Here is a video of my nearly finished cnc router/plasma cutter.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...07076855559029
I have a bit more to do in that I have to build the plasma cutter torch holder and make the clips to hold the metal from the bottom. I need to make the vertical stand parts also.
The idea of my machine was to build a simple cnc router that I could roll around my shop and when not using it store it vertically and out of the way.
I'm using a rack and pinion drive with 2 452 oz in bipolar parallel wired motors driving the Y axis. The right hand motor is slaved to the other motor using Mach3 software. I'm using the Gecko G203 step motor drivers. I just finished routing a new address sign for my house with this machine. I'll soon post a short video of it running.
I live about 1/3 of a mile from the Woodinville McLendon's. God Bless McLendon ! While I built this mostly from parts I already had, it seemed like I was running down to Mclendos every time I worked on the machine to get a fasterner or something. They always had what I needed whether it was metric or imperial.
Dan Mauch
www.camtronics-cnc.com
www.seanet.com/~dmauch