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Looking at building a large 4x8 or bigger router and have seen some with long gantries going full length as a posed to across like most. Long would be great for easy access in the location I want to...

Anyone who is reading this thread PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do yourself the favor and do the math all of the formulas are here on the zone or call the people at gecko they will help you out.
Motor size...

I just went to your facebook page it looks like you are designing these in a 3D program is this correct? I have Cinema 4D and can stumble my way through most of it.
If you are using a 3D program to...

Gracia CNC

Could you give me some pointers on how to create this type of file.

I am proficient in photoshop and Illustrator. I know there is a way to take regular pics and develop an image like...

Please post as many pictures as possible and give us detailed info on the build.
Would like to know about the hand scraping as well.

I am looking to build a mill in the very near future so I will...

Ger21,
I have come to know you in the forums over the years and rescpect your opinion. Please if you could explain why the THK types are bettter.

I have posted this question in the general metal working forum but thought it should be here as well so dont shoot me for double post.

I am looking at building my own cnc mill. I am looking at...

I am looking at building my own cnc mill. I am looking at building the design that is in the plans section here at the zone. I plan to mill standard steel and aluminum for the most part. I need it to...

If your interested in belt drives they will work just fine as long as you use the right parts.

Most here seem to think that belts are rubber bands this is only true if you dont know what your...

Lots of good info here use the search tool.

Some things you can cheap out on (if you have the fabrication skills and time) but some stuff you just need to pay for.

If you want high precision...

CarveOne has alot of good info in his build logs but like any long build log it makes your brain hurt.
I have read his build log and took a few ideas and modified and adjusted to suit my needs thats...

I am an electronics tech by trade I work on multi million dollar radar systems and I will tell you. I built a jgro for my first machine years ago and I built my own boards ALL of them even the BOB...

Burrman,

Thank You that is exactlly what I wanted. I knew it could be done in Bobcad.

I really would like to know 3D cad like you. Man so many things to design not enough time or know how...

I would like to take a second and let everyone know that I purchased a power supply from Antek. I would like to say great power supply and good price recieved it in 4 days.

I also purchased a BOB...

Ok totally new to Bobcad I am using the demo and like the program so far.

I have a need to be able to slice up a model into multiple pieces to machine and i have not figured out how to do this and...

Thanks for the replies.
Yah I am not sure what size mill as I want to be able to do small stuff ie brackets gunsmithing but would also like to do big stuff such as decking heads on cars and valve...

Ok here we go I am looking at buying a mill and I have the option of a limited budget.
Really I have seen a few round column larger mills but I heard the round mills are not that good.
I am...

I was wondering if someone could give me the right part number for the internal fuse for the G 203. Also where to get it Digikey, mouser, etc...

Thanks.

I just realized and reread your first post you do have a lathe so here is what I would do to be simple and quick. After you bore the barrel out to the specs you want make a 3 or 4 point cutting tool...

Adam,
since you dont plan to drill the whole thing out then again look at the key cutter and do waht I posted earlier except use the key cutter to push into the barrel and rotate the barrel or the...

Well you could use just the spindle assy from a small table top mill like an X2 I think little machine shop sells them. Honestlly I dont know what you have built I sure hope it is VERY VERY rigid if...

Universalfab, It is a scale model aluminum is fine.

Adam as for rifling you will need to make a tool. If you look online you will find how rifling was done in the old days not to difficult to do...

For the belt and the pullies go to https://sdp-si.com/eStore/ some times the belts are cheaper at mcmasters as for the bearings look at http://www.mcmaster.com if you read the info about the drives...

My advice is go over to the wood section there are whole forums dedicated to the joe models the joe2006 can be built with regular tools but if you have a a friend with a cnc router it will be much...

I have built several CNC routers both wood and metal and I will tell you wood will be very difficult in a 5 Axis design for rigidity. Now that said why not build a solid 3 Axis machine such as...

I have a HF 9X20 and would have to agree with Fegenbush. I would check the alignment of the tool to center.

Well chalk it up to being a newb to lathes. I found an alignment article and did all the steps and the cross slide is only out by .0015" and after further reading I have found out that this is common...

Ok I was checking and adjusting the lathe the other day and well the chuck run out is great and the saddle is go the compound is ok could be better will fix soon BUT the cross slide is out. Heres...

Hoss, I am looking at getting a mill as I dont have one at all. I want to be able to do small work in alum and steel but also be able to larger work in cast iron, steel, alum so would you recommend...

I ran across a Enco mill/drill that has a round column for $400 and was wondering the quality of the round columns I understand that the round columns are not as rigid as the square coulmns but...