HI

i live in london/uk and i am looking for someone so we can build 2 cnc routers together, that way we can share and get cheaper parts and share and help each other out.

this is the first time i am trying something like this but i really need to build a cnc router to help me with other things in the planning mind of mine.

so if your local to me (camden town/london) get in touch and we can help each other out.

thanks
chris

come on people where are you, surley i am not the only person in london who wants to build one of these cnc routers.

dont be scared i dont bite (flame2)

Shame your not up North. (Durham), I could do with some *REAL* help right now :)

I don't have enough hands to hold the bits I'm working with.

And the wife has stopped making my coffee as a protest to my cnc 'addiction'

Good luck !

well if the wife has stopped making coffee then its time to get a coffee machine in the garage, make you own and spend all your time out there.

i would anyway, well it is a shame your up north but its so hard to find someone in london to help each other so i just purchased a cnc router on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7303588416&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
it will do to learn on anyway and also to make the parts for the bigger version i will be building very soon.

tell the wife it will benefit her making the coffee in the end, once its finished you can make coffee coasters for her ha ha.

thanks
chris

Hi Chris that looks like a great machine, what size will it cut ? X,Y,Z ?? If you get this one let us know how it performs at that price its a steal!!! simply cannot build one for that amount, keep us posted. Kammo1

hi mate

in total i think i have well over paid for such a small machine (about £500) but it will do to learn on anyway, the sizes are X 240mm Y 165mm Z 80mm and i think it will do most of the parts i need to make a bigger machine, well i will just have to wait and see.

thanks and is there anyone out there close to london that wants to build a cnc router each with me.

thanks
chris

Chris

I have just started on the same road, but I moved from London to sunny Gloucestershire so can't help.

Keep us up to date on that machine, looks pretty nice

Steve

Very nice looking machine Chris. Will be interesting to see how it performs.

Keep the updates coming.

Cheers

Hi Chris, where did you buy yours from? the link on the e-bay one is only £179, do they have a website ? just curious why you paid £500 for it. Kammo1

hi mate

if you check the link out now
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7303588416&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
you will see the bid has gone up plus i purchased all the extra parts ie router, router mounts etc etc so in total around £550 but no software, so if anyony knows of a free good software that i can use easy please let me know.
thanks
chris

Come On People In London Where Are You All, I Am Sure There Is Someone Out There Wanting To Build A Cnc Router.

I Am Not Asking For Money Just To Help Each Other, I Have Tools And Stuff And With A Little Help You Will Have The Brains.

So Come On People Get Back To Me.
Thanks
Chris

Hey Chris although I live in Nottingham I would surely pass on any hints or tips when I start to build mine although I still haven't got a clue how to progress but am willing to share any experiences or help where and when I can hope that helps some. Kammo1

Hi All
Nice to see some uk names appearing, i am down on the Romney Marsh if any one
out there is near me , i am in the process of building my machine for routing plus a foam cutter and always around most of the time if any one wants a chat.
Regards bill

SEE I KNEW THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM THE UK OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

all i need now is someone closer to me, in fact i dont mind a little bit of travalling say 50 miles, i putchased a machine from ebay (see above links) and i am going to use the idea to make a bigger machine the trouble i am having is finding the extursions the right size does anyonr know where in the uk i can get a good range from.

thanks again uk people for all your posts
chris

Hi All
Nice to see some uk names appearing, i am down on the Romney Marsh if any one
out there is near me , i am in the process of building my machine for routing plus a foam cutter and always around most of the time if any one wants a chat.
Regards bill

Unbelievable, I am in Southampton. Actually, I had to look up Romney Marsh on the map, but thought it rang a bell ;) When you are in town next, you will have to stop by for coffee.

Chris, check out www.mbsitem.co.uk
They have a cracking catalogue with everything you will need. Price isn't cheap, but not exactly expensive either.

just to ask, how much would it be for a 40x40 1 mtere lengh of profile.

i have a catalouge from www.rswww.com and they are cheap but not sure thats why i am asking

thanks
chris

Mate, rs ain't cheap!

Seriously, I use them a lot, but only a last resort when it comes to anything mechanical. The price not including VAT is..........

£12.13 for regular strength
£6.74 for light - I think this is what RS stocks?

hi

thanks for that i have asked them for a catalouge to sent to me, and hope they have all the parts i need.

thanks again for all the help.
chris

Come On People Wher Are You All, Sureley There Is Someone Around London Thats Wants To Build A Cnc Router.

I'm in Texas -- wrong side of the planet. Sorry.

-- Chuck knight

Well, we have 8 cnc builders here down under, that I know about, in a city of 3 million.
Surely in a city like London with a population exceding 9 million there must be lots of you.

I'm just a four hour journey up the M6, just outside Liverpool - probably not close enough for you. It appears all the UK members are rather well dispersed :) and probably well disposed too :) :)

Mike

ok so its hard to find someone in london well how about close to london, say about 50 miles around london.

i am not asking to much am i, all i want to do is build a cnc router for each or us and that will help keep things cheaper buy buying more stuff.
anyway i am going to build one anyway, with no experience at all apart from i learn on this great site.

i have purchased a small cnc router to help make bigger parts for the bigger cnc but still i have to learn how to use that one, again no experience at all.

thanks for looking people
chris

i am still trying to find someone so we can make a cnc router and help each other with it.

why is it so hard to find someone, surely your not that hard to find out there.
so come on people email me.
thanks
chris

I think 500 seems very expensive for this design. Are you sure you wouldn't be better off investing in a set of ball screws and motors instead?

Hello Chris69randy, where in London do you live?

Happytriger2000

hi mate

i live in kentish town nw5, i see your in the uk somewhere, are you in london.

i am just about to order the aluminum extursions to make a 5ftx3ft machine, i see you are quiet well trained on this type of thing.
i must warn you i am not, but would love to gain some skills from you.

i do have good diy skills and quiet a lot of tools and have managed to find loads of cheap placed to but parts from but not the electronics.
but i am still looking on ebay for cheap stuff and linear rails.

thanks
chris

Hello Chris69randy, I live in Harrow, North west of London....at the moment Im not in UK, Im on holiday in Asia.
If you have any question on electronics, you can post a thread?...Im not an expert in electronics, but Im wiling to help as much as I can.

Happytriger2000

Hi Chris,
Well I'm in London (Nr Hammersmith), and building a CNC machine.
I'm a whizz with software, not bad with electronics, and learning fast with the actual building stuff. I'm building my first little CNC machine, and it's going nicely so far, just been welding up some of the frame this evening.

I'm working on the XYZ mechanics first, then will add the steppers, then the electronics, microcontroller, then I'll write the PC software, etc. (I've done most of that stuff before, apart from the stepper drivers).
That way it gets easier as it goes along (for me anyway).

Plans for my lil' CNC machine: cutting PCB's, props, turbines, and building a larger CNC machine.

I've got a bad drill press, a good mig welder, and all the usual hand tools.

I can do the software, interfacing, electronics and steppers... what can you do? If you have a metal lathe or a plasma cutter the answer is obvious :)