I love early morning FedEx deliveries..

[bigstu]

Been waiting for two weeks.
Now how to get this beast in the basement and let the electrical and start up work begin..

[Maddog Madigan]

Wow, I'm jealous! What model?

[bigstu]

X5 Linear..
Been saving my pennies for 3 years and finally am at a point where I can make the jump off the bridge..
The first machine of hopefully a machine shop of my own one day.. Fingers crossed..

[Duuuuuuuude]

Oh boy!

[rob_b]

Originally Posted by bigstu

Linear..

[jealous] First thing I noticed. [/jealous]

[crunky]

wow, what a nice treat !

can't wait to see what you make with that thing... it is for the hobby right ?

[bigstu]

Oh yeah Crunky. For this hobby and any others that want something made.
First thing will be to get it in place and start dusting the cobwebs off the section of my brain where the g-code programming resides.
As soon as I am comfortable programming and running parts again, the vendor star will come.
First project might be to figure out how to lighten my VP and EVO wheels..
I should call this thing Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers.

[BigSki]

That's a LOT of pennies ! Nice machine, can't wait to see the thread with it setup and running.

[bigstu]

According to my girlfriend it costs about as much as a soul..
Had to sell a house and lost some money there or I would have had it sooner..
I'll have some videos of it making chips very soon.
Is it bad I am already figuring how to mount my gopro to the mill... LOL

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by bigstu

Is it bad I am already figuring how to mount my gopro to the mill... LOL

Only if you don't make the mount with the mill that it will be attached to.

[CREEPERBOB]

Great investment , lots of fun .

[superduty03]

Awesome man!!! I have a few ideas to share next time I see ya....

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by bigstu

Now how to get this beast in the basement

2 good friends, a few pizzas and case of beer

[bigstu]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

2 good friends, a few pizzas and case of beer

Don't forget the Jeep with a 9000 lb winch and 100 feet of steel cable.
Hoping to get her down stairs this weekend and then will start the electrical install. Should be running next week some time. Fingers crossed...

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by bigstu

Don't forget the Jeep with a 9000 lb winch and 100 feet of steel cable.
Hoping to get her down stairs this weekend and then will start the electrical install. Should be running next week some time. Fingers crossed...

Video!!

[Duuuuuuuude]

Here's an idea...ask your wife to help you move the furniture out of the living room. When she asks why, tell her your going to pull the carpet, cut a hole in the floor, then erect an A frame to winch the machine down into the basement.

Video that, let us know how it goes.

[bigstu]

No wife, yet. And the gf just about had a stroke when she heard how much the machine cost.
I talked about moving the washer and dryer down stairs and putting the CNC in the laundry room. She just shook her head.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by bigstu

No wife, yet. And the gf just about had a stroke when she heard how much the machine cost.
I talked about moving the washer and dryer down stairs and putting the CNC in the laundry room. She just shook her head.

All the more reason to go ahead with the hole-in-the-floor-prank.

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by bigstu

She just shook her head.

I think this is what girlfriends do...mine does that a lot too.

[binaryterror]

Whoa that is one nice machine to have access too. Congrats on the purchase.

I think I have some ideas/projects that means I need to make a visit.