[mactec54]

A Big Happy & Prosperous New Year to everyone

I hope this year gives me more time to work on this router build, & cool new projects that are in progress

[JanHenning]

I'm looking forward to next update. This is my favorite thread

[ickee]

I'm looking forward to next update. Very nice build.

Eric

[lgalla]

Hay Mactec do you need any more friends?R U the guy with the 20 ton injection machine in your garage?
Larry

[mactec54]

JanHenning
ickee

Thanks for your interest, I'm hoping to be back on this build soon

lgalla

I wish I did have a 20Ton injection molding machine it would help with the smaller parts, The injection molding machine I have is 60Ton

[mactec54]

Today I machined the Yaxes Beam, so the Linear Rails could be mounted, a .100 deep slot was mill on both edges of the Beam then the Mounting Holes were Drill & tapped

[azam1959]

Mectec54,

Triangular cut out in the middle of the beam is to reduce the weight?

Today I machined the Yaxes Beam, so the Linear Rails could be mounted, a .100 deep slot was mill on both edges of the Beam then the Mounting Holes were Drill & tapped

[kinghong1970]

wow! looking great!

dunno where you are but wanna move over to NJ?
love to have neighbors like you!

hahaha

[mactec54]

Cutting the Linear Rails to length was the next step

Cutting the Linear Rails may seem hard to do fo the home hobby guy, but does not have to be, they can be cut with a Dremel using a cut-off wheel, or a chop saw, or any rotating spindle that you can mount a cut-off wheel on, Just remember cut-off wheels can shatter, so care must be taken when using cut-off wheels

I do most of my cutting using a surface grinder, it's easy to mount a vice on the magnetic chuck, & cut away

Photos show the Cut Rails with no heat discoloration to the rail, if you are cutting it right the Rail will only get hot to the touch

After cutting the Rails, the Ends need to be Deburred, this needs to be done very well, if not the seals on the Linear Bearings will be damaged when assembled, this can be done with a diamond file & then smoothed with a Dremel or hand grinder Etc

When deburring is finished it's a good idea to Demagnetize the rails, before Assembly

[mactec54]

kinghong1970

I used to live in NJ, had a dreamy shack on Lake Mohawk, also lived in Princeton

azam1959
Yes to reduce a little weight, The Beam is machined on both sides the same

[restless1]

You are going to make this a production eventually right...
your machine is professional to the nth degree and well I'd hate to see it be a "one of" ...
anyways great work as always looking forward to videos of it all in action

From Dave!

[louieatienza]

You're making everyone else's machines look bootleg...

[mactec54]

Thanks for you comments & surport

restless1

louieatienza

[mactec54]

First the Linear railes were cleaned

I then they were mounted to the Beam, This is now ready for the Y & Zaxes carrage

[mactec54]

A little more progress,I have put the Y & Zaxes carriage onto the Linear Rails, it went into place very easy, & is smooth to move the carriage/slide from end to end

The next parts to make will be for the Z axes, This axes will then be complete

[kinghong1970]

mactec54,
i dunno bro... if i had a machine like the one you're building... i'd be wondering whether to put this inside a glass display case or use it to cut something...

[bonmotwang]

Hi Mactac , did you have everything designed in 3D?


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[mactec54]

kinghong1970

Thanks for your comments & support

To me it's just a machine, once it is anodized it will be easy to keep clean, a glass case
that would be an enclosure to keep the chips inside

[mactec54]

bonmotwang

Mostly 2D drawings some parts I have done in 3D, I may do a 3D of when it is all complete

[BanduraMaker]

Truly fantastic work!

What's the T - shaped thingy on your Z-axis? I get that part of it is going to hold a bearing or something like that but I don't get what the part that goes under the beam is for.