My next CNC project - a PrintNC router

[YYCHM]

That was the saw at Metal Supermarket.
Though mine also cuts that straight.

Ohhhh..... you said the MSM swear word. You had better go hide for a bit now

 

[DavidR8]

Ohhhh..... you said the MSM swear word. You had better go hide for a bit now

My local MSM is excellent.
Their prices are very competitive with other island suppliers.

 

[DavidR8]

Built the table for the CNC router.
Nothing special, just construction lumber from my stockpile.
I’ve since added a shelf for the computer and electronics.

 

[Tomc938]

This might be a dumb question, but why do you not just add CNC to your mill? You would have the rigidity, and the CNC control. Or are you looking to go bigger than your mill will allow?

Just curious.

 

[DavidR8]

This might be a dumb question, but why do you not just add CNC to your mill? You would have the rigidity, and the CNC control. Or are you looking to go bigger than your mill will allow?

Just curious.

That's a very fair question. I don't want to lose the manual aspect of the mill. My plans for the CNC router are to make wooden type for printing and the odd aluminum piece like these.

 

[Tomc938]

Reasonable answer. And there is always the "There is so much to learn in this kind of project"

 

[DavidR8]

Reasonable answer. And there is always the "There is so much to learn in this kind of project"

Oh no doubt about that... the LinuxCNC curve is pretty near vertical for me.
This is a sample wiring diagram.

 

[kevin.decelles]

The physical wiring on linixcnc is the east part

The logical setup inside the software is pretty interesting......

But so rewarding because nothing is hidden or proprietary .... great user community

Reach out if you get stuck... might be able to help


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[DavidR8]

Thanks @kevin.decelles, appreciate the offer!

 

[YotaBota]

Okay, I'll bite,,,, what are the aluminium pieces for?

 

[DavidR8]

Hah! Those are brackets to mount the headlight on my Honda NT650. Mine are bent from when the previous owner threw it down the track

 

[YotaBota]

Figured it had to do with a bike just wasn't for what.

 

[DavidR8]

Drilled and tapped the major frame members.
Three X beams = 24 48 holes not tapped.
Two Y beams = 24 holes tapped for M6.
The grey things are 3D printed patterns for marking hole placement.

 

[DavidR8]

Well this is exciting!
A big bunch of the required parts are on their way

 

[Tom Kitta]

I got most of my parts as well - I am waiting for ball screws now.

 

[DavidR8]

I got most of my parts as well - I am waiting for ball screws now.

Where did you order from Tom?

 

[DavidR8]

Well now the fun really begins!
Rails, ball screws, steppers, drivers etc arrived today.

 

[combustable herbage]

Very nice
That is pretty accurate service if it arrived before 5pm.

 

[DavidR8]

I'm pretty impressed with the delivery. The boxes are very heavy but the boxes are intact.

 

[DavidR8]

So I'm going to go down parallel paths with the build:
Mechanical: all of the rails, ball screws and everything related to linear motion.
Electronics: motors, drivers, cards, limit switches etc. The PC I'm using is in the house so I'll mock up the motors and everything on a board to make sure it all works before moving it to the machine.