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Hobby Fab and R7 upgrades

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by TailFire, Aug 18, 2019.

  1. TailFire

    TailFire New
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    I haven't emailed Brandon but does anybody here know what happened to hobby fab? Cannot seem to get to their site. I want to spec out some parts on here C beam parts to upgrade my R7 to be 8 feet long. I wont change the gantry width just the Y axis beams. I want to order longer lead screws and c beam to make my machine 8 feet long. Any advise would be appreciated from the biggest and best community of builders that exist!!
     
  2. Gary Caruso

    Gary Caruso OpenBuilds Volunteer
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    The issue is 8' long 8mm acme screws wont work, they will whip at any speed. Belted or rack and pinion are your options.
    It looks like Hobby-Fab.com and smw3d.com are no longer around..
    Cheers
    Gary
     
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