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It's been, say, four or five years I have been lurking on this list. I have
watched many of you build your sims and chat about the tech surrounding
them.

Well, this last week I finally did something about my lurking and it's all
Gene's fault.

I bought my own CNC machine. :D A CRP4848 4'x4' CNC machine kit [1] from
CNC Router Parts (with 3HP water cooled spindle).

Too long have I watched Gene have all the fun with his tools, making things
I can only dream about. Well no longer. I'll have to put it together over
this summer, but I expect to be making chips by mid-summer. Then I'll start
putting all the parts I have been collect for my GA cockpit together.

Oh, on top of that - the CNC is getting its own place to live. We are
building my shop as I write this.

Thanks Gene for the inspiration.

-Freeman

[1] CRP4848 4'x4' CNC Kit -
http://www.cncrouterparts.com/crp4848-4-x-4-machine-kit-p-13 7.html?cPath=29

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Re: [simpits-tech] Gene, it's your fault... [message #2895 is a reply to message #2893 ]

Tue, 24 April 2012 10:07

Gene Buckle
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2012, Freeman P. Pascal IV wrote:

> I bought my own CNC machine. :D A CRP4848 4'x4' CNC machine kit [1] from
> CNC Router Parts (with 3HP water cooled spindle).
>
That's a great little machine Freeman, good buy!

I would _strongly_ suggest that you get either Vectric's VCarve Pro or
Aspire to do your toolpath work. I've used VCP for years and it's
fantastic. It will output code that the Mach3 controller software easily
processes. There's a post-processor specifically for Mach3. When you
want to do real 3D stuff, I'd either upgrade to or just get Aspire - it's
also made by Vectric and is a world class tool.

g.

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Re: [simpits-tech] Gene, it's your fault... [message #2900 is a reply to message #2893 ]

Tue, 24 April 2012 20:37

dabigboy
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Registered: September 2010

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---- "Freeman P. Pascal IV" <pascal@pascal.org> wrote:
> It's been, say, four or five years I have been lurking on this list. I have
> watched many of you build your sims and chat about the tech surrounding
> them.
>
>
>
> Well, this last week I finally did something about my lurking and it's all
> Gene's fault.
>
>
>
> I bought my own CNC machine. :D A CRP4848 4'x4' CNC machine kit [1] from
> CNC Router Parts (with 3HP water cooled spindle).
<snip>

That is awesome, way to go! I can only imagine the good stuff I could build with a CNC machine. Of course now you have to post pics and details on your new projects as they develop. :)

Matt
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