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    Here is an update! At first I managed to order...

    Here is an update!
    At first I managed to order the wrong type of springs, I did not realize that there was a parameter called "median diameter" that was different from "outside diameter" in the...
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    Thank you for all the encouragement and advice!

    Thank you for all the encouragement and advice!
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    The limit switches were not connected and the...

    The limit switches were not connected and the release function was manually actuated with a valve. And a note saying "do not change tool with the spindle spinning"...

    Well, I ordered some new...
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    As far as I could see there is no keyway. The...

    As far as I could see there is no keyway. The center brass insert in the push rod is spring loaded, that might protect it somewhat but it looks very sensitive to damage if the thing is run with...
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    Hi, A quick update! I decided to take it...

    Hi,

    A quick update!
    I decided to take it apart and as soon as I did it was obvious what had happened. Someone changed tool with the spindle moving at some point and the return springs for the...
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    Hi, Spent some time checking the spindle and it...

    Hi,
    Spent some time checking the spindle and it looks like the balls are still a bit out when the gripper is down, it looks like the cylinder isn't pushing all the way down.

    The spindle has four...
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    Thank you for all the advice! I have a ball style...

    Thank you for all the advice! I have a ball style gripper and the balls looked ok as far as I could tell but I will do a closer inspection now that I know more about the inner workings of it!
    I...
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    It is second hand from Lithuania (I'm in Sweden)...

    It is second hand from Lithuania (I'm in Sweden) and I don't think the company that imported it is around anymore even if I could brave the language difference. The machine is an ultra generic...
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    I cleaned it out with alcohol as far as I could...

    I cleaned it out with alcohol as far as I could reach but I will bring some q-tips and try to get into the hard to reach space below the moving part of the locking mechanism. I would love to be able...
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    5,5kW ATC spindle problem, tool release

    Hi,

    I recently bought a second hand chinese 1325 CNC router and laterly I noticed the tool release for the spindle getting more and more difficult.
    It took several tries to release the tool...
  11. Very nice work, smooth! I came to the forum to...

    Very nice work, smooth!

    I came to the forum to see if I could find any info about a CNC machine I just bought (cheap!) and the first thread I found was this, my machine looks very similar to...
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    Hey! I tried it today and when I set the line...

    Hey! I tried it today and when I set the line width to 0.01pt in Illustrator it worked! The minimum preset line width was 0.25 so I assumed it was the smallest but apparently not so!
    The machine...
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    Thank you very much for the tips, I will try this...

    Thank you very much for the tips, I will try this when I get back from my summer vacation!
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    GCC Spirit vector cutting problem

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    First post!

    I recently acquired an old but quite well maintained GCC Spirit 25W, new Synrad tube.
    The raster engraving works from both Illustrator and MsPaint but as soon as I try vector...
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