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