I built a box that the computer lives in. A fan pulls fresh air through a car filter from the back and out the front. I originally was going to have a plexi cover over the front, but turned out I...
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I built a box that the computer lives in. A fan pulls fresh air through a car filter from the back and out the front. I originally was going to have a plexi cover over the front, but turned out I...
This is how I did it. It's been working great for several years now.
Here is the first idea I used for attachment of linear rails...
Well I'm sure everyone has an opinion.
I found the Porter Cable 690 a good choice for my needs. There was adequate room on the top part of the router. I have a small lathe, so I was able to...
I've been using a Super PID for years now. I am a very satisfied customer. I highly recommend them. The router runs much quieter and cooler. The vac system is much louder than the router. I...
I made some clamps from scraps. Wood is a lot more forgiving then steel when you crash into it with your end mill.
I've been using the SuperPID for years now and would be very disappointed if they went out of business. It's a great product with no other equivalents on the market.
I did go out to their site...
I've bought a lot of bearings from Boca Bearings. I've also bought bearings off of ebay.
I would take the bearings out and measure them (this is where a digital caliper comes in handy) (metric I...
I put mine in the enclosure box. Wouldn't do it any other way.
Maybe something like this?
1/4" Shelf Grommet Bright Brass | CabinetParts.com
They also make some in steel. I just ordered some of the brass ones for a book shelf project.
As far as epoxy;...
There have been many successful builds documented on this forum, using extruded aluminum, myself included. Not all extruded T slot aluminum is the same, so your question is difficult to answer. I...
Well my guess would be the H-Y is Home for the Y axis and so forth with the X and Z. I personally would not use these switches for homing due to their lack of repeat-ability (I use a Hall sensor...
I don't know if this is the one you are referring to, but here is a youtube video on a stand alone controller.
https://youtu.be/fOohypDWiSk
I use neoprene. Works great for me.
The diameter of the ball screw on the red one is 16 mm vs 12 on the other one. The red one will move 16 mm for every rotation and the other one will move 4mm. You will get a higher resolution with...
In ref to your electronics case, if you removed the drive bay hardware, you would free up some space. It is just attached with pop rivets, which can easily be drilled out.
Here is a picture of...
That spindle bracket sure looks a lot like the one mentioned in this thread.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/diy-cnc-router-table-machines/317166-cnc.html
Hope you have better luck with yours.
Does this bit have a cutting edge all across the bottom?
Most of my work is small, so I keep the IPM down to the 30 IPM range, the speed in the 10K range and I ramp down to the cutting depth. I...
Glad to hear you got it figured out.
The Super PID is an amazing addition to a DIY CNC. The way I have mine set makes it totally transparent when I'm using the router. I specify the router speed...
Hi Daryl
When you say the feed back sensor is working, I am assuming that you have manually turned the router shaft and can see the bar graph move from a few line segments to almost filling the...
This Makita router has a built in speed controller. Have you removed or disabled it?
Picture wise:
How about the speed feedback sensor on the router.
I've been using a Super PID for a couple of years now, problem free.
What router are you using with it? A couple of pictures may help.
I agree with Gerry. I would take that 4 hookup Master kill Switch out of the box. It is complicating things more than they need to be. Do you have a link to this thing? I'm curious as to what it...
I have several posts in my build thread on building a control box. Starting with this one.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/cnc-wood-router-project-log/127895-cnc-forum-post1217178.html#post1217178
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Alright. One more, for tonight.
These are zero clearance table saw blade inserts. They tend to be on the consumable side of things. I can't imagine not using a zero clearance insert on the...
Here was a little project that was good to go right off the router. Kind of a unique project, I'll admit. They were a spacer for electric fence (wire, actually) stand-offs. I could not find a...
Here are some drawer pulls I made a while ago. Made from some burled walnut. Great use for some scrap cut-off material.
They did require a bit of after CNC'd work. Not many things are good to...
My vote would also be for a new CNCRP Pro. Ahren has excellent customer support and has been in the business for a while now..
As far as the used machine,
I would be curious what drive...
Here is a good place to start.
3-Axis Digital DIY NEMA 23 Electronics Kit | CNCRouterParts
I got one from these guys. I've had it for several years now and it is a solid unit.
CNC Routers made in the USA ~~ 4x4, 3x3, cnc router machine
Hi Peter,
I'll second Gerry's advice to take a few months and read this forum. You know what you are looking for (ie, the size and what you want to cut). Start reading and bookmarking the builds...