Gerry Sweetland
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Hi all,
Have not posted in a while, I introduced myself back in March of 2009 when I bought a RF 30/31 clone
asked for some advice on that machine. Since then I kind of moved the home machining thing to the back burner and just brought it forward this past winter.
I have been working on Elmer's #50, the Educational Model for a little bit this past winter using the
RF clone.
Towards the end of spring I purchased a Tormach PCNC770 and I have been learning CNC between summer yard projects and honey-do lists.
Now that fall is here I am devoting more time to the shop and Elmer's #50.
I have attached a photo showing the few parts I have made so far. Everything except the flywheel I made on the RF clone, the flywheel was made on the 770. I don't know if you can tell in the photo but the center hole and the boss it is in as well as the inside perimeter of the soon to be outer ring is all off center, must of slipped in the hold clamps or I got my 0X and 0Y wrong when I flipped the part over to machine the other side. Right now I'm trying to decide on if I want to salvage the part by changing the diameters of the hole, boss and inner edge of the wheel, probably should just start over.
No problem, I am enjoying the challenge and the puzzle of this CNC thing.
I would like to maybe do a Work in Progress thread on Elmer's #50 here on the forum but I have a hard time putting my thoughts down and organizing the posts with photos and descriptions, especially reading thru some of the amazing Work in Progress posts that all you fellas do, and the incredible things that you guys create on your machines I guess it gave me inspiration to at least try.
Thanks for reading,
Gerry
Have not posted in a while, I introduced myself back in March of 2009 when I bought a RF 30/31 clone
asked for some advice on that machine. Since then I kind of moved the home machining thing to the back burner and just brought it forward this past winter.
I have been working on Elmer's #50, the Educational Model for a little bit this past winter using the
RF clone.
Towards the end of spring I purchased a Tormach PCNC770 and I have been learning CNC between summer yard projects and honey-do lists.
Now that fall is here I am devoting more time to the shop and Elmer's #50.
I have attached a photo showing the few parts I have made so far. Everything except the flywheel I made on the RF clone, the flywheel was made on the 770. I don't know if you can tell in the photo but the center hole and the boss it is in as well as the inside perimeter of the soon to be outer ring is all off center, must of slipped in the hold clamps or I got my 0X and 0Y wrong when I flipped the part over to machine the other side. Right now I'm trying to decide on if I want to salvage the part by changing the diameters of the hole, boss and inner edge of the wheel, probably should just start over.
No problem, I am enjoying the challenge and the puzzle of this CNC thing.
I would like to maybe do a Work in Progress thread on Elmer's #50 here on the forum but I have a hard time putting my thoughts down and organizing the posts with photos and descriptions, especially reading thru some of the amazing Work in Progress posts that all you fellas do, and the incredible things that you guys create on your machines I guess it gave me inspiration to at least try.
Thanks for reading,
Gerry