So I think I first spoke to Cory from CNCRP back in 2016.
After much R&D, saving and thought.. and countless hours reading..
I think my order will ship from CNCRP this week, and take a few weeks to get to Perth via sea freight.
In the meantime, there has been much planning & sourcing of the controls and electronics - I decided to
go all in.
Leave the photos to give you an idea of what's on the plan...
i. Spindle - went for the 3.5kW ER25 sized Chinese eBay spindle.. the spindle/collet runout was < 0.008mm . Deflection of the gantry/tool will be key.
ii. 3 phase VFD, braking resistor, line reactor in separate steel enclosure
iii. Main enclosure with expansion for 4th axis, ETH300/UB1 plus an ethernet PLC for delayed start/control stations/state machine/email alerts
Currently waiting for slotted ducting and final batch of electrical cable / parts to finish the panels then it should look a lot better!