[katran]

Yo ,

I needed a mill ... liked the PCNC 1100 from tormach , but is expensive ...
so I decided to build my own , from scratch ... Design is very common
( so far I have seen several machines here almost identical ... ) .

My english is not so good , so I will let pics talk for me ...

All aluminum components were machined on my cnc router ( my last
project , finished 3 months ago ) . First picture is taken in my shop ,
reprezenting my cnc router .

Here it is ...





























I stiil have a lot of work ahead , but I think I will finish this year .

Components :

THK SHS30CA rails , 80_80 aluminum extrusions , 1" thick MIC-6 aluminum
plates , ISEL 2505 ballscrews on Y and Z , LeadScrewInternational precision
ground 3210 ballscrew on X , Colombo RV110.22 / 10hp + Delta drive ,

As for motors , I will use those weird hybrids from keling ... closed loop
stepper motor kits ( 8N/m stepper motor , 1000ppr encoder , digital hybrid
servo drive ) .

I'll be back !!!

[mmcp42]

again WOW!

[kinghong1970]

damn that's gorgeous!

[katran]

damn that's gorgeous!

Thank you .

I assume that you are reffering to the vertical mill ... it's a work in
progress , it will look much better at the end .

If you are talking about the router , that's nothing ... I have an idea
that's much better then this . AC servo , BT30 spindle with ATC , work
table made from a single piece of aluminum ( 2" thick MIC-6 plate ) ,
vacuum clamping sistem , 8 by 4 working area , Newall DRO ( just for
fun ) , an so on ...

[kinghong1970]

complete cnc nublet here so forgive my ignorant questions...

you are making a gorgeous cnc mill mostly out of aluminum, right?
how rigid and strong is this... or how does this compare to a equivalent sized machine made of cast metals and steel in terms of performance?

thanks in advance,

Al

[katran]

complete cnc nublet here so forgive my ignorant questions...

you are making a gorgeous cnc mill mostly out of aluminum, right?
how rigid and strong is this... or how does this compare to a equivalent sized machine made of cast metals and steel in terms of performance?

thanks in advance,

Al

I have no idea ... but I also have no posibility to work with cast metal or
steel . so , I used the next best thing. But I really hope that the machine
will perform well . It's already heavy ( 250KG / around 500pounds ) , the
design is fairly good , and it's stiff ... entire assy is only at mokup level
now ( very few screws , about 10% of final amount needed ) , nothing
is aligned yet , and still , the entire **** does not vibrate when I strike
the column with a rubber hammer ...

Here are some pics of final project , made in Rhino ... You will see that
the base structure is pretty solid ...

[jdclark]

I have no idea ... but I also have no posibility to work with cast metal or
steel . so , I used the next best thing. But I really hope that the machine
will perform well . It's already heavy ( 250KG / around 500pounds ) , the
design is fairly good , and it's stiff ... entire assy is only at mokup level
now ( very few screws , about 10% of final amount needed ) , nothing
is aligned yet , and still , the entire **** does not vibrate when I strike
the column with a rubber hammer ...

Here are some pics of final project , made in Rhino ... You will see that
the base structure is pretty solid ...

Nice design and work- What's the spindle ? How much do you think your build cost will be for materials?

[katran]

Nice design and work- What's the spindle ? How much do you think your build cost will be for materials?

Thanks ...
Spindle is a Colombo RV110 CPE32 ( 10hp , 7,5Kw , 18000rpm )
Cost ? Probably in the vecinity of 5000USD ...

[AiR_GuNNeR]

Holy smokes, your workshop is far too clean. I'm so jealous!

[katran]

Holy smokes, your workshop is far too clean. I'm so jealous!

It was clean ... now is a mess . Here are some pics taken when
the shop was a little cleaner ...

[happytriger2000]

It was clean ... now is a mess . Here are some pics taken when
the shop was a little cleaner ...

Very nice machine, and workshop.

[megeshg]

colour me green!

[riche543]

Amazing clean workshop do you have cleaners come in? :-)







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[RotarySMP]

Beautiful work. Thnks for sharing, and I am looking forward to seeing the further build pictures.

[hesham morsy]

:wee::banana:WOW

[alufly]

Can't wait to see a video of that mill working.


Keith.

[jlxb]

Katran, Today I received a newsletter from CNCZone that highlighted your mill build. I was anxious to see it! When I arrived, I saw comments exclaiming how wonderful it was but as you know, there are no photos, no plans and no video. I surely hope you have back ups that can be shared. PhotoBucket has ****ed us all! Please do not pay the ransom. I think it is the wrong thing to do. It only supports their decision to hold the assets of thousands of people and companies for the purpose of extortion.

I do hope to see your mill when you get a chance.

Thanks

[nekitamo]

machine 3d file:
https://grabcad.com/library/diy-cnc-mill-1
hope this help ...
And Thanks for effort to present this beutiful machine

[samvh]

Hi,

Is there a possibility that i can get the plans and a parts list for the vertical mill please.

For the work i do, i think its way to exspensive to buy a new one.
but i'm new to cnc so i hope you could help me out with this.

With kind regards
Sam

[davidcperez]

Hi, do you need parts from machine I can supply https://shoptoolusa.com/product/20-p...-tool-changer/
do you need any questions or support please advise

David