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I tried just mapping the master motor to the home switch Mach4 errors out for motorkit 4 homing
Since it seemed ok before homing I tried to run the machine some without homing....

Alright a small update. I really cranked the oil output of the lubricator up and was able to get lots of oil to each component but it was/is way to much oil. I think I may have the wrong type of...

Jim this is exactly what I was thinking needs to happen also, I was thinking this is what the Wilkerson oiler would do. The 8psi was a starting point based on info I could find on thermwood routers...

Alright I gave the lude system a try, I get air but no oil. I upped the drips of lube coming out of the oiler. Still no oil just air. I only checked 4 lines but I was hopeful the distribution tank...

Got the lube distribution system installed. I built a tank out of 4x6 box tubing and some angle iron. Drilled and tapped for 16 4mm tubing outlets and one inlet. The goal of the large chamber is to...

Got the X axis limit and homing prox switches installed these will sense the ballnut carrier. Also made the ballscrew protection for X. This should do nicely to keep dust/chips off and also allow...

Final some progress on the cnc rebuild. Lots of great life events taking priority over working on the cnc.

Moving parts from the old machine to the new machine. I used the thermwood ballscrew...

This cracked me up! Sorry for the lack of updates here. Hoping to make some progress soon. I will keep the thread updated when I can.

Thanks


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Not dead just other projects have got in the way. Got it home and off the trailer in the garage. I did get it painted (went with battleship gray because I really like it) hoping to get back on it in...

I re-read your post, perpendicular and parallel you must be referring to gantry. The feet for the bearing blocks will be machined first, then the gantry will be placed on those mount locations. The y...

Sorry dont totally understand the question. The entire surface has been machined including the linear rail locations, ballscrew mounts, and surface. The linear rails are both on same plane, the...

A small update, got the frame and gantry over to the machinist. They were kind enough to snap some pictures for me as I wasnt able to get over to see it on the mill. The machinist told me the the...

Im going to try to go and watch some of the machining operation, I will defiantly take photos and video of it getting machined if I can and post here.

Some more photos. I used my precision level to set the gantry level before welding the legs on. I then was able to transfer that level to the foot so they are as close to planer as can. These will be...

Sorry for the long delay updating this thread regular life got in the way...

Made great progress on the main frame and finished the gantry. Gantry is off to to machining and I hope to get main...

Thanks going to be pretty sturdy machine. Wasn't going to be this heavy but couldn't pass up the great deal on the box tubing. I hope to get the rest of the steel next week and off to machining in a...

Small update I got the other side of the frame plasma cut and welded up.

I then used a couple starrett precision levels to set the frame level in both directions. Then I brought the 2nd frame in...

Next up was to use the current CNC and my plasma machine torch to cut holes in the tubing for wiring, x axis servo belt, anti whip devices, and such before welding. Biggest challenge was to get the...

Starting the build

Gantry legs were laser cut out of 3/8 and 1/2 inch plate. I designed them to interlock to make assembly easier and to keep everything square. ...

After spending a few years and countless projects with my first CNC router build I have decided its time to fix the major issues I encountered.

The main issues with the original build
- Machine...

Finally some updates to this build.

I have started on the gantry with many major design changes.

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Here are the legs partially welded up. Notice how much the weld pulls that 1/2 inch...

Sorry for the delay in replying to this thread Thank you for the responses. I have been busy learning much more about CNC routers and doing the proper calculations for the gantry to have this big of...

Thank you for the reply, the machine will be used to cut plywood, slab work like shown in the video flattening and notching mostly. The Z axis requirement came from wanting to be able to machine...

I got a bit more complete, this is just a rough draft of the Z axis. Needs lots of refinement.
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Im just starting the process of building (design stage) a 5 Axis CNC router. I already have a Y axis from a machine that had been torn apart.
As seen here.
https://youtu.be/BdTr0OTAqx4
This was...

Brand new to the Forum, although I have been using info from the site for awhile. Great website and great community!

Scott