Hi
I stumbled over this zone a few days ago. Since then spend many hours reading many interesting posts. Learned something too, hopefully :-)
I'm on my second MDF machine just now.
The CNC stuff has been in my mind for years and a SMC-1500 card has been in the project drawer for years too :-)
When I started thinking about CNC aluminium structures was the only way to go. Then I saw an ad in Elector Magazine from Milford showing an MDF-based machine. Why haven't I got that idea long time ago? Well a quick and dirty machine was built i short time with ideas and techniques from several places on the web. Drawerslides, rollerblade bearings etc... The machine was doing the job quite well, but is too large for my shop.
The new machine has a working area of around 150mm*300mm and a Z of hopefully at least 100mm. A fourth axis is planned too.
Just my 2øre from Denmark
/Niels |