I'm going to build a machine - if anyone wants some cooperation lets help each other out.

Gareth - Greetings - Just now about 3 hours north(by car/bus) in The Bay of Islands -- Opua to be more precise (ohh that word again....).
Still getting the boat ready to launch. PM me and I'll pass my mobile to you :cheers: Jim

Gareth

I'm in Melbourne and just starting as well.

I have limited skills and knowledge and so I am struggling with fundamentals that many take for granted.

At this point, I have a frame that enables manual x axis movement of a router. It is a hobby frame but rigid (no slop). I am building very cheap and have sourced bearings, assembly parts (meccano), threaded rod (1/2 inch bsf I think), stepper motors (secondhand), Usb stepper motor driver for 3 motors (x,y,z) and I am still hunting pulley wheels.

I have hopefully anticipated many problems but am still coming to terms with things like backlash.

Where are you at and what is your background and motivation?

Regards

Andy

Well i grew up in the bay of islands but have lived in aucks for 15 years now.

I am studying electronics at university and have done some CNC and CAD CAM papers also. I paint houses for a crust at present.

Basically i wanted to make a machine when i did my CNC papers but couldnt find free plans. I am a sculptor etc so it looks like a good way to make things to sell - and i would like to sell the machines too.

I'm looking into laser scanners etc also. Still just at the information gathering stage.

I will make an MDF machine initially.