hi guys
i saw my first CNC machine 2 days ago, i didn't know these thing could even be made!!!
i am fascinated by them and i need one in my life - the machine will be mainly to cut in letting on gun stocks and maybe the entire thing at a latter stage - the spindle (is this the cutting part btw???) will be a rotorzip but i have heard they have a p poor casing so may remove it from that and get one more suitable made (or just buy a proper one lol)
the smooth cylinders are meant to be threads but i just learned google sketch up yesterday, what programs do you guys use to design these in?
the machine will be made from 18mm MDF, may move it up to 25mm i will see. the machine base is 1200mm x 600mm, i am aiming to be able to cut on at least 1000mm x 500 x 400Z (sorry about mm, i am from the uk lol)
the side wall idea is to keep the sawdust in one place allowing easy clean up, i realise i may have to sit there with a shop vac while the machine works but thats no problem, it also keeps the dust off the angle bar that the top bit slides on.
so this is my design so far, its just the X or Y axis (not sure which is which lol)
am i on the right track so far?
i am currently scaning the forum for idea's about how to do the other across axis and Z axis
i will be using the biggest steppers i can afford when i get to this point
i will be making my own drivers and using a custom arduino based controller. (electronics is one of my hobbies so its all gooood :rainfro
let me know what you think
Cheers