any suggestions on how to mount it? Assuming I will be using oil on it I am considering how to make a mount for it out of hdpe or something similar so it will not degrade the spoil board over time but not sure what is best.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I used a plasticweld epoxy. Now I am just waiting on the EL lighting sheet to light it up. I will post a pic when I get it.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
so it sounds like I am off in the wrong direction. I got some .1" thick aluminum plate and thought the softer 3003 would be better. I would assume this is probably one of those alloys that I should not use. I did order some of the O-flute bits after watching a video about it. I have some cutting oil or wd40 I could use.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I am happy with how my first try came out. This was different since it was in plastic and because I am going to light it from the back so I thought I would share. I am going to heat and bend this panel to become a cover on my dash.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I am just now getting around to my first aluminum project. I am using a double fluted 1/4" up-cutting carbide bit on some .1" thick aluminum to make some trim rings. Can you give give any help on feed/speed rates?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
very nice. I like the 3d effect.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I have a piece of abs plastic that I would like to cut some words out of, and then inlay with some plexi/acrylic letters that I can light up from behind. I have never looked into the inlaying area, is there a video or do you have any advice to help get started?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
from what I can tell it doesn't show in the rendering. I tried adjusting the depth but it doesn't seem to matter. Not a problem, I was just curious.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I got it now. Should this allow the 3d rendering to show the edge rounded over? I can't tell if I need to drop the bit down further or if it will just not show up. Thanks again. Love this little tool.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
ok I tried to do that but it still gives me the same err. Hopefully the screenshot will post. I have moved the points to a common endpoint so its all one piece.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I draw the bit in my work area, and then do what? Is that the vector I its mentioning I need to do this?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I got a 1/4" round over bit I would like to add to the tool list. I assume it would go in the form tools since it doesn't seem to fit in the other tool lists but when I try to add it to that list it gives me an err about no vectors chosen that are suitable?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
ya know I was thinking that you need to turn those lemons into lemonade. Petition the school and see if you can get 1/2 a gym credit for all the liftingby cuervo - Handibot Forum
Thanks so much. I am wanting to move it to the top left just to get the work area open for example x=1, y=7. On your example above where you used the point "3,3", which 3 is the x and which is the y?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I could have it stop at/near the hole for the ring on the tags and it would allow me to see if it has drifted at all. What command would I use to make it move to a position and stop? I considered just doing a drilling path(if it would let me with the engraving bit) and have it go down 0 and dwell for 5 seconds or so? I was curious if bumping the tool while it was on or off would cause this?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
As I said I made a mount to hold the bone-shaped dog ID tags on a board and also made it so I just drop the handibot into it so it would not move. I made the mount for the handibot and then cut the outline of the shape into the spoilboard it mounted to. There are 4 machine screws that hold each tag down inside of the outline cut into the board so the tag does not move around. I used the cutby cuervo - Handibot Forum
am I wrong to think that I could use the cut out area created to hold it in place to use as a template to center the writing each time? I have the mount for it made so that the handibot can't move in the jig so I thought that by homing each time it would then be ready to go back to the same spot?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
the mount I made for the dog tags worked perfect for the first few but now it seems like the x axis has drifted about 1/16" for some reason. I started by homing the tool, then zero'd the Z and then started the program. After noticing the first one was off I stopped it, homed the tool one more time, zero'd the Z again and then started it and it was in the exact same place as the fby cuervo - Handibot Forum
ok I remember selecting the single line option thinking it would make it easier. I should have known the inverse of what I thought would happen will happen. Thank you very much. I am considering machining some aluminum and possibly brass pieces. Any advice on tool speed, step over and how much to take off at a time?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I am sure I posted the wrong one the second after I did it...by cuervo - Handibot Forum
its strange that its doing this because I am making a base to hold bone shaped dog tags to engrave. I just wanted to put the numbers of each one(1-6) to make it easier to identify inside of each shape to make it easier to identify. it will let me do the quick engrave with the diamond tip but when I try to do the V-carve it gives the open vector error. I tried all the different join functions bby cuervo - Handibot Forum
I am making a mount to hold some aluminum tags I will be engraving. I would like to engrave the numbers 1-6 on the bottom of each one to help identify them but every time I try it says I have open vectors and it will not continue. I have tried to do inlay, simple engraving, switched the type of letters but for some reason it always gives me the open vector err. What am I doing wrong?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
is that going to make the slope along the x, or Y axis. I would like the wedge to be as long as possible.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I don't mind if it take the bot a while to make it but where do I put this code in? This will be a first, always learning something here of courseby cuervo - Handibot Forum
I am wanting to make a set of wedges that I can push in under the piece I am working on in the long plank jig that will push the work piece up onto the bottom of the handibot to help hold the work piece in place. I want to make the first two pieces only a 1/4" thick, but 6" x 10", and then make others that would be 1/2", 3/4" thick to allow for different thicknesses of wby cuervo - Handibot Forum
that easy? yup that easy thanks again.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I have a friend with a business that I want to make a couple small sings for to learn how/practice. The logo that has the name in it is in a font called caviar dreams that after a search I see there are sites I can download it from like: Can this work? How?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I got it all out tonight and got it working and centered properly. Not sure what my problem was last time. This was also my first time trying out tiling. It became obvious fairly quick that I need to figure out some other type of way to clamp the material down to make it easier/faster to move the tiles. I was thinking if I mounted the handibot down to the tile/sign jigg that with some wedgesby cuervo - Handibot Forum
very nice. I wasn't thinking anything that thick by any means but nice to know. Is there a place that maybe has a list of different materials and different bits and the recommended speeds for them?by cuervo - Handibot Forum