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Yes I have a vacuum table and at it's best it is great. But when machining a thin materials the mill cutter tends to lift the plate and then it comes loose. By hand you can't move the plate you are machining sideways, but when you lift a corner it's quite easy to detach. I usually run in to problems with under 1mm thicknesses.

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Understand, been using wax and that has lifted a couple times also. Went back to using double sided tape. It's a lot more clean up on table plate and part but haven't had any lifting :).

Glad you brought up the turning forces, I would have never thought of sidewall forces under sharp turns. Really great work your doing!!

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Does anyone New where to by this plates Ari uses for steps. This steps with round Hols in.

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He makes them

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Are sure of this...its looks very god...

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Nice work , have to admire the talent you guys have who build these machines.

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Check on ebay or google for hobby perforated brass plate.

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I did not find plates like that anywhere, so I indeed made them :)

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Ok. Beatyfull work Innedid.
Ari do you now.
I havet baught the dozer that Unix on this forum ha made.
I planting to powdercoat the parts. But the brass is souldered together. Parts are from 1 mm to 3mm souldered together. Do you think It Will go ok.?? At 190 degrees. For 20 minutes.

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I think normal solder melting point is about the same, so you have a risk of melting joints.

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I got the first 3D print of the bonnet from my buddy Steve. It turn out nicely, all though it is actually a test print to see how it fits to the rest of the machine.
It needs some small adjustments and after that I think it's going to be perfect:)

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psy9poegju.jpg

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...pspbt7biib.jpg

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psiec9ppq4.jpg

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That's an AWESOME looking truck you're building!

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Hi Hemi

Looking great the 3D print complements the machine perfectly nice work.

Looking for forwards to seeing this work progress..

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Looks real good Ari, the hood turned out nice and should finish off perfect!

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Can’t wait to see this completed Ari.

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How much time did it take to get that hood so smooth ?

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This is the latest fixed size bonnet, it took 35 hours to print:eek:
Thank you for that Steve:)


http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psam94ypwc.jpg

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D@M! That's a marathon print job there. It looks nice.

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What is the difference between this new hood and the other one ?

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The first one was too wide and too short.