Hey guys,
This is my second machine build. Shortly after finishing my first CNC build, I realized that it was not up to my standards. So i've decided to build another larger, more rigid, more accurate and hopefully faster machine.
I started by ordering an 18.5" x 6" crossslide table from a local tool store. As for ball screws, I chose 3' of 5/8" rolled spindle, and 4 of the type 2 square ballnuts from Roton. Im going to preload each pair with hardware store springs. I will only have ballscrews on the X and Y for now. I've also ordered an X2 head with r8 spindle from Little Machine Shop. As of now, I'm still waiting for my THk SR23W/Rails which I scored on Ebay.
For the spindle motor, I will be using the 2.4KW treadmill motor that is sitting on my current CNC machine. I've picked up a bildge pump motor and a steel pail for the coolant.
As for control software, i'm currently using TurboCNC via win98 SE. In the near future, I plan on building a consol for the computer by integrating a reburbished 15" lcd monitor into a computer frame. I've managed to get a usb 2.0 thumb drive to work with win98 so transfering files from my laptop to the cnc computer is a breeze.
I've included a few pictures aswell. Let me know what you guys think
mike