Hi all!
So, I've got a CNC-router project going on these days. The project is well underway, and a lot of pictures have been taken to document the whole process.
First of all, I'd like to point out that I'm a chemist, not a wood-/metal-worker. It's expected to do some stuff wrong, and other stuff much harder than needed.
Secondly, I've had ALOT of help from my friend, Robert / Vegabond. He've got his own homebuilt CNC-router aswell. Without his help, this project would never have been started. His build-thread: (in norwegian - sorry)http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81469
First off, some specifications;
Axes:
4 axes - all four driven by NEMA23 step motors (380 os/inch)
X and Y axes both have 16mm screws of 10mm pitch
Z axis has a 16mm screw of 5mm pitch
The linear rails are of the type HIWIN AG15, and the blocks (2 per rail) are of the type HIWIN AGW15CAZ0H/E1
A-axis: Some kind of rotary table - the type is not yet determined
Driver:
Gecko 540 - operating at 48V
Spindle:
1.5kW water-cooled, with some VFD (controlled by the Gecko/PC). Chineese type.
Materials:
The table was build by 40x40mm HUP (aluminum), and every other 45x45mm T-extrusion profiles. This was because of the lack of extrusion profiles. The ones we got was recieved for "free" (cost me a bottle of whiskey). They're REALLY expensive.
Gantry: Aluminum (HUP) 100x50mm.
Table legs: Alu (HUP) 40x40mm
Y-axis: 150x15mm aluminium, "folded" around the gantry.
Milling area:
Estimated to be about LxDxH: 1100 x 700 x 250mm