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It was funny it just made the pic look like a broken windshield :confused: I ended up tracing the logo and scaling it down . I got a new cam :eek::eek: the logo is only .02 deep . I never had a pic that showed the detail like that :eek: got a lil tripod too , big help ;)

thanks Ed , Rod should be able to load trucks in june ( I hope )

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That really looks awesome. I love the Cat logo and grill!

Reg

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That's looking mighty fine, Steve! The new camera seems to be a good improvement over the old. At least we can see what you are building now! :) So how long before you start mass producing these 990 loaders?

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Wow. looks good Steve!
Guess has to talk to Santa already today, a new mill would be great.
Suggestion for moderators, with all those fantastic builds coming now built with CNC, maybee there should be a special headline for CNC tech/questions (under RC Tech section??)

Will follow this build closely!
Dan

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IDK Nate , right now it's my escape from making truck parts who knows maybe down the road someday , as for cat , not sure , depends on them :confused: right now I'm building the machines for me :o .

thanks Reg . Dan cnc not easy as it seems :eek: I can't imagine starting on cnc machining without some manual machining experience :eek:

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Dude that is too cool!!!

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**** Steve Every Build of Yours outdoes the next one

keeping an eye on this one


Alfy

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Very nice build Steve. The grill is waycool. Keep the photo's coming..

greg

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Looking good steve-Looks like you have that c-n-c stuff down pat:D. Since I am older I always think back to the days when machinist were doing this kind of work with manual machines before c-n-c was even thought about. Don't get me wrong,the work you are doing is fantastic but I now have a greater appreciation for the older machinist. Looking forward to seeing this model working.

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Thank you Guys :)

I took a break this afternoon from cuttin wheel holes and finished up my spool carriers for my axles :o This way makes for ease of adjustment between the ring and pinion :D I would've like to have splined axle shafts , but this will do for now :(

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Nice craftsmanship on the carrier and the whole project as well. I can't wait to see it moving dirt or rock.

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Wow, love this groove for the big gear... :cool:
There's a good exemple of the difference between the new cnc users that can make "parts" and the real machinist in real control of the process...
Can't wait to see next steps :)

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Wow excellent craftmenship Steve. Love the new clearer and brighter pics. Keep the updates coming.

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thank you , guys ;)

I've been dabling here and there on this trying to keep at it to finish :o

I made a few things agian in betwwen TRYING to get ppls stuff done . As for the cnc , there are days I just want to yank it out of the shop :mad: I miss REAL hand wheels :eek:

deck plate

should've been able to let this go for 3hrs and do somethin else , but no , had to brake the program up into 5 programs :mad: the program was more then the mill memory storage on the mill and for some freak reason the DNC link would not werk this time :mad: oh well it's done 1400 holes :eek:

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oil tank

somethings are best done manually saves on extra werk :( notice welded up hole :( ( thanks to Smokin Joe for Tig :) ) I still need more practice :o

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Pump from Vanisle :) thanks Richard :) the robbe valves come as a bolt together unit for multiple valves . I'm going to make a 1 peice base when I get a free moment in th VMC

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I got so disgusted with the shop 1 evening and roughed in the cab

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I got a DRO for my lathe a couple months back . So I thought over easter I could get it put on :rolleyes: Well , I hope to finish it in the early morning tomorrow Ad be back at it learning how to think differently again :eek::rolleyes:

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Monumental build steve...5 stars on this thread....Keep up the good work

Alfy

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Steve, how did you ever become the machinist you are today? Was this something you did for a living, or just something you started playing around with, and self-taught yourself? Cause you're doing a fine job, and it's working for you.

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Nate , CNC machining is self taught and is a long rough road :eek: manuel machining some of both started at age of 13 on 12 x 48 hendy lathe keeping the equipment running . My dad is a ME , so I got some basics from him . Mostly , understand how something is made and how a machine tool functions with an open mind with a can do attitude .I still want a good manual mill bad :eek: . I should add I'm an operator , I cut my teeth on a "60's" 310 case dozer started full time At age of 13 on a IH TD7E :rolleyes: and still operate it to this day . We did our own repairs and attachment making . the 310 case is the only 1 to my knowledge with a 6 way blade

thanks Alfy

back to werk :o;)

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Don't you hate long load times and with these old controls. Did you repeat incrementally? Rather than separate event. But you did have 1400 holes I guess that would take up some memory that needed broken down.

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I broke it in segments (1 group of holes at a time ) the program was close to 200,000 megs or gigs IIRC . something that long I usually run it right off the floppy drive via DNC ( as the manual calls it ) it just been terminating part way through the program lately . could be the floppy drive . I guess I'm gona have to get that usb conversion :eek::rolleyes: the older mill I have to load it manually :eek: it use to have a tape reader that went bad . you know ,1 made from nonobtainium :rolleyes:

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Looking good Steve.

Research parametric programming (subroutines and loop calls) could probably do all them holes in a program a dozen lines of code long ;) assuming your control can do subs, loops, and variables.

Looks like should be a fun toy soon.