Another Mexican after pics of your DIY CNC

[latheboy]

Hey guys and girls,
I fired up a post in the general club house section but ill do it here too.
Names Ivan from SE Melbourne and i want to build a CNC.
I'm a toolmaker and am on extended holiday from work
So whats the deal with the DIY scene? Who's got one i can check out?
Are there many around? Can i see some pics?

I would want to build something thats up to machining 17 inch 3 peice wheels for Motorbikes. And plenty of other things mostly bike related.

The pic is of a turbo plenum for my bike i need to finish.

Any advice would be great thanks.

[Eclipze]

I believe most people DIY build gantry style CNCs, whereas those with the X2 mills etc... fit a conversion kit. Not sure how well a DIY gantry CNC is going to work for machining materials harder than aluminium.

[ger21]

I would want to build something thats up to machining 17 inch 3 piece wheels for Motorbikes. And plenty of other things mostly bike related.

I don't think I've ever seen a homebuilt machine with that type of capability. You best bet is probably to retrofit an old used machine.

[latheboy]

I don't think I've ever seen a homebuilt machine with that type of capability. You best bet is probably to retrofit an old used machine.

Hmmm after a look around i think your right, but i think half the fun is building the machine itself.

Ill keep on looking.

[ger21]

but i think half the fun is building the machine itself.

But if it doesn't work, you'll never have the other half.

[latheboy]

But if it doesn't work, you'll never have the other half.

haha ... thats when you bust out the blood sweat and tears to make it work.

[Jason3]

I'm surprised nobody has come up with a pic, so here you go. This is my effort at a mini-vmc. Not running yet, but getting there. The build is here: Mini VMC build log ...and here's the 'Zone thread

XYZ is 450 x 750 x 400 mm, so it would fit a 17" wheel. Actually, if you're turning the rim, you could probably do a centre for an 18" or 19" wheel

Best regards,

Jason

[latheboy]

Thanks Jason, your mini mill would almost do me if it had a 4th axis.
And the new one looks the goods so far.

[bladehunter]

Hey dude, small world yeah

[latheboy]

Hey Blade, haha yeah it is... how's it going?

[bladehunter]

Just waiting on some quotes for ballscrews & nuts to convert my mill to cnc.....then make some brackets for the CB\GSXR thing sitting in the shed.......Why can't it be just one project at a time ???

How about yourself ?

[latheboy]

I'm good ... The company shut down so i'm now on a really long holiday ..
Need a mill and lathe now to finish all the bike bits. And build a heap of parts for gsxr's to more on.
Got four bikes on the go, i really need to finish one first..

Got links to you machines ?