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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    I expected the same great quality cut from ur machine.. can you please share with me Plans of ur machine...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Khalid View Post
    I expected the same great quality cut from ur machine.. can you please share with me Plans of ur machine...
    Can you share plans CAD drawing willing to pay.

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    This is a great looking machine!! Nice work, look forward to seeing some video!

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    +1 for the previous comments. And I like the table. Nicely machined and ground.

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Yes, guys at local CNC workshop did great job on table. For steel structure, I still have to fill it with epoxi concrettent to eliminate high freq vibrations. I will use EPUMENT :
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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Verry nice Build Verry cool


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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Thanks.. Small progress feom today... Plexi protection to prevent chips from falling on Y rails:
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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Progress.. Frame is filled with epoxi concrette.. Next step is filling bridge, and then also filling back side of table with approx 20mm of epoxi, to prevent vibration of table.
    My father was very kind to help me with filling frame.. For anybody else planning to do the same thing - leave yourself big holes, as this stuff is very dense and hard to pour.
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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Progress.. Bottom surface of table is now finished - covered with epoxi granite. I made first cuts today with filled base and covered table, and surface finish looks great. It looks almost like polished. Next step is filling bridge with epoxi.
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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Cable carrier holder.. Milled on my machine yesterday.. I am happy with finish I get on this machine.

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Beautiful work. Clean job.

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Thank you

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    All the messy jobs finally finished..
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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Pneumatic cilinder holder is now in place..
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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    What is that cylinder for?

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    It will serve as counter balance for weight on Z axis. There will be additionall servo motor and additional NT30 milling head mounted on Z axis, which will drastically increase driven weight on Z axis to more than 35KG. Such weight would cause harm to Z ballscrew in no time. This is why most of VMCs use pneumatic or hydraulic counter balance cilinder on Z axis.

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Nothing more to say but WOW rigid from the looks of it, professionally built, add a watercooled brushless spindle motor then I think you can operate it 24/7, 365 days a year, a workforce of 3 shifts hehe, great build...

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Thanks. This 3.2KW ac motor can also work as long as you want, it doesnt get hot. I choosed air cooled due to less potencional problems. For larger tools there will be servo driven NT30 milling head.

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    Update.. NT30 milling head is now in working state.. Milling with 50mm face mill went very good today, surface finish is also very good..
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    Some of the cables are already taken care of..

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    Re: Gantry mill for precise milling of aluminium

    I am curious, what components does your milling head consist of and where would one source these type components from in the US?

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