http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3804133140&category=57521&sspagename=rvi:1:1

Just thought, you router Guys might like to see this one!:D

Konrad

Here are a few picture of this machine, looks really nice.

another

last one

That is so cute :)

Is that 8020 extrusion? If so, then this looks very easy to build.

-- Chuck Knight

Whats the bar thickness on that.??
Looks about 16mm on all axis
Not a bad machine...

Glen

If so, then this looks very easy to build.

Maaan , I get fooled by this all the time.
Nothing is easy to build, hehe. It is all the same, I start working on something and there comes one problem and while I think of a solution I need to have the tools to help me with going for the solution, and then I cannot find the right tools or they are out of my reach/pocket/time line.

I dont wish things to be easy, I hope to have enough strenght to go all the way through.


Konstantin.

I don't know any information on it, I just got some pics of it from the guy who builds it. He can be contacted at

hoffifun (AT) teleos-web.de

Originally posted by glenfraser
Whats the bar thickness on that.??
Looks about 16mm on all axis
Not a bad machine...

Glen

I do not speak a single word of German, but i think this (from the ebay page) is very understandable:

"Die Linearführungen bestehen aus ( Z+Y Achse ) 16 mm Stahlwellen"

hope it helps
/W

Maaan , I get fooled by this all the time.

Nothing is easy to build, hehe. It is all the same, I start working on something and there comes one problem and while I think of a solution I need to


You'll get no argument from me. :-) I always seem to underestimate the difficulty of building anything, primarily because I tend to change the details.

Regardless, assuming that this is 8020 extrusion, this is a super simple construct. The linear bearings for the X and Z axes are a stock item from 8020, too.

The Y seems to use bushings...also a cheap and adequate solution. Motor mounts look modular, too, which means this machine can be tricked out, if you want.

I dont wish things to be easy, I hope to have enough strenght to go all the way through.

Well, purposely making something hard is ultimately self-defeating.

This router is actually a pretty nice construct...remember that complicated is easy, but simple takes genius. Whoever designed this one, was good!

-- Chuck Knight

Right were does it come from?
Who are they and what do they sell?
And do they have an outlet in the UK who make/distribute it?

In an ideal world i am looking at this type of bed

http://www.xenonresearch.com/

Great build the xenon machine if youve never seen it please have a look.

Cheers

Glen

Southend On Sea
Essex
UK

That Xenon machine is pretty cool too

http://www.8020.net

It's kind of like an erector set (meccano) for grown-ups.

Look at the bed, and think of it as a bunch of those extrusions, run parallel to one another. That's what I think they did...

-- Chuck Knight

The bed looks like 3 peices of 1040 or 1560, can't tell the exact size. Cool idea.
Bill

Thanks Chuck and Bill for the reply. Bill were does that extrusion come from...

Glen

I'm assuming from 8020. I haven't searched their catalog but they do make a wide range of sizes. The T slot/ Xbeam stuff is great to build with. I'm using alot of 1010 (1" x 1") and 1020 (1" x 2") for the router I'm working on. I went through McMaster-Carr but I think you can order direct from 8020.
Bill

Bosh-rexroth has technical extrusions too, and are available in Europe. But they do not like to sell to hobbyists I think, at least all my emails are unanswered..

Fer

thanks for your replys. Its a pain this. One finding the right stuff and two at a price which is fair. And in the U.K bang my head against a brick wall comes to mind.

Example
USA bearings for 4 16mm £10 need 8 £20
12mmbearings £8.50

After the shipping cost £50 ish

UK same bits £18 pound each and i am being good with my cost total £210

Leadscrew in the us £69 plus shipping
Even if the shipping was £33 still a lot cheaper and also stepper motors.

In the u.k £216

also stepper motors a lot cheaper in the us

The only thing i seem to have got o.k in the u.k is the dremel tool holder..

Glen

Glen,

If you're looking for extruded aluminium in the UK, try the Item range from mbsystem in Derby, www.item-international.com or, Alumas in Chorley, Lancashire, www.nisltd.com/alumas

The Item system is a little expensive, German but excellent quality with every imaginable fitting available. The Alumas is similar, a little cheaper and not such an extensive range.

All the best,

Mike

THANKS FOR THE INFO MIKE ILL TAKE A LOOK

Here, another neat one, look at that motor, perhaps quiet??
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74192&item=3820820970&rd=1

Kornad

Or this one:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74192&item=3821268885&rd=1

Konrad