Here is a good example of cleaning up a frame on a CNC machine. The first pass will often show the lack of parallelism of the tubes. If you want a SUPERB CNC this is a requirement. Parts made on a modern Star Lab under an optical comparator have proven that Star Lab CNC's have knocked it out of the park.
Why you cannot just bolt rail or gear rack to tubes
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Re: Why you cannot just bolt rail or gear rack to tubes
A picture says a thousand words. Impressive that you machine the table sides true before installing the rails. i think most would like to do that but don’t have the equipment to do it.
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Re: Why you cannot just bolt rail or gear rack to tubes
A video on the truing of the milling machine rails would be fun to watch.
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Re: Why you cannot just bolt rail or gear rack to tubes
If you can get the machine to work and not crash .
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60 ton 53” press brake
JD2 tube bender
Hulk Tube bender
Slip roll 3/16th capacity
Ink Scape
Sheet Cam
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Re: Why you cannot just bolt rail or gear rack to tubes
If you are experiencing any crash on torch issues there is a guide in the training files section on your desktop that will run through all the possible issues and all the fixes.