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If would start over I would think of getting another controller, but at this point I will have to do with the GRBLShield that can't really handle more then the 24v PSU.

The limiting factor in...

This is really helping me understand multiple issues I have seen on the last (black MDF) piece, so thanks! It's also clear that it is way harder to use a machine like this, then it is to build one....

It's been a while since the last update, so here it goes. I have been testing all kinds of stuff to see what the machine (and myself) manage to make. My 'End Mills' from ebay for testing have been...

Forgot mention that I did try double sided tape, but I partially ripped of the top layer of my plywood trying get it of :). Maybe I'm using the wrong stuff, but I will try to leave some material in...

I'm still waiting to start making the dust shoe because my ebay magnets haven't arrived. But in the mean time I did manage to make the machine a lot stronger and run some test pieces.

I'm also...

I'm very happy with the rails and ballscrews from China. Great quality for that price and easy to install (if you order the correct size couplers héhé :/)

I will be building the torsion boxes and...

My English is failing me here I think ... what part of the machine is the carriage :) ?

The 2 questions that I see (if I should start over) are:


Do you have a dead flat surface to build your machine on, I found it very difficult without
Can you make a design that allows for a...

That's almost the same plan as I started with, build a machine with my handtools and then maybe rebuilding it with the machine itself :).

For the torsions boxes, this link is the best that I have...

I'm pretty sure that no one would use the same design when building a second machine, but only by building one you can find the problems in the designs you made. So I do understand the remarks you...

Very nice build, I have been looking into torsion boxes after checking your link also. Now I have a good reason to start rebuilding my machine héhé.

Thanks :)

Another small update. After the initial tests and cutting some pieces from 18mm MDF I started looking into more detailed settings of the GRBL controller.

I found the acceleration and...

Thanks for the tip Ian, but unfortunately my gcode generator has no support for these kind of things. I'm using only opensource software at this point, but will have to upgrade to something with more...

Thx for this very helpful information ! After another successful test I have the same marks and they are indeed at the place where the tool is going down, I have this in all corners (not as bad as on...

Failed test, but still some nice routing. Last picture shows what I think is a small precision issue :/...

Managed to get the Z-axis mounted today and the Kress milling engine. So I did some first cutting tests (check boring video) !

A few issues I wrote down are related to the GRBL controller and some...

Picture and movie time ! There is no motor on the Z-axis at this point, so I'm trying to do this manually (I'm not good at it :D).

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Yeah, I'm very happy so far. Today I made a lot of progress again, everything is 'build', only the motor on the Z-axis is missing (didn't thing of a mounting plate for it haha).

I couldn't keep...

A lot of work has been done today.

The X and Y axis are now both mounted, the Z axis should be finished tomorrow.
After that I'll have to figure out how to mount the motors.

Made some progress yesterday.

I managed to get the first ballscrew mounted and connected to the gantry. Basic alignment has been done and tested movement with my drill connected in stead of the...

At least I'm happy there are other people looking for the same information :) !

Progress was slow this week, but more updates will be posted very soon now. Next week the first ballscrews should be...

Nice looking parts so far, rails look very similar to mine :)

This can be very interesting, I recently started build a machine with the same dimensions. The topic is also on this forum. I'll keep following progress for sure :)

Good luck man, I almost went trough the same process and started my machine 2 weeks ago. I think the budget will be the hardest part, for me the rails and screws are the most expensive thing.

A new update ! I received all the ordered parts and managed to get some nice progress on the machine.

The ebay rails from Chai arrived very well packed, all looks straight, so I'm very happy. If I...

As last week was my birthday, all the gifts I ordered for myself (and the CNC machine) have arrived ! The rails, ballscrews and the Kress milling motor being the important parts I needed to continue...

The current power supply is one that I 'converted' so I can indeed turn it on with a switch. I have a 24V PSU on it's way from China. Actually as a compensation from being my stepper motors, one...

The limiting factor will probably be the budget I have set myself here. At this point in the build I'm almost sure that I will rebuild/replace multiple piece on the machine *if* I get it running in a...

After reading as much as I could find and setting a budget (+/- 1200$) I started my first CNC build. I only have handtools available, so I'm still hoping I will get this thing up and running some day...

I'm struggling with the same question for a few days. After seeing prices and models like the Bosh Colt that is very well known in the US, it's hard to find something good for a 'normal price'....