Llama Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 This is great!!! Thanks for starting this sub-forum! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Agreed! Thank you! I am just starting my journey into CNC with building my own machine. I am looking forward to learning from others' experiences as well as sharing my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 +1 on the thanks! I don't know what all is involved behind the scene in adding this, but I do appreciate the effort and I'm sure others will, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Steve Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 What's a good resource to look at in terms of build it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted December 11, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Great news. This will be my first CNC project: I need detailed instructions though. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Minnesota Steve said: What's a good resource to look at in terms of build it yourself? When I first got started thinking about building mine, I started doing some research on the Internet. The best resource was when I started working with a friend who had designed and built his own machine. He helped me avoid some pitfalls like looking at supported vs. unsupported rails, what materials to use, and so on. Before you start designing a build, the 2 questions you want answer is, how big of a cutting surface you want, and what materials you want to cut. For my machine, the size was dictated by the space available for it in my shop, so I will have cutting surface of 27.5"x20.5"x8", with the footprint of the machine at 39.5"x28". I plan on mainly using it for wood, but do see potential uses for aluminum and brass, so that is why much of the structure is aluminum, with using supported linear rails for all 3 axises. I have attached the most recent picture of my CNC build. I am currently working on building the Z axis right now, and hope to have more progress pics soon. I have been posting progress updates on another forum, when I get sometime over the next day or two, I will post that thread here as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hurray! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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