Good on you Adam, just let us know when you descide to start on your machine and I am sure we will help you get through.
Hey guys,
just thought i'd say hi. I'm a uni student in brisbane, and would love to build a CNC at some stage, unfortunately money hasn't permitted up until this point. but i still enjoy reading the site, and contemplating different designs. and i've just scored a trial with a company doing CAD/CAM work and programming their CNC i should get back to reading the 1000 page surfcam manual...
Cheers
Adam
Good on you Adam, just let us know when you descide to start on your machine and I am sure we will help you get through.
Being outside the square !!!
what a great idea will follow this closely . am trying to get a wood router up and working in north queensland ,and would apreciate any advice etc cheers bob
Hey guys,
I'm an apprentice machinist (mature aged) in Brisbane, working on CNC Lathes, Machine Centre (Milling Machine) and very shortly a Macturn. All of the machines are Okuma brand.
I've been an apprentice for 7 months now, but before that I have been employed as a machine operator - using metal cutting lasers, fast wire profilers and a wood router over the past couple of years. I don't own my own machine, but I use one daily and am very interested in anything CNC. I just found this link and am very pleased that there are other "southern hemispherians" on this website besides me!
I don't know if I am any use to anyone regarding the electronic side of CNC machines, but I have very good knowledge of the mechanicals and how to program them.
Thanks,
Shane (nashyboy)
Welcome Shayne,
Maybe this forum will inspire you to build a machine for yourself?
/Mikie
Hi Mikie!
I hope to build one some stage in the future. Just have to work out exactly what I want and what I want it to do.
hi am in cairns qld pity you were not closer .interested in wood routing . got the machine ,but need help with the software , cheers bob
greetings and salutations!
Is anyone else building CNC hobby machines in adelaide? I'm about to start building my third one and i haven't even finished my first two! ^_^
Adelaide, whewr's that?
Only kiddin, I like how you think kn1ghtjp, build as many as you can while you have the enthusiasm.
Bob,
What software issues do you have, we could try over email,etc to get you going
/Michael
Hey Bob, just read through this thread, do you still have your machine?
I am in Cairns (ish), in the process of building a wood router, expect to start making dust within a month or two (or smoke)
Russell.
Hi all
I am in Perth and planning to convert my mill and lathe and then on to a large router
Hennie
Make sure you post build logs with photos Hennie, always good to see more Aussie builds.
Russell.
Originally Posted by mikie
i asked a japanese exchange student where adelaide was and he said it was the capital of australia. but anyway, i was born and bred in adelaide, but the cold got to me now i live in brisbane (southside). i am looking to build (actually started) a mill. but the lathe will be on the way once the mill is done, at the rate im going the mill will be completed by 2060(lol).
On the other hand, You have different fingers.
under australian suppliers you should add:
www.minibearings.com.au
this company is known as
Small Parts and Bearings, they are located on Wecker RD, Mansfield, Brisbane (about two doors down from the mansfield tavern).
On the other hand, You have different fingers.
So you can get your bearings and beer in one stop... sweet.Originally Posted by rhino
Russell.
or ball screws and beer, or bushes and beer, bolts and beer. i think you have an image now.Originally Posted by epineh
On the other hand, You have different fingers.
sheesh this thread did not last too long!!! and I dont suppose anybody is watching it any more.......if you are, I am Aussie and designing a CNC Mill from the ground up. with a view to building one.....so it is a lot of reasearch and design to get it right the first time. 800x600x300 is the projected size. anyway if this has moved somwhere else can somone let me know? I also have a small job in Al. if anyone is interested in doing it in Aus.
cheers,
Lachlan.
oops.....I did not go to page 4.....sorry.
To follow on. I live in Newcastle (for 6 months more anyway) and would love to chat CNC with anyone here in Aus who is doing somthing similar to me. I have found quite a few resources myself. I am also learing AutoCAD and SolidEdge but would like to try Solid Works as it seems to be more accepted in the industry (CNC).
BTW and mentioned above does anyone know of anyoneelse that would like a small job milling up a Part for a motorcycle? might turn into more parts if it works out.
nice to be here and also hope to chat more to fellow aussies who dream about CNC machines......(LOL! I do have other interests!)
Oh and just quick overview of my mill:
X axis: 800to1000mm
Y 600 or more
Z 300 (prob maximum)
Sliding X-table
stationary gantry.
All steel base and table will prob. be Al.
building without decent machine tools. so might need some help with precision parts. lots of ideas in the area of alignment and straightness but need some more.
looking at using steppers at this stage but who knows.....
Spindle will have to decent because I plan to have a mill capable of milling Steel, so I really need a variable speed (using manual change toothed belt drive) and considering the use of RC Car/ plane motors they seem to be really good bang for the buck and power to weight. could even put 2 or 3 in parallel for some real power.
this one here: http://www.espritmodel.com/accesories_axi5330.html
could deliver almost 2kW! and weighs 650gms.......
love to hear some thoughts! cooling might be an issue tho.
anyway rambled too much!
Regards,
Lachlan.
What a great idea.
I'm Colin, live on the Gold Coast, work in the exciting industry of commercial insurance (can you feel the sarcasm), hey at least I get every weekend free to play in the shed! Am doing my first CNC retrofit to a mini lathe - learning curve +++++++
An Australian offshoot would be awesome as trying to find things like motors, drivers etc is a nightmare, not that you can't find any, just there isn't a lot of choices in Australia (not that I have come accross).
Actually a list of suppliers for parts in Australia would be great!
Be definately keeping an eye on this.
hi guys still looking at getting my wood router off the ground . need some help with software ,what are people using to design projects in 3d ,thats easy to use and affordable . help would be apreciated . good cutting bob