Hey boys and girls, after intensively lurking on this forum for a bit i hereby create my first post and start of my project log! A CNC router made from plywood!

My own design, based around a makita rtc0700c handheld router, Arduino Uno and SBR20 rails.









As you can see the design is still in the early stages. The goal of this project is to get a start in the CNC world for a low price, and expand from there.

The frame parts will be made of 18mm Plywood. The Uprights for the Y-axis are two glued sheets of plywood, aswell as the sides for the bed frame. The gantry is comprised of a total of 5 sheets for maximum stiffness.

Motion is transmitted by two T10x15 belts on the Y-axis, and bearing spindles on the X and Z axis.

I hope to update this log regularly with exciting progress, in the meantime i'm looking forward to your thoughts on the design!