CNC SIEG X2P Mill project with LinuxCNC

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davro:

--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on April 03, 2016, 09:59:41 PM ---So I just watched the last two videos in this thread. I have some questions and comments... I am going to back through the videos etc to see if I can find the answers, but, I will ask anyway in case I can't find them.

1. I see a (what appears to be) Locost 7 in the vid. Powered by a Hayabusa engine. Do you have a build thread or videos anywhere of the car? Would like to see more about it.
2. I also saw some CF headlight buckets. Did you fab those as well?
3. Anodizing setup... good stuff. One of these days, I would like to be able to do that... care to share more info about it?

Thanks!
Eric

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Hi Eric,

I don't have any videos of the build only some pictures but it's going to be completely rebuilt in the near future as I would like to have the chassis media cleaned and powder coated again as the old power coat was poor quality and I have a few chassis modification planned, the car is a Dax Rush MC (motor cycle frame round tube) with camber compensation on the front end, you can see the inner workings below (hopefully)

The car has a lot of pure carbon fiber parts (no glass fiber) on it now all moulds and parts home made in my little workshop, I made the headlight bodies from scratch made the mould from the original pattern. then the layed up the carbon fiber and infused with epoxy resin, then I decided to test my airbrushing skills with a little design.

I post most of my carbon fiber projects/antics on talkcomposites http://www.talkcomposites.com/10707/Body-Package-for-Dax-Rush-with-Side-Intrusion-Bars
Recently made a carbon fiber accelerator pedal that came out quite nice, I really need to finish the carbon fiber clutch brake pedal soon, I needed a lathe to machine some parts and now I have a mini lathe so I can finish that project.

Anodizing setup I am only just learning about this process but really pleased with the results so far, the setup I have is basically this.
) Regulated power supply, http://www.circuitspecialists.eu/power-supplies/bench-power-supplies/fixed-dual-output-bench-power-supply-csi-3005x5/
) Anodising dyes Blue/Black/Red from http://gaterosplating.co.uk/Anodising-Dyes.php
) Etching powdered that I have not used yet ...
) Aluminum Welding wire to connected the part to the power supply in the acid.
) Battery acid from http://www.amazon.co.uk/BATTERY-Electrolyte-Batteries-motorbike-SULPHURIC/dp/B00NMKSZGG
I am just acid etching the parts at the moment in a 50/50 acid bath and then placing in the dyes for about half an hour after that sealing the part in boiling solution for about an hour. I am going to be testing the new etching solution I have from gaterosplating, I think this will give me a much darker colours ...

davro:
Small project on the CNC Mini Mill, directly milling a mould into some plywood offcuts painting with a gelcoat re milling using Fusion360, then making carbon fibre products using resin infusion ...

Brass_Machine:
David,

The videos are pretty cool. Very interesting... I see there are a few more videos from the last time I looked. Please, post some more here with them.

Eric

daGrouch:
I am jealous.
I tried to setup LinuxCNC but when I get to setting up HAL I have to go lay down for awhile. I am so NOT Linux-centric. :doh:

Maybe I should post and beg for some hand holding.

davro:
daGrouch, I have quite a bit of Linux server experience, but all of my configuration was done with the Stepper Configuration Wizard http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/config/stepconf.html including the Parallel Port Setup configuration the hardest part was selecting the right dropdown box to setup the limit switches as limits switches and homing switches and setting up the x,y,z travel limits.

My milling machine is quite basic at the moment, just X,Y,Z axis with limits and homing, no spindle control yet!
have not done any fancy hal stuff yet ...

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